Official UK procurement notice
Legal Services Framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: University of Exeter (Central government)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Exeter is looking to appoint a number of legal firms to a framework to provide expert advise and services in the following four areas:
Lot 1: Property and Estates
Lot 2: Employment and Higher Education
Lot 3: Commercial/Contractual and Intellectual Property
Lot 4: Patent Services
Two firms will be appointed to each of Lots 1 to 3. Three firms will be appointed to Lot 4.
- Recurrence: 2029
CPV: Legal advisory and information services · Legal advisory services · Legal services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Property & EstatesAwarded
Lot #2Employment & Higher EducationAwarded
Employment & Higher Education
Lot #3Commercial/Contractual and Intellectual PropertyAwarded
Commercial/Contractual and Intellectual Property
Lot #4Patent ServicesAwarded
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “Legal Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 2029
- First published
- 10 Feb 2025, 11:31 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Jul 2025, 16:47 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
UOE/2024/101/JU- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039744- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dcdcFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
21 Feb 2025 → 14 Jul 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published14 Jul 2025, 16:47 BST
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Mar 2025- Published value published: £1,500,0005 Mar 2025, 16:25 GMT
- Status changed to active5 Mar 2025, 16:25 GMT
- Procurement method changed5 Mar 2025, 16:25 GMT
- Deadline moved to 21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT5 Mar 2025, 16:25 GMT-17 days · was 10 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete14 Jul 2025, 16:47 BST
Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders · IV.2.2 | 21 Feb 2025 | 10 Mar 2025 | +17 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 21 Feb 2025 | 10 Mar 2025 | +17 d |
| — | DeadlineDate · IV.2.2 | 10 Mar 2025 | 19 Mar 2025 | +9 d |
2 amendments published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-02: 1 release · 10 Feb 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast9 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 9 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £375,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Lot 1: Property & Estates
- Signed
- 17 Jun 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 1: Property & Estates
- Signed
- 17 Jun 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 2: Employment & Higher Education
- Signed
- 17 Jun 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 2: Employment & Higher Education
- Signed
- 17 Jun 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 3: Commercial/Contractual and Intellectual Property
- Signed
- 17 Jun 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 3: Commercial/Contractual and Intellectual Property
- Signed
- 17 Jun 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 4: Patent Services
- Signed
- 17 Jun 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 4: Patent Services
- Signed
- 17 Jun 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 4: Patent Services
- Signed
- 17 Jun 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Property & Estates | 12bids · 12 electronic | — | — | — |
| 2 · Employment & Higher Education | 6bids · 6 electronic | — | — | — |
| 3 · Commercial/Contractual and Intellectual Property | 8bids · 8 electronic | — | — | — |
| 4 · Patent Services | 14bids · 14 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
6 commercial parties on the notice- Appleyard Lees IP LLPFramework contractor
- Browne Jacobson LLPFramework contractor
- ForrestersFramework contractor
- MichelmoresFramework contractor
- Mills & Reeve LLPFramework contractor
- Wilson GunnFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria