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C23065 - HR Legal Support (Retainer)

Kent Fire & Rescue Service · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 20:12.

Opportunity overview

Kent Fire and Rescue has awarded a contract for the provision on a solicitor firm to provide legal services in relation to Human Resources (HR) matters, such as advice on employee relation matters, Employment Tribunals, Health & Safety, Legislation, Changes to Employment Law, Performance, Absence Management, Disciplinary, Grievances, Whistle-blowing and Protect Characteristics. The contract was awarded via the KCS framework Y21012 - Legal Services. The contract is to run for 3 years starting 23/02/2026 and expires 22/02/2029.

Awarded to

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Geldards LLP

Matched by number
Contract value
£105k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
19 Feb 2026
Award ID
015096-2026-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH OC313172
Location
London, UK, EC2R 6LL, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79100000 — Legal services

Lots

  • Mini competition carried out via the KCS framework Y21012 - Legal Services.Value not stated

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
C23065
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
This contract was awarded via a mini competition via the KCS Framework Y21012 - Legal Services.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
79100000
Description
Legal services

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Mini competition carried out via the KCS framework Y21012 - Legal Services.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality Questionnaire
Type
quality
Description
60
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
40

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ4

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Kent Fire & Rescue Service
Id
GB-FTS-153795

Identifier

Legal Name
Kent Fire & Rescue Service
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address
Service Headquarters, The Godlands, Straw Mill Hill, Tovil
Locality
Maidstone
Region
UKJ45
Postal Code
ME156XB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
03
Description
Public order and safety
Organisation 2
Name
Geldards LLP
Id
GB-COH-OC313172

Identifier

Legal Name
Geldards LLP
Id
OC313172
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Street Address
51 Moorgate
Locality
London
Region
UK
Postal Code
EC2R 6LL
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
Kent Fire and Rescue Service
Id
GB-FTS-33790

Identifier

Legal Name
Kent Fire and Rescue Service

Address

Locality
Maidstone
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
015096-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-OC313172
Name
Geldards LLP

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
015096-2026-1
Award ID
015096-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
19 Feb 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
105,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Maidstone · UKJ45 · ME156XB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ4

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 015096-2026award, contract ·