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Legal Services Contract

Forestry England for and on behalf of the Forestry Commission · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 19:52.

Opportunity overview

We will be awarding a contract for the provision of Legal Services to the Forestry Commission. All arms of the Forestry Commission (Forestry England, Forest Services, Forest Research) will have access to utilise the services under the contract. As the most regular and largest user of Legal Services, Forestry England are managing the procurement of this contract. Our intention is to award this contract for a period of 5 years.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Mills & Reeve LLP

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£3.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
10 Feb 2025
Award ID
044884-2025-FCCN1894/1-1
Status
active
Identifier
N/A
Location
London, UK, EC4R 9AT, United Kingdom

Weightmans LLP

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£272k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
10 Feb 2025
Award ID
044884-2025-FCCN1894/2-2
Status
active
Identifier
OC326117
Location
Liverpool, UK, L3 9JQ, United Kingdom

Weightmans LLP

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£717k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
10 Feb 2025
Award ID
044884-2025-FCCN1894/3-3
Status
active
Identifier
OC326117
Location
Liverpool, UK, EC4R 9AT, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79100000 — Legal services

Lots

  • Property and General Business AdviceValue not stated
  • Public Liability and Employment Liability ClaimsValue not stated
  • EmploymentValue not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04a453
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
11 Nov 2024, 12:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Lot Details

Maximum Lots Bid Per Supplier
9,999,999

Recurrence

Description
2029

Expected award period

Starts
11 Nov 2024, 12:00

Tender Period

Ends
11 Nov 2024, 12:00

Contract terms

Performance Terms
As stated in the procurement documents

Classification

Id
79100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Legal services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
120

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Other Requirements

Requires Staff Names And Qualifications
Yes

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
suitability
Description
As stated in the procurement documents

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Property and General Business Advice
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
The principal area of work covered in Lot 1 is in relation to Property and Estate Management, however we also require general advice from across the wider business in relation to commercial, public, corporate and criminal law, amongst others.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Contract Management
Type
quality
Description
20
Criterion 2
Name
Staffing
Type
quality
Description
15
Criterion 3
Name
Instruction Management
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 4
Name
Sustainability and Social Value
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 5
Name
Contract Handover
Type
quality
Description
5
Criterion 6
Type
price
Description
40

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,800

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Public Liability and Employment Liability Claims
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
The principal area of work covered in Lot 2 is in relation to advising and representing the Forestry Commission on claims made against or on behalf of the Forestry Commission, including those arising from incidents involving third parties, traffic accidents involving Forestry Commission vehicles, and handling of potential claims prior to formal letters of claim being received, amongst others.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,800

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Employment
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
The principal area of work covered in Lot 3 is a fixed-fee monthly retain to cover the provision of a HR legal support helpline, as well as the provision of general advise and interpretation on employment legislation, specialist advice, to support and/or act on behalf of the Forestry Commission in contentious stand-alone employment law cases, liaising as necessary in relation to civil law personal injury cases relating to the employer's liability where there may be cross over with the ongoing employment, amongst others.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Contract Management
Type
quality
Description
20
Criterion 2
Name
Staffing
Type
quality
Description
15
Criterion 3
Name
Instruction Management
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 4
Name
Sustainability and Social Value
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 5
Name
Contract Handover
Type
quality
Description
5
Criterion 6
Type
price
Description
40

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,800

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
UNITED KINGDOM

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Entry 2
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Legal services
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery Location

Description
UNITED KINGDOM

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Entry 2
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Legal services
Item 3
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Delivery Location

Description
UNITED KINGDOM

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Entry 2
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Legal services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-117855
Name
Forestry England for and on behalf of the Forestry Commission

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS16 1EJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
620 Bristol Business Park

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
MINISTRY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Forestry

Identifier

Legal Name
Forestry England for and on behalf of the Forestry Commission

Contact

Name
Emily Coffin
Telephone
+44 3000674000
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-525
Name
High Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-156495
Name
Mills & Reeve LLP

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC4R 9AT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
24 King William Street

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
N/A
Legal Name
Mills & Reeve LLP
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-156496
Name
Weightmans LLP

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Liverpool
Postal Code
L3 9JQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
100 Old Hall Street

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
OC326117
Legal Name
Weightmans LLP
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-156497
Name
Weightmans LLP

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Liverpool
Postal Code
EC4R 9AT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
100 Old Hall Street

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
OC326117
Legal Name
Weightmans LLP
Organisation 6
Id
GB-FTS-1397
Name
High Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court

Award information

Award 1
Id
044884-2025-FCCN1894/1-1
Title
Property and General Business Advice
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-156495
Name
Mills & Reeve LLP

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
044884-2025-FCCN1894/2-2
Title
Public Liability and Employment Liability Claims
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-156496
Name
Weightmans LLP

Related lots

2
Award 3
Id
044884-2025-FCCN1894/3-3
Title
Employment
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-156497
Name
Weightmans LLP

Related lots

3

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
044884-2025-FCCN1894/1-1
Title
Property and General Business Advice
Status
active
Award ID
044884-2025-FCCN1894/1-1
Date Signed
10 Feb 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
3,500,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
044884-2025-FCCN1894/2-2
Title
Public Liability and Employment Liability Claims
Status
active
Award ID
044884-2025-FCCN1894/2-2
Date Signed
10 Feb 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
272,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 3
Id
044884-2025-FCCN1894/3-3
Title
Employment
Status
active
Award ID
044884-2025-FCCN1894/3-3
Date Signed
10 Feb 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
717,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UK · BS16 1EJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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