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Management of Barristers Framework

Wolverhampton City Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 09:24.

Opportunity overview

City of Wolverhampton Council, as Lead Authority for the West Midlands Local Authorities ("WMLA"), is seeking to engage with the market to identify a suitably experienced provider to manage the WMLA Barristers Framework ("the Framework"). The framework is established under the Procurement Act 2023 and is intended to provide a compliant, cost-effective, and transparent route to instructing barristers across a wide range of legal specialists relevant to local government. The Framework is in the process of being procured with an anticipated go live date of 1 April 2026.

Classification

  • CPV79100000 — Legal services
  • CPV79420000 — Management-related 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
CWC25152
Status
planning
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Oct 2025, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2030, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Legal services
Entry 2
Id
79420000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Management-related services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
057751-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
18 Sept 2025, 14:34

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
1 Oct 2025, 23:59
Description
City of Wolverhampton Council, as Lead Authority for the West Midlands Local Authorities ("WMLA"), is seeking to engage with the market to identify a suitably experienced provider to manage the WMLA Barristers Framework ("the Framework"). The framework is established under the Procurement Act 2023 and is intended to provide a compliant, cost-effective, and transparent route to instructing barristers across a wide range of legal specialists relevant to local government. The Framework is in the process of being procured with an anticipated go live date of 1 April 2026. Pre-market engagement documents can be found at www.wolverhamptontenders.com. The Council requests supplier to provide a written response to questions and to submit via the e-tendering portal.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PVBV-7568-LBLL
Name
Wolverhampton City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG39
Country
GB
Locality
Wolverhampton
Postal Code
WV1 1SH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Civic Centre, St Peter's Square

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PVBV-7568-LBLL
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Wolverhampton · UKG39 · WV1 1SH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-059d40-2025-09-18T14:34:19+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·