External Legal Services

DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITYcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05521bProcurement Act 2023SME suitableactive
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Estimated value

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

18 Jun 2026

Deadline 23 Jul 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 VAT
Above 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.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Priceprice30.00%
Qualityquality70.00%

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