Legal Service Framework - 3 lots
Estimated value
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Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
3
Published
29 Jan 2026
Description
The University of Reading is retendering its Legal Services Framework Agreements. There will be 3 Lots covering; Lot 1 – General commercial Lot 2 – Property and Estate legal services Lot 3 – IP searching, registration and portfolio management services Please note: as of August 1, 2024, the University of Reading is not a Contracting Authority, for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Public Procurement Directive 2014/24/EU (the “Directive”), as less than 50% of our funding comes from public sources.
Scope
- Reference
- UOR/PRO/25/029
- Total value
- £400,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 30 Jun 2026 to 30 Jun 2030Possible extension to 30 Jun 2034
The University reserves the right to extend for another 4 years in 2 year increments.
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 79100000
- Contract locations
- South East England, United KingdomBerkshire, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simple description | Please see tender documents for details. | price | — |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 12 Feb 2026, 12:00 pm
- Submission address
- Please submit responses through the portal, www.in-tendhost.co.uk/theuniversityofreading
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
Lots · 3 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legal Services Framework - General Commercial | — | active |
| 2 | Legal Services Framework - Property and Estates | — | active |
| 3 | Legal Services Framework -IP Searching, Registration and Portfolio Management Services | — | active |