Provision of Legal Services
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£6.7m
Suppliers
19
Lots
8
Published
06 Feb 2026
Description
Nottingham Trent University intends to establish an open framework agreement for the Provision of Legal Services. The requirement will be divided into the following Lots: Lot 1a - Property or Real Estate Lot 1b - Construction. Lot 2a - Human Resources (Ad-Hoc). Lot 2b - Human Resources (Retainer Service). Lot 3 - Dispute Resolution. Lot 4 - Commercial and Corporate Services. Lot 5 - Student Matters. Lot 6 - Patent Management.
Scope
- Reference
- NTU/25/2897/DS
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 02 Mar 2026 to 01 Mar 2029Possible extension to 01 Mar 2034
The Tender is being run in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 (the Act) and any regulations made under it, including the Procurement Regulations 2024 (Regulations), as amended from time to time. This is an Open Procedure tender, as defined in sections 20(1) and 20(2)(a) of the Act. The University is setting up an Open Framework, which is a series of successive frameworks as defined by the Act. This is the framework 1 of the scheme (NTU/25/2897/DS). There are a maximum of two frameworks under this open framework. This competition is for the award of framework one in the scheme of frameworks. Framework one will have a contract period of 36 months. Framework two will have a contract period of 60 months. The open framework will last 8 years in total.
- CPV classifications
- 79100000
- Contract locations
- East Midlands, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Criteria | Technical Criteria | quality | 30.00% |
| Service Delivery | Service Delivery | quality | 30.00% |
| Quality Criteria | Quality Criteria | quality | 10.00% |
| Service Innovation | Service Innovation | quality | 5.00% |
| Sustainability | Sustainability | quality | 5.00% |
| Commercial Offer Schedule | Commercial Offer Schedule | price | 20.00% |
| Technical criteria | Technical criteria | quality | 30.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
Please see publish tender documents.
Please see published tender documents.
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details· 8 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£1.3m
Award date
06 Feb 2026
Contract start
02 Mar 2026
Contract end
01 Mar 2029
Lots · 8 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOT-0001 | Lot 1a - Property (or Real Estate) | £1.3m | complete |
| LOT-0002 | Lot 1b - Construction | £1.3m | complete |
| LOT-0003 | Lot 2a - Human Resources (Ad-Hoc) | £1.3m | complete |
| LOT-0004 | Lot 2b - Human Resources (Retainer Service) | £208k | complete |
| LOT-0005 | Lot 3 - Dispute Resolution | £500k | complete |