---
title: "CPO Legal Support Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078432"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Essex County Council"
published: "2026-10-08"
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# CPO Legal Support Services

Buyer: Essex County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078432

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## Summary

Essex County Council procured legal support for the CPO/SRO process linked to infrastructure works for the Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community project. The requirement is legal services supporting the compulsory purchase and related statutory processes for the project; it is a focused infrastructure and development matter rather than general legal advice. Delivery is associated with Essex, the county covered by the project. The work was bought through the Legal Panel for the Public Sector framework, Lot 1b, as a call-off for this specific project. The awarded service is classified as legal services (CPV 79100000).

The procurement is complete and a contract has been awarded to HCR Legal LLP. Essex County Council used a selective route, making an award under an existing framework; the call-off was competitive and below the applicable threshold. The contract was signed on 30 September 2026 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029. Its value is £135,000 excluding VAT (£162,000 including VAT). The process comprised one lot, which is complete. The published procurement information does not state a separate scored evaluation basis or detailed supplier eligibility conditions, so the stated route and competitive framework call-off are the available indications of how the selection was conducted.

This award shows demand from Essex County Council for specialist legal support on compulsory purchase and statutory processes connected with major infrastructure serving a large garden community. Suppliers seeking to compete for comparable work would need credible expertise in CPO/SRO matters and the ability to advise on the legal process for infrastructure delivery within a complex development project. Experience working with public-sector clients and navigating the relevant statutory framework would be commercially relevant. The buyer placed this requirement through a public-sector legal framework, so qualification for and access to an appropriate framework route would be important to competing for similar call-offs. The single-lot award indicates a consolidated legal support requirement, suited to a provider able to manage the relevant advisory work as one coordinated service.

## Notice

Provision of legal support services under RM6374 Legal Panel for Public Sector framework Lot 1b, to support the CPO/SRO process for works in relation to infrastructure for the Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community project.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095410-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £135,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Essex County Council |
| Locality | CHELMSFORD |
| Postcode area | Chelmsford |
| Postcode | CM1 1QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex |
| Local authority | Chelmsford |
| Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central |
| Westminster constituency | Chelmsford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HCR Legal LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 8 Oct 2026 at 16:53 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095410-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095410-2026
  8th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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