---
title: "ENQ1401 - Legal Services - Duckworth Square"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078572"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Derby City Council"
published: "2026-10-12"
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# ENQ1401 - Legal Services - Duckworth Square

Buyer: Derby City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078572

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## Summary

Derby City Council commissioned legal services to support redevelopment proposals for its Council-owned Duckworth Square site, within the Becketwell Regeneration area. The work covers preparing a Development Agreement and an Agreement for Lease, together with associated supporting documentation. It is a focused property and regeneration legal assignment rather than general legal advice. The site is in Derby, and the work supports the Council’s redevelopment of this specific city-centre asset. The procurement was arranged through a framework and awarded to a legal services provider.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Geldards LLP on 9 October 2026. The awarded value is £95,000 excluding VAT (£114,000 including VAT). The contract period runs from 13 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. This was a selective, below-threshold award under a framework, without a further competitive call-off. The requirement was handled as one lot. The available information identifies no separate evaluation criteria or weighting; the appointment was made through the framework route. The award is active, and a contract signature was scheduled for 13 October 2026.

For firms positioning for similar work, this award indicates demand for specialist property and development legal advice tied to a local-authority regeneration scheme. A credible competitor would need the capability to draft and negotiate development agreements and agreements for lease, and to prepare the supporting legal documents needed to progress a redevelopment. Relevant experience would include advising public-sector landowners on property transactions and regeneration projects, and working effectively with a council and its project team. The buyer used a framework route for this below-threshold requirement, so inclusion on relevant legal services frameworks and the ability to respond to framework call-offs are commercially important. The assignment is a defined, single-site piece of work rather than a broad programme of legal services.

## Notice

Legal services in support of redevelopment proposals for the Council owned Duckworth Square, as part of the Becketwell Regeneration area - to include the preparation of both a Development Agreement and Agreement for Lease with associated supporting documentation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095990-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award 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 | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 13 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £95,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Derby City Council |
| Locality | DERBY |
| Postcode area | Derby |
| Postcode | DE1 2FS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF11 Derby |
| Local authority | Derby |
| Electoral ward | Darley |
| Westminster constituency | Derby South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 12 Oct 2026 at 11:25 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095990-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095990-2026
  12th October 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.geldards.com
- https://www.derby.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

## Provenance

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