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EKC Group Retained Legal Advice and Services 2025

East Kent Colleges Group · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 16:16.

Opportunity overview

TENDER REQUIREMENTS This project is to procure Retained Legal Advice and Services which: 1. Provide ad-hoc access to a professional and legislatively sound advice and guidance service and paid at an agreed fixed fee each month or on an annual fee basis in the following nine key areas (non-exhaustive list): a. Education law/student matters including disability discrimination, SEND, safeguarding, admissions and exclusions and service complaints; b. Corporate governance and subsidiary company advice; c. Freedom of information; d. Health and safety; e. Data protection; f. Contracts, terms and conditions, service level agreements etc.; g. Property disputes, leases, land and building matters, including capital projects; h. Contractual disputes with third parties and; i. General advice on issues affecting the running of the Group. 2. Provide unlimited telephone and email advice on a range of areas as detailed in the ITT Document (including those listed above) 3. Provide access and communicate with up to five specific members of the team, to be specified in the agreement as necessary. 4. Provide advice and guidance which adds value e.g. challenging assumptions and information provided. This will also include the provision of free briefings/update sessions/webinars on key legal changes as they arise e.g. circa 2 or 3 hours per annum.

Awarded to

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Contract value
£94.6k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
26 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£113.5k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH OC384033
Location
Bristol, UKK11, BS1 4QA, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

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-058fe7
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
East Kent Colleges Group
Id
GB-UKPRN-10006570

Identifier

Scheme
GB-UKPRN
Id
10006570

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYPY-4814-DDBH

Address

Street Address
Ramsgate Road
Locality
Broadstairs
Postal Code
CT10 1PN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ44

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
VEALE WASBROUGH VIZARDS LLP
Id
GB-COH-OC384033

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
OC384033

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PTVR-2428-HJBZ

Address

Street Address
Narrow Quay House, Narrow Quay
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS1 4QA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK11

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79140000
Description
Legal advisory and information services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-OC384033
Name
VEALE WASBROUGH VIZARDS LLP

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
26 Jan 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
2 Feb 2026, 00:00
Ends
1 Feb 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
1 Feb 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Contract may be extended by one year at EKC Group's discretion should all service requirements be satisfied

Options

Description
Should the need for additional legal service areas be required, EKC Group may request these from the retained legal service provider.

Value

Including VAT
113,490
Amount
94,575
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
037801-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
26 Apr 2026, 11:42
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Broadstairs · UKJ44 · CT10 1PN · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 000100-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 037801-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·