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Provision of Legal Services - Framework Agreement - Procurement Solicitors 2026

Northern Ireland Housing Executive · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 22:27.

Opportunity overview

The Housing Executive have awarded a three member Framework Agreement, covering the whole of Northern Ireland, to meet all of the requirements of the Housing Executive for external solicitors in connection with public procurement matters and disputes ("the Services" as defined and particularised in the Specification of Requirements document).

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.

Arthur Cox

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£495.6k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 Feb 2026
Including VAT
£594.7k
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PQJM-8233-ZHYV
Location
Belfast, UKN06, BT1 4LS, United Kingdom

CARSON MCDOWELL LLP

Matched by number
Shared contract value
£495.6k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 Feb 2026
Including VAT
£594.7k
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH NC000908
Location
Belfast, UKN06, BT1 6DN, United Kingdom

CLEAVER FULTON RANKIN LIMITED

Matched by number
Shared contract value
£495.6k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 Feb 2026
Including VAT
£594.7k
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH NI031078
Location
Belfast, UKN06, BT2 7FW, 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
P0557
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Method
withoutReopeningCompetition
Type
closed
Description
The Housing Executive have awarded up to three places onto this Framework Agreement, ranked as per the outcome of the tendering process, i.e. Contractors will be ranked in places 1-3. The award of Retainers will be done in rotation with the Contractor in first place being offered the first requirement for Services that will be issued via the Framework Agreement. The next Retainer will be offered to the Contractor in second place on the Framework Agreement with the third Retainer being offered to the Contractor in third position. This procedure of rotation will be carried out throughout the duration of the Framework Agreement. Please see the document entitled 'P0557 - Framework Management Document' which was published with the Tender Documentation for full details on how this Framework Agreement will be managed.. Prices are set as per the tender submission of each successful tenderer.

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Northern Ireland Housing Executive
Id
GB-PPON-PTYV-8666-PQQY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PTYV-8666-PQQY

Address

Street Address
Housing Centre, 2 Adelaide Street
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT2 8PB
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
CLEAVER FULTON RANKIN LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-NI031078

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
NI031078

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDYZ-3979-RJCY

Address

Street Address
50 Bedford Street
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT2 7FW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Organisation 3
Name
CARSON MCDOWELL LLP
Id
GB-COH-NC000908

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
NC000908

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PTQL-3484-GQGQ

Address

Street Address
Murray House
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT1 6DN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Organisation 4
Name
Arthur Cox
Id
GB-PPON-PQJM-8233-ZHYV

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQJM-8233-ZHYV

Address

Street Address
Victoria House, Gloucester Street
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT1 4LS
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
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
79100000
Description
Legal services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-NI031078
Name
CLEAVER FULTON RANKIN LIMITED
Supplier 2
Id
GB-COH-NC000908
Name
CARSON MCDOWELL LLP
Supplier 3
Id
GB-PPON-PQJM-8233-ZHYV
Name
Arthur Cox

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
11 Feb 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Mar 2026, 00:00
Ends
28 Feb 2030, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
594,724.8
Amount
495,604
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
012454-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
11 Feb 2026, 14:18
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT2 8PB · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 008089-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 012454-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·