---
title: "Legal Services for South Norfolk Council"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0775a4"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "South Norfolk Council"
published: "2026-09-18"
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# Legal Services for South Norfolk Council

Buyer: South Norfolk Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0775a4

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## Summary

South Norfolk Council is procuring a broad legal services requirement covering multiple legal specialisms. The work is intended to support the council’s activities for local government and local communities, with services delivered in the United Kingdom. The requirement is being managed through the RM6374 Legal Panel for Public Sector Framework, using Lot 1b for full legal service provision to local government and local communities. South Norfolk Council is the buyer, while East Suffolk Council is managing the procurement process. The service category is legal services, covering the council’s need for an ongoing external legal services capability rather than a single defined legal matter or one-off piece of advice.

The procurement has reached the award stage: BIRKETTS LLP was selected on 18 September 2026. The award is for £2,000,000 excluding VAT and £2,400,000 including VAT. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028, with two optional one-year extensions available to South Norfolk Council, allowing a maximum period to 30 September 2030. It was run as a competitive selective procedure under a framework, using the Rapid Award Process. The award is above the relevant threshold and is based on full legal service provision through the framework’s Lot 1b. The standstill period ends on 29 September 2026, with signature scheduled by 30 September 2026.

This award shows demand for a substantial, multi-specialism legal services capability from South Norfolk Council, serving local government and local communities. A credible future competitor would need to provide broad coverage across the council’s legal requirements, rather than a narrowly focused single-specialism service. The route to market is also significant: suppliers need to be able to participate in, or work through, the relevant public sector legal framework and respond effectively to its Rapid Award Process. The successful supplier is a large law firm, indicating that scale, breadth of expertise and the capacity to support a council across varied legal matters are important competitive features for this requirement.

## Notice

Legal Services for South Norfolk Council, incorporating multiple specialisms. Call off via Rapid Award Process via Lot 1b - Full Legal Service Provision for Local Government and Local Communities of the RM6374 Legal Panel for Public Sector Framework.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088782-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | South Norfolk Council |
| Locality | NORWICH |
| Postcode area | Norwich |
| Postcode | NR7 0WF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH5 Norfolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk |
| Local authority | Broadland |
| Electoral ward | Brundall |
| Westminster constituency | Broadland and Fakenham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Birketts LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 18 Sep 2026 at 15:08 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088782-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088782-2026
  18th September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.birketts.co.uk
- http://www.eastsuffolk.gov.uk
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-0503d3
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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