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Procurement of Legal Investigation and Advocacy Service in Fitness to Practise

Social Work England · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 16:41.

Opportunity overview

The Authority is looking for two 2 Suppliers to deliver the following as part of the Service: a. conduct further investigation and prepare cases for Fitness to Practise hearings or meetings; b. undertake pre-hearing case management procedures in accordance with agreed performance targets and in collaboration with other parties to the hearing; and c. ensure the presentation of cases before adjudicators at hearings (those hearings are predominantly carried out remotely using video conferencing software but can, on occasion, be in-person at our offices in Sheffield). Over a period of 3 - 5 years, the Authority aims to work with the Suppliers to eliminate the current backlog of circa 400 cases awaiting a final hearing. By the end of this period, the intention is to have worked successfully in partnership with the Suppliers to both eliminate the backlog and to be managing a 'steady state' of circa 150 cases being processed per annum. This contract has a maximum value of £40.9 million. Contract 1 and Contact 2 notice values of £20.45 million, represents an estimated allocation and is provided for indicative purposes only.

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.

CAPSTICKS SOLICITORS LLP

Matched by number
Published award value
£17m
Awarded
21 May 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH OC340360
Location
London, UKI63, SW19 7PA, United Kingdom

KINGSLEY NAPLEY LLP

Matched by number
Published award value
£17m
Awarded
21 May 2026
Award ID
2
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH OC343278
Location
London, UKI43, EC2A 4DN, 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
SWE10547
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Social Work England
Id
GB-PPON-PZYZ-1666-HXBQ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PZYZ-1666-HXBQ

Address

Street Address
1 North Bank, Blonk Street
Locality
Sheffield
Postal Code
S3 8JY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
BLAKE MORGAN LLP
Id
GB-COH-OC392078

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
OC392078

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PTXC-3545-LDNP

Address

Street Address
New Kings Court Tollgate
Locality
Eastleigh
Postal Code
SO53 3LG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ35

Roles

tenderer

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Organisation 3
Name
CAPSTICKS SOLICITORS LLP
Id
GB-COH-OC340360

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
OC340360

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXCG-2134-WBYX

Address

Street Address
Wellington House
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW19 7PA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI63

Contact

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 4
Name
KINGSLEY NAPLEY LLP
Id
GB-COH-OC343278

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
OC343278

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNBR-3352-BBTV

Address

Street Address
20 Bonhill Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC2A 4DN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI43

Contact

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Date
22 May 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
22 May 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79100000
Description
Legal services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
20,450,000
Amount
17,041,666
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-OC340360
Name
CAPSTICKS SOLICITORS LLP

Standstill Period

Ends
3 Jun 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
7 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
6 Jul 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
6 Jul 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Up to two (2) twelve month extensions are available, for a maximum of 24 months.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
048162-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
22 May 2026, 15:52
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
4 Jun 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Award 2
Id
2
Status
pending
Date
22 May 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
22 May 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79100000
Description
Legal services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
20,450,000
Amount
17,041,666
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-OC343278
Name
KINGSLEY NAPLEY LLP

Standstill Period

Ends
3 Jun 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
7 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
6 Jul 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
6 Jul 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Up to two (2) twelve month extensions are available, for a maximum of 24 months.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
048162-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
22 May 2026, 15:52
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
4 Jun 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Sheffield · UKE32 · S3 8JY · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 017653-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 048162-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·