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Provision of a Legal Services Procurement Framework - UoB

University of Bedfordshire · Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 22:02.

Opportunity overview

Provision of a Legal Services Procurement Framework - Uni of Beds

Classification

  • CPV79100000 — Legal services
  • CPV79110000 — Legal advisory and representation services
  • CPV79111000 — Legal advisory services
  • CPV79112000 — Legal representation services
  • CPV79140000 — Legal advisory and information services

Lots

  • Legal Services for Planning, Property & Estates - UoB£150k
  • Legal Services for Commercial Law, Contracts & Procurement - UoB£50k
  • Legal Services for FOI, GDPR, Employment Law, Information Law & Media£100k
  • Provision of Legal Services for Litigation at the UoB£200k
  • Provison of Legal Counsel/Advocacy Services - UoB£70k

Documents and notices

  • Planned procurement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • Please access all tender documents on our e-procurement systems in April 2026Open source ↗

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
UoB/P REG - 00000722
Status
planned
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Maximum Participants
25
Description
The award options are 1. Direct Award 2. Desktop exercise 3. Mini Competition. The first 2 options will lead to an award based on Framework prices, while the third option will allow the suppliers, by lot, to further reduce their lot prices. Under no circumstances may a successful supplier increase their charges above framework prices for the duration of the contract

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
21 May 2026, 12:00

Expected award period

Ends
5 Jun 2026, 23:59

Lot Details

Maximum Lots Bid Per Supplier
4
Maximum Lots Awarded Per Supplier
4

Award criteria

Description
Bidders may submit bids for all 5 lots. No more than 5 suppliers, with the highest scores per lot, will be awarded to each lot

Communication

Future Notice Date
21 Apr 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Legal Services for Planning, Property & Estates - UoB
Description
Reelated to Planning Property and Estates, Commercial Property: Corporate Occupiers, Commercial Property: Development etc
Status
planned
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
180,000
Amount
150,000
Currency
GBP

Contract period

Starts
1 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Jun 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Jun 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Two extensions of 12 months each
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Legal Services for Commercial Law, Contracts & Procurement - UoB
Description
Please refer to breadown of lot sub requirements on the attached document including Projects, telecoms, IT Law, commercial contracts etc
Status
planned
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
60,000
Amount
50,000
Currency
GBP

Contract period

Starts
1 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Jun 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Jun 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Two extensions of 12 months each
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Legal Services for FOI, GDPR, Employment Law, Information Law & Media
Description
Please refer to breadown of lot sub requirements on the attached document including FOI, GDPR, Employment Law and Information Law etc
Status
planned
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
120,000
Amount
100,000
Currency
GBP

Contract period

Starts
1 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Jun 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Jun 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Two extensions of 12 months each
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
Provision of Legal Services for Litigation at the UoB
Description
Please refer to breadown of lot sub requirements on the attached document. Including civil and criminal litigation etc
Status
planned
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
240,000
Amount
200,000
Currency
GBP

Contract period

Starts
1 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Jun 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Jun 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Two extensions of 12 months each
Entry 5
Id
5
Title
Provison of Legal Counsel/Advocacy Services - UoB
Description
Please refer to breadown of lot sub requirements on the attached document. Including Commercila Law, Contracts £ Procurement etc
Status
planned
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
83,998
Amount
70,000
Currency
GBP

Contract period

Starts
1 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Jun 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Jun 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Two extensions of 12 months each

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79100000
Description
Legal services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79110000
Description
Legal advisory and representation services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
79111000
Description
Legal advisory services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
79112000
Description
Legal representation services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
79140000
Description
Legal advisory and information services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH24
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKH2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79100000
Description
Legal services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79110000
Description
Legal advisory and representation services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
79111000
Description
Legal advisory services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
79112000
Description
Legal representation services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
79140000
Description
Legal advisory and information services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKH24
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Item 3
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79100000
Description
Legal services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79110000
Description
Legal advisory and representation services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
79111000
Description
Legal advisory services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
79112000
Description
Legal representation services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
79140000
Description
Legal advisory and information services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH24
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKH2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Item 4
Id
4
Related Lot
4

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79100000
Description
Legal services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79110000
Description
Legal advisory and representation services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
79111000
Description
Legal advisory services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
79112000
Description
Legal representation services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
79140000
Description
Legal advisory and information services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKH24
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Item 5
Id
5
Related Lot
5

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79100000
Description
Legal services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79110000
Description
Legal advisory and representation services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
79111000
Description
Legal advisory services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
79112000
Description
Legal representation services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
79140000
Description
Legal advisory and information services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKH24
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
L-1
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Description
Please access all tender documents on our e-procurement systems in April 2026

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
022464-2026
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Notice Type
UK3
Description
Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
Published
12 Mar 2026, 15:36
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
University of Bedfordshire
Id
GB-UKPRN-10007152

Identifier

Scheme
GB-UKPRN
Id
10007152

Address

Street Address
University Square
Locality
Luton
Postal Code
LU1 3JU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH21

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicUndertaking
Description
Public undertaking

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Luton · UKH21 · LU1 3JU · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH24 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH2 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 022464-2026Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·