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Academisation Legal Support

Liverpool City Council · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 13:37.

Opportunity overview

Under section 5B of the Academies Act 2010 (as amended), Liverpool City Council has a statutory duty to take all reasonable steps to facilitate school academisation. This requires the Council to assist with the granting of land interests, typically via a lease, and the transfer of school assets, contracts, and staff.

Awarded to

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Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP

Matched by number
Contract value
£60k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
24 Mar 2026
Award ID
026704-2026-DN808826-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH OC317661
Location
LONDON, UKI, SE1 2AU, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79100000 — Legal services

Lots

  • Under section 5B of the Academies Act 2010 (as amended), Liverpool City Council has a statutory duty to take all reasonable steps to facilitate school academisation. This requires the Council to assist with the granting of land interests, typically via a lease, and the transfer of school assets, contracts, and staff.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
DN808826
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
Due to the highly specialised nature of academy conversions and the strict deadlines imposed by the Secretary of State for Education, the Council appointed Womble Bond Dickinson Ltd for an initial 12-month period. Womble Bond Dickinson is currently managing two active conversions, making it technically and operationally infeasible to switch suppliers mid-process.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
79100000
Description
Legal services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_TECHNICAL
Description
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Under section 5B of the Academies Act 2010 (as amended), Liverpool City Council has a statutory duty to take all reasonable steps to facilitate school academisation. This requires the Council to assist with the granting of land interests, typically via a lease, and the transfer of school assets, contracts, and staff.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79100000
Description
Legal services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD72

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Liverpool City Council
Id
GB-FTS-145191

Identifier

Legal Name
Liverpool City Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address
Cunard Building
Locality
Liverpool
Region
UKD72
Postal Code
L31DS
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Ryan Stewart

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
09
Description
Education
Organisation 2
Name
Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP
Id
GB-COH-OC317661

Identifier

Legal Name
Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP
Id
OC317661
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Street Address
4 MORE LONDON RIVERSIDE
Locality
LONDON
Region
UKI
Postal Code
SE1 2AU
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
Liverpool City Council
Id
GB-FTS-4530

Identifier

Legal Name
Liverpool City Council

Address

Locality
Liverpool
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
026704-2026-DN808826-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-OC317661
Name
Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
026704-2026-DN808826-1
Award ID
026704-2026-DN808826-1
Status
active
Date Signed
24 Mar 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
60,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Liverpool · UKD72 · L31DS · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD72

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 026704-2026award, contract ·