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Preliminary Market Engagement - Counsel Legal Services Framework

Independent Commission for Recocilation and Information Recovery · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 02:39.

Opportunity overview

ICRIR is seeking to engage the market in advance of a forthcoming tender opportunity for the provision of legal services. The proposed commercial vehicle(s) will include a comprehensive list of legal specialisms, including but not limited to the following which may change as a result of further market engagement: -Administrative law/Public law -Civil litigation -Commercial -Contracts Law -Criminal law and investigations advice -Data Protection/Freedom of Information -Dispute Resolution and Litigation -Employment Law -Human Rights law -Inquests, Public Inquiries or any equivalent inquisitorial and investigative structure -Public International law -Public Procurement Law -Torts and Personal Injury law The purpose of this early market engagement is to gather insights from potential suppliers to help inform the scope, structure, and approach of the procurement to ensure it meets the needs of the organisation and delivers best value.

Classification

  • CPV79100000 — Legal services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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-051cef
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Communication

Future Notice Date
9 Jun 2025, 23:59

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Ends
13 Jul 2029, 23:59
Starts
14 Jul 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
12 Jul 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Legal services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
024575-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
22 May 2025, 10:41

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
9 Jun 2025, 23:59
Description
This is not a call for competition. This notice is intended to alert potential suppliers of the opportunity to take part in the pre-market engagement exercise only. Interested parties are invited to respond to the short questionnaire linked to this notice. The questionnaire must be responded to via the E-Tenders NI e-sourcing portal. Responses will assist ICRIR in the development of its new Legal Services Framework, expected to be tendered in the coming weeks.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PTRZ-8396-ZBWP
Name
Independent Commission for Recocilation and Information Recovery

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN06
Country
GB
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT27BA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
32-36 Great Victoria Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-NIR
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
PTRZ-8396-ZBWP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT27BA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-051cef-2025-05-22T10:41:20+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·