---
title: "Planning Lawyer - Locum"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07783c"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Bath and North East Somerset Council"
published: "2026-09-23"
---

# Planning Lawyer - Locum

Buyer: Bath and North East Somerset Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07783c

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## Summary

Bath & North East Somerset Council engaged a locum planning lawyer to provide legal services. The work is for the Council and is delivered in Bath and North East Somerset. The requirement is for an individual lawyer supplied on a temporary basis, rather than a broader legal-services package. This procurement had one lot, covering the locum planning lawyer service.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. The Council made a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition. G2V Recruitment Group Limited was selected. The contract was signed on 16 September 2026 and runs from 17 September 2026 to 17 March 2027, with an option for one further six-month period by mutual agreement, up to 17 September 2027. The contract value is £108,810 excluding VAT (£130,572 including VAT). The award is for legal services and relates to the sole lot. The published data does not set out separate evaluation criteria.

This award shows demand at Bath & North East Somerset Council for temporary planning-law capacity. Recruitment businesses able to source and supply an experienced planning lawyer are relevant competitors, particularly those with access to candidates who can support a local authority’s planning work at short notice. The selected supplier is a recruitment group, indicating that supplying suitable legal professionals through a locum arrangement can meet the requirement. For a future requirement of this kind, credibility would depend on presenting a lawyer with relevant planning-law capability and the capacity to cover the Council’s needs over a sustained engagement. The procurement was made directly without competition, so suppliers should also understand that this route was used for this award; the information does not establish a particular qualification, accreditation or experience threshold.

## Notice

Provision of a Planning Lawyer - Locum

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089959-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 17 Sep 2026 - 17 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £108,810 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Bath and North East Somerset Council |
| Locality | BATH |
| Postcode area | Bath |
| Postcode | BA1 5AW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Kingsmead |
| Westminster constituency | Bath |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Vivid Resourcing |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 23 Sep 2026 at 10:01 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089959-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089959-2026
  23rd September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.g2vgroup.com/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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