DCWW2005 - Legal Services

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Estimated value

£13.6m

services

Awarded value

—

Suppliers

Lots

0 awarded

Published

15 Apr 2026

Deadline 15 May 2026

Description

DCC require external Legal support in rela the following areas: DCC will seek to establish a multi provider framework agreement covering a wide range of Legal Services. The Legal Services will be used by all companies within the Glas Cymru group companies, which include companies outside the whole business securitisation, and not subject to DCC’s statutory water and sewerage licence. The requirement for all Group companies is for advice that is professional, competent, expert and timely, provides good commercial value and is delivered in a way that makes a positive contribution to the achievement of the best overall outcome for DCC on each occasion.

Scope

Reference: DCWW2005 - Legal Services
Total value: £13,600,000 excluding VAT
£17,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool: Standalone contract
Contract dates: 01 Nov 2026 to 31 Oct 2029
Possible extension to 31 Oct 2033
two future opportunities to extend the agreement by a further 24 months Ie. 3 years (+2 +2)
Main category: services
CPV classifications: 79100000
Contract locations: Wales, United Kingdom

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

Name	Description	Type	Weighting
Technical	—	quality	30.00%
Commercial	—	cost	70.00%

Submission & procedure

Submission deadline: 15 May 2026, 11:00 am
Submission address: https://dwrcymru-welshwater.bravosolution.co.uk Participation instructions — how to express an interest in this opportunity. 1) Register your organisation on the DCC eSourcing Portal (this is only required once so please check whether there is an existing account registered for your organisation — multiple users can be added as required); 2) Express an interest in the opportunity: — log in to the portal with your username and password, — click the 'PQQs/ ITTs Open to all Suppliers' link, — click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content, — click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page — this will move the PQQ/ ITT into your 'My PQQs/ITTs' page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only), — you can now access any attachments by clicking 'Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT details' box. 3) Responding to the Opportunity — click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT details'. You can choose to 'Create response' or 'Decline to Respond', — you can now use the messaging function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification, — note the deadline for completion and follow the onscreen instructions to complete your response — there may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform, — you must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. Please Note the following — you must download the documents yourself after you have expressed interest, they will not be sent to you, — expressions of Interest will ONLY be accepted through the eSourcing Portal — all documentation must be returned electronically via the eSourcing Portal, — if you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eSourcing helpdesk using the contract information provided on the home page. ↗
Electronic submission: Yes
Procedure: Competitive flexible procedure

Lots · 5 total

Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.

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Lot	Title	Est. value	Status
1	General Legal Services	—	active
2	Competition Law and Economic Regulation	—	active
3	Treasury	—	active
4	Insurance	—	active
5	Water Sector Regulation and Regulatory Reform	—	active