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Published 20 May 2025, 13:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Legal Services Framework · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: bpha (Public body)

Framework agreementServices
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline value£5,600,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Apr 2026from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 3 yrsends 31 Oct 2029 · up to 31 Oct 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To provide legal advice and support to bpha

CPV: Legal services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
3 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 1 Nov 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrs
Contract period: 1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Oct 2031 with extensions
Extensions: Extension options published

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “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
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
20 May 2025, 13:50 BST
Last source update
20 May 2025, 13:50 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-023262
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Legal services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0518cc Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

20 May 2025 → 1 Nov 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    20 May 2025, 13:50 BST
  2. Tender notice expected208 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  4. Contract startsin 4 days
    1 Nov 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    20 May 2025, 13:50 BST
    UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

BPHA LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: IP26751R · GB-PPON: PMNG-1377-TBMJ bpha Limited, Bedford Heights, Manton Lane, Bedford, East of England, MK41 7BJContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender