---
title: "Legal advice"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078abd"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2026-10-19"
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# Legal advice

Buyer: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078abd

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## Summary

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust procured legal advice and support for its CCRH Programme. The requirement was for legal services, classified under CPV 79100000, and was arranged as a single lot. The work was for the Trust’s programme and was associated with delivery in the Cambridge area. This is a specialist professional-services requirement rather than a purchase of goods or construction work. Mills & Reeve LLP was selected to provide the service. The stated scope is limited to legal advice and support for the programme; the procurement does not describe particular legal disciplines or individual deliverables.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. It was conducted below the applicable threshold, with the procurement route recorded as unknown. There was one lot, and the award went to Mills & Reeve LLP. The contract was signed on 16 October 2026 and runs from 19 October 2026 to 18 October 2027. Its value is £100,000 excluding VAT and £120,000 including VAT. The available information identifies no detailed eligibility conditions or evaluation criteria, so the basis on which suppliers were assessed cannot be stated. The award covers legal services for the CCRH Programme; no separate award values or contract periods are reported.

For legal practices considering comparable work for Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, this award demonstrates demand for external legal advice and support tied to a defined programme. A credible competitor would need to show that it can provide relevant legal expertise, respond to the programme’s needs and sustain support throughout the engagement. Mills & Reeve LLP, a large law firm, was selected, indicating that an established legal-services provider won this requirement. The scope published here does not identify specific practice areas, accreditations, staffing levels or technical qualifications, so those should not be assumed to be formal requirements. Firms with experience delivering programme-related legal support to public-sector or healthcare organisations may be well placed to demonstrate relevance when this buyer next seeks comparable services.

## Notice

1655 - Legal advice and support for the CCRH Programme.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098476-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 19 Oct 2026 - 18 Oct 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £100,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | CAMBRIDGE |
| Postcode area | Cambridge |
| Postcode | CB2 0QQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | Cambridge |
| Electoral ward | Queen Edith's |
| Westminster constituency | South Cambridgeshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Mills & Reeve LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 19 Oct 2026 at 13:21 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098476-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098476-2026
  19th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.mills-reeve.com
- https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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