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Property Legal Services (PLS) 3 - Stage 1: Invitation to Participate

Department for Work and Pensions · Tender notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

The Authority requires a replacement Property Legal Services (PLS) contract. This contract will allow DWP Estates teams to continue to access property legal services following the conclusion of the existing PLS2 contract, which is due to expire on the 31st of January 2026. This contact, Property Legal Services 3 (PLS3), has been requested by Estates as part of the overall Estates Transformation programme. The Authority has a defined set of requirements and outcomes as detailed in the Specification. The specification provisions for all property legal services to DWP Estates across its whole estate; to include real estate advice, conveyancing, and litigation services related to all property matters. Legal services are also required for property leases (new, breaks and expiry), landlord consents, acquisitions, and disposals, rent review issues, landlord and tenant issues, dilapidations, licence alterations and general property advice. The Invitation to Participate, including the Procurement Specific Questionnaire and all relevant documentation can be found at: Potential participants are reminded that they must be registered on the Central Digital Platform: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-act-2023-short-guides/suppliers-how-to-register-your-organisation-and-first-administrator-on-find-a-tender-in-three-easy-steps-html as this procurement will be undertaken under the Procurement Act 2023. The Authority (DWP) are holding an awareness session on Wednesday 18th June at 13:00. If you would be interested in attending, please send your contact details to luke.rowlands@DWP.gov.uk The slide deck will be made available on the Portal following the event.

Classification

  • CPV70000000 — Real estate services

Lots

  • Lot 1£14.2m

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-05469c
Status
active
Has Recurrence
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Expression Of Interest Deadline
9 Jul 2025, 12:00

Procedure

Features
This competitive flexible procedure will be conducted in two (2) stages. Stage 1 - Inviation to Participate - which will result in 5 potential suppliers being selected to submit a final tender. Stage 2 - Invitation to submit a final tender - 5 potential suppliers will submit thier commerical and technical bids.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
25 Jan 2030, 23:59

Expected award period

Ends
14 Oct 2025, 23:59

Enquiry period

Ends
27 Jun 2025, 12:00

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
14,200,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
19,500,000

Renewal

Description
For the mutual benefit accruing from a successful collaboration, ongoing needs, or strategic partnership considerations.

Second Stage

Maximum Candidates
5

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Weighting Description
Please see Instructions to Suppliers published on DWP's eprocurement portal.

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Madatory questions as per published Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ)
Type
quality

Contract period

Ends
25 Jan 2031, 23:59
Starts
26 Jan 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
25 Jan 2033, 23:59

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
This will be evaluated at both stage 1 and stage 2 of the procurement process.
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
This will be evaluated at both stage 1 and stage 2 of the procurement process.
Criterion 3
Description
Yes
For Reduction
Yes

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
70000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Real estate services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
future
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Access Details
Documents will be provided through DWP's eprocurement portal, if needed.
Entry 3
Id
031496-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
11 Jun 2025, 12:10

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PJCP-7274-TLRQ
Name
Department for Work and Pensions

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1H 9NA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Caxton House 7th Floor 6–12

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PJCP-7274-TLRQ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1H 9NA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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