Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 27 Jun 2025, 16:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of Legal Residential Conveyancing Services

Official notice

Authority: Southwark Council (Local council)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable
Planned pipeline value£265,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 21 Jul 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 23 Sept 2028 · up to 23 Sept 2030 with extensions · starts 24 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (PMEN) for information purposes only. It is

not a formal invitation to tender. The upcoming opportunity relates to the provision of professional legal residential conveyancing services

Organisations interested in this opportunity should review the draft detailed specification and complete the enclosed Questionnaire.

CPV: Legal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSME
Contract period: 24 Sept 2025 – 23 Sept 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 23 Sept 2030 with extensions
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

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
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
27 Jun 2025, 16:36 BST
Last source update
27 Jun 2025, 16:36 BST
Authority reference
DN758517
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035908
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Legal services
Delivery area
London (UKI44)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055573 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

27 Jun 2025 → 24 Sept 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    27 Jun 2025, 16:36 BST
  2. Market engagement
    9 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST

    This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (PMEN) for information purposes only. It is

    not a formal invitation to tender. You will need to respond to the tender notice in order to be considered for any upcoming contract. The purpose of this PMEN is to inform Southwark Council with regards to the potential market to deliver its potential requirements and to assist Southwark Council in better understanding how it may structure its requirements and develop its procurement strategy for a more effective and efficient procurement. All details in this PMEN are subject to being updated or changed in the tender notice.

    The PMEN fulfils the requirement for a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to be issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

    Organisations interested in this opportunity should review the draft detailed specification and complete the enclosed Questionnaire.

  3. Tender notice expected
    21 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts400 days ago
    24 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    27 Jun 2025, 16:36 BST
    UK2

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

London Borough of Southwark

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXTW-7647-VDLV Southwark Council, London, London, SE1 2QHContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure