---
title: "Solicitor's Practice Course"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-149307"
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buyer: "CARDIFF UNIVERSITY"
published: "2025-03-24"
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# Solicitor's Practice Course

Buyer: CARDIFF UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-149307

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## Summary

Cardiff University has awarded a contract for the provision of the Solicitor's Practice Course LLM (SPC) to Oxford University Press. This newly validated programme, replacing the longstanding Legal Practice Course (LPC), will prepare students to sit the Solicitors Qualifying Examination in England and Wales from September 2025. The procurement falls under the services category, specifically focused on education and training services, and is situated in Cardiff. The contract was signed on 18th March 2025, and the procurement process is currently in the award stage.

This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses in the education and training sectors. Companies with specific expertise in developing legal education programmes or those that can offer innovative solutions in delivering course materials will be well-suited to compete in similar future tenders. The engagement with Cardiff University can enhance the business profile and open doors to further opportunities within the academic sector, particularly for those specialising in professional training and qualifications.

## Notice

The university is developing a newly validated programme which we will be delivering from September 2025. The programme is called the Solicitors Practice Course LLM (the SPC), and is mainly designed to prepare students to be able to sit an external assessment, called the Solicitors Qualifying Examination, which is now part of the process of qualifying as a solicitor in England and Wales. The SPC is replacing an existing course, called the Legal Practice Course (LPC) which we have been delivering for the past 30 years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=149307 |
| Notice type | S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CARDIFF UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF24 4HQ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Cathays |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 24 Mar 2025 at 14:07 - Award - S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=149307

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/business/why-work-with-us/for-suppliers

## Provenance

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