DfE- Invest NI Legal Service Framework
Estimated value
£1.5m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
12
Published
27 Aug 2025
Description
Invest NI intends to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of legal services to provide advice in relation to the following areas of law : 1. Contracts, 2. Corporate Finance, Debt Recovery and Finance, 3. Commercial Property, Real Estate and Construction, 4. Venture Capital and Corporate Law, 5. Intellectual Property, 6. Data Protection and Information Law, 7. Employment Law Equality and Human Rights, 8. Competition Law (including Subsidy Control and State Aid), 9. Procurement Law, 10. Administrative and Public Law, 11.Energy, Natural Resources and Climate Change , and 12. Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Scope
- Reference
- ID 5827200
- Total value
- £1,542,000 excluding VAT£1,850,400 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 23 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2029Possible extension to 22 Mar 2030
This Framework agreement will run for an initial period of 3 years with one option to extend up to 12 months. Optional extension periods will be subject to review and satisfactory performance assessment by the Contracting Authority.
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 791000007911000079111000791120007912000079130000791310007913200079140000
- Contract locations
- Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualitative Criteria | AC1 Proposed Team Experience (34.2) AC2 Resourcing and Quality of Service Delivery (25.8) | quality | 60.00% |
| Quantitative Criteria | AC3 Hourly Rate Partner (15.2) AC4 Hourly Rate Senior Associate (15.2) AC5 Hourly Associate (9.6) | cost | 40.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
As per Tender documentation.
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 15 Sept 2025, 2:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 25 Sept 2025, 2:00 pm
- Submission address
- Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below. Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer. The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Lots · 12 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Contracts | £390k | active |
| 2 | Corporate Finance Debt Recovery and Finance | £75k | active |
| 3 | Commercial Property, Real Estate and Construction | £320k | active |
| 4 | Venture Capital & Corporate Law | £390k | active |
| 5 | Intellectual Property | £25k | active |