Legal Support for a new MHA Framework

Official notice

Authority: Leicestershire County Council (Local council)

Framework agreementBelow threshold - without competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF22)

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

Awarded 1 Aug 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Freeths LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Specialist legal support is required to ensure the procurement exercise and resulting framework documentation are fully compliant with the requirements of the Procurement Act 2023, mitigate legal and commercial risks, and support the successful establishment of the framework.

Call off from NEPO Legal Services Framework.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East Midlands

79140000 Legal advisory and information services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 19 Aug 2026, 10:06 BST
Last source update: 19 Aug 2026, 10:06 BST
Authority reference: DN826599
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-078818
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF22)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e72c Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 19 Aug 2026

Contract award notice published
19 Aug 2026, 10:06 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
28 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 11 award · see the list ↓

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Freeths LLP31 Aug 2026 – 30 Aug 2027	£20,000	1 Aug 2026	Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicestershire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNHT-9235-VXDV County Hall, Leicester, East Midlands, LE3 8RAContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

FREETHS LLPFramework contractorGB-COH: OC304688GB-PPON: PPCM-1511-PDGH 80 Mount Street, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, NG1 6HHContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender19 Aug 2026, 10:06 BST