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Provision of Defence Personal Injury Legal Services

the Education Authority · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 14:26.

Opportunity overview

The Education Authority seek to establish a Contract with up to 4 firms of solicitors for the Provision of Defence Personal Injury Legal Services (i.e. defence of actual or anticipated High Court or County Court personal injury proceedings served upon the Education Authority, Libraries NI, a Board of Governors of a controlled school or a Board of Governors of an Irish Medium School or the Trustees / Board of Governors of a Catholic Maintained School - and if necessary the undertaking of a separate initial claims investigation function- as well as the defence or prosecution of an appeal from any court decision given in any such proceedings and/or the bringing of third party proceedings or associated contribution proceedings); the conduct of all such proceedings or investigative function to be carried out in accordance with the Contractual Arrangements. This contract will be used on an as-and-when-required basis. EA does not make any commitment regarding the frequency or value of work to be allocated. Contractors shall understand that the workload is indeterminate. Accordingly, no form of exclusivity is conferred, nor is any volume guarantee granted by EA in relation to the provision of work to the Contractors. Although the majority of work will be allocated on a rotational basis, EA reserves the right at its absolute discretion to allocate all or any work under this contract to the Education Authority Solicitors or another legal services provider instead of allocating the work to either of the Contractors.

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.

DAC BEACHCROFT (N.IRELAND) LLP

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£2.2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 Jun 2026
Including VAT
£2.6m
Suppliers
One of 4 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PQRM-8457-NMHQ
Location
Belfast, UKN06, BT1 4NX, United Kingdom

KEOGHS NORTHERN IRELAND LLP

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£2.2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 Jun 2026
Including VAT
£2.6m
Suppliers
One of 4 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PYXV-8863-JBGJ
Location
Belfast, UKN06, BT1 4LS, United Kingdom

NAPIER & SONS SOLICITORS LTD

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£2.2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 Jun 2026
Including VAT
£2.6m
Suppliers
One of 4 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PDXC-3161-QVTJ
Location
Belfast, UKN06, BT1 5DF, United Kingdom

TUGHANS LLP

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£2.2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 Jun 2026
Including VAT
£2.6m
Suppliers
One of 4 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PQDY-5657-BBMW
Location
Belfast, UKN06, BT2 7EP, 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
BSP-25-013
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Covered By

GPA
CPTPP

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
the Education Authority
Id
GB-PPON-PPHJ-6982-JPXY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPHJ-6982-JPXY

Address

Street Address
1 Academy Street
Locality
BELFAST
Postal Code
BT1 2NQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply
Organisation 2
Name
DAC BEACHCROFT (N.IRELAND) LLP
Id
GB-PPON-PQRM-8457-NMHQ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQRM-8457-NMHQ

Address

Street Address
7th Floor Montgomery House
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT1 4NX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 3
Name
KEOGHS NORTHERN IRELAND LLP
Id
GB-PPON-PYXV-8863-JBGJ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYXV-8863-JBGJ

Address

Street Address
7th Floor City Exchange, 11-13 Gloucester Street
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT1 4LS
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 4
Name
NAPIER & SONS SOLICITORS LTD
Id
GB-PPON-PDXC-3161-QVTJ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDXC-3161-QVTJ

Address

Street Address
1-9 Castle Arcade High Street
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT1 5DF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 5
Name
TUGHANS LLP
Id
GB-PPON-PQDY-5657-BBMW

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQDY-5657-BBMW

Address

Street Address
The Ewart, 3 Bedford Square
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT2 7EP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
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
79100000
Description
Legal services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PQRM-8457-NMHQ
Name
DAC BEACHCROFT (N.IRELAND) LLP
Supplier 2
Id
GB-PPON-PYXV-8863-JBGJ
Name
KEOGHS NORTHERN IRELAND LLP
Supplier 3
Id
GB-PPON-PDXC-3161-QVTJ
Name
NAPIER & SONS SOLICITORS LTD
Supplier 4
Id
GB-PPON-PQDY-5657-BBMW
Name
TUGHANS LLP

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
BSP 25 013 Provision of Defence and Personal Injury Services
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
30 Jun 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Jun 2030, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
2,640,000
Amount
2,200,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
061171-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
30 Jun 2026, 12:02
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · BELFAST · UKN06 · BT1 2NQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 016632-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 057737-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 061171-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·