Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 7 Jul 2025, 13:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Access to Legal Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC)

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Awarded 6 Jun 2025no call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The service is to provide a means of access for legal advice across the ICB.

This contract is in respect of the Legal Services framework agreement between Health Trust Europe and suppliers dated 18 August 2023.

The Framework Agreement will cover eight (8) mandatory specialisms, which the awarded supplier will be able to supply.

These are;

Corporate, Healthcare (including Mental Health), Commercial, Employment, Real Estate and Property, Cyber, Data Protection & Information, Finance and Environmental, Social and Governance.

CPV: Legal services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

Extensions: Commencement date of the contract 06 June 2025. Contract term is 12 months from the Commencement Date (ending 05 June 2026) and may be extended in accordance with Clause 15.2 of Schedule 2 of the Call-Off Terms and Conditions provided that the duration of this Contract shall be no longer than 14 months.

79100000 Legal services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 7 Jul 2025, 13:59 BST
Last source update: 15 Jul 2025, 13:31 BST
Authority reference: NENC033
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-039958
Classification (CPV): Legal services
Delivery area: North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055a04 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This contract was directly awarded to Ward Hadaway in respect of the Legal Services framework agreement between Health Trust Europe and suppliers dated 18 August 2023.
The Framework Agreement will cover eight (8) mandatory specialisms, which the awarded supplier will be able to supply.
These are;
Corporate, Healthcare (including Mental Health), Commercial, Employment, Real Estate and Property, Cyber, Data Protection & Information, Finance and Environmental, Social and Governance.

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender

Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	TextII.1.4	The service is to provide a means of access for legal advice across the ICB. This contract is in respect of the Legal Services framework agreement between Health Trust Europe and suppliers dated 18 August 2023. The Framework Agreement will cover eight (8) mandatory specialisms, which the awarded supplier will be able to supply. These are; Corporate, Healthcare (including Mental Health), Commercial…	The service is to provide a means of access for legal advice across the ICB. This contract is in respect of the Legal Services framework agreement between Health Trust Europe and suppliers dated 18 August 2023. The objectives of this project are: objectives for the project are: • Reduce the ICB's spend on legal matters, in relation to court of protection • Ensure ICB meets statutory responsibilit…

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 6 Jun 2025

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Access to Legal Services
Signed
6 Jun 2025
Value
£900,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawProfessional Legal Services GB-NHS: QHM PEMBERTON HOUSE COLIMA AVENUE SUNDERLAND ENTERPRISE PARK, Sunderland, North East, SR53XBContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Ward Hadaway LLPFramework contractorGB-COH: TBC Sandgate House, 102 Quaryside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East, NE1 3DX

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.