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Procurement legal services support

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 19:18.

Opportunity overview

Northumbria Police is seeking information from suitably qualified legal service providers to support the Force with specialist advice relating to public procurement activity under the Procurement Act 2023. The intention of this Request for Information (RFI) is to understand the market's capability, experience, and capacity to provide timely, expert legal support on tendering matters, including pre market activity, document development, compliance considerations, evaluation processes, award governance, and challenge handling. This exercise is exploratory and non committal; however, the information gathered will assist the Force in determining the most appropriate route to market and shaping any future procurement

Classification

  • CPV79110000 — Legal advisory and representation services
  • CPV79140000 — Legal advisory and information services

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
ocds-h6vhtk-066bac
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Sept 2029, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79110000
Description
Legal advisory and representation services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79140000
Description
Legal advisory and information services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Northumbria police have a questionnaire to be completed by all interested parties. To access the questionnaire please contact procurement@northumbria.police.uk
Due
3 Apr 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
023803-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 Mar 2026, 08:43
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria
Id
GB-PPON-PCZY-7834-QRMM

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCZY-7834-QRMM

Address

Street Address
2nd Floor, Victory House, Balliol Business Park, Longbenton
Locality
Newcastle
Postal Code
NE12 8EW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKC22

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Newcastle · UKC22 · NE12 8EW · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 023803-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·