External Legal Services
Estimated value
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Awarded value
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Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
18 Jun 2026
Description
De Montfort University ("the University") wishes to establish a new panel of external legal expertise and flexible resources to support the in-house legal services team to address gaps in existing legal expertise, periods of absence, lack of internal capacity, peak demand at short notice and projects. It is intended that this panel will comprise of up to three suppliers, with a contract duration of four years. The University is conducting the procurement using the open procedure in accordance with the requirements of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA2023) for the purpose of procuring the services described in the Specification (Requirements). A Planned Procurement Notice has previously been published to the Find a Tender Service regarding this procurement, ref. 2025/S 000-034543. More details including the full Invitation to Tender pack are available on the In-Tend e-tendering portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/demontfort/aspx/Home
Scope
- Reference
- 1923
- Total value
- £2,000,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 30 Sept 2026 to 30 Sept 2030
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 79100000
- Contract locations
- East Midlands, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | — | price | 30.00% |
| Quality | — | quality | 70.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Submission deadline
- 23 Jul 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission address
- Tender response must be completed and uploaded to the In-Tend portal (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/demontfort/aspx/Home) by 12:00hrs, Thursday 23rd July 2026. It is the Tenderer's responsibility to ensure that their Tender is complete, prepared and submitted in accordance with the instructions and requirements contained within this ITT and signed and dated where required.
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure