LEGAL SERVICES PA23

London Universities Purchasing ConsortiumcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05431dProcurement Act 2023Light-touch servicesSME suitablepending
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Estimated value

Awarded value

£37.5m

Awarded 04 Sept 2025

Suppliers

20

1 SME

Lots

3

3 awarded

Published

05 Sept 2025

Description

London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC) is establishing a multi-provider framework agreement for the provision of legal services in England and Wales. The framework will be available to the members of LUPC, HEPCW, NEUPC, NWUPC, and SUPC. It will need to support a diverse membership of universities and colleges of higher and further education, as well as other not-for-profit organisations in the education, arts, science, charity, and wider public sectors. The Services provided will need to support members with in-house legal teams, and members with no internal legal support. Projects will vary widely from small transactional call-offs, project driven requirements, and long-term ongoing legal support. The design of the Framework Agreement is to provide members with a range of law firms with different cultures, specialisms, and resources, while providing opportunities for SME law firms, and flexibility of call off options to meet our members ever changing needs.

Scope

Reference
PFB5088LU
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
19 Aug 2025 to 18 Aug 2028
Possible extension to 18 Aug 2030

Subject to the terms of the framework agreement the extension can be a maximum of 2 (two) years as one extension or in 1 (one) year increments.

CPV classifications
79100000
Contract locations
UK, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Technical (Quality)Technical questions will be used to assess the participant's ability to perform the services of the contract.quality70.00%
Commercial (Price)A structured pricing model (Schedule 6) will be used to evaluate the participant's bid split into a number of key pricing areas.price30.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

Refer to ITT for full details of legal and financial capacity conditions.

Refer to ITT for full details of technical requirements including mandatory requirements.

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details· 3 awards

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£12.5m

Award date

04 Sept 2025

Contract start

30 Sept 2025

Contract end

30 Sept 2028

Awarded to
BL
CH SO300334
HL
CH OC382982
WH
CH OC430614
WL
CH OC326117
BB
BL
CH OC317545
BL
CH SO300334
BJ
CW
ML
CH OC315403
SME
WL
CH OC326117
BL
CH SO300334
DB
FL
CH OC304688
MR
WL
CH OC326117

Lots · 3 total

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

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
LOT-0001Sub Lot 1A Legal Services PA23 Band A£12.5mcomplete
LOT-0002Sub Lot 1B Legal Services PA23 Band B£12.5mcomplete
LOT-0003Sub Lot 1C Legal Services PA23 Band C£12.5mcomplete