Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- University of Essex · Body governed by public law
- Suppliers
- Bevan Brittan LLP, Eversheds LLP, Forbes Solicitors LLP, Freeths LLP, Jgpoole&co LLP, Weightmans LLP, Stone King LLP SME, Davitt Jones Bould Limited SME, HCR Legal LLP, Shakespeare Martineau LLP
- Value
- £63,000,000.03 across 7 lots
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Business services · Legal advisory and information services (CPV 79140000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 031296-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date10 Jun 2025
- Published10 Jun 2025Published the same day
Description
This Lot is designed to meet the Legal Services needs of organisations across the public sector throughout the entire United Kingdom. The Lot covers a comprehensive range of Legal Services but available across several workstreams including Human Resources Services, Academy Conversion and Post Conversion Services, Property Services, Commercial Services and Dispute and Litigation Services. Full details of the service provision are contained within the Invitation to Tender documentation. There will be a maximum of 8 suppliers awarded a place on this framework Lot.
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Framework for the provision of Legal Services: One Stop Shop | Bevan Brittan LLP, Eversheds LLP, Forbes Solicitors LLP, Freeths LLP, Jgpoole&co LLP +1 more | £9m |
| Framework for the provision of Legal Services: Legal Services: Human Resources, Pensions and People | Bevan Brittan LLP, Eversheds LLP, Forbes Solicitors LLP, Freeths LLP, Weightmans LLP | £9m |
| Framework for the provision of Legal Services: Legal Services: Academy Conversion and Post Conversion Services | Bevan Brittan LLP, Eversheds LLP, Forbes Solicitors LLP, Stone King LLP SME, Weightmans LLP | £9m |
| Framework for the provision of Legal Services: Legal Services: Property | Bevan Brittan LLP, Davitt Jones Bould Limited SME, Eversheds LLP, Forbes Solicitors LLP, Freeths LLP +2 more | £9m |
| Framework for the provision of Legal Services: Legal Services: Commercial – Contracts, Procurement Governance and related matters | Bevan Brittan LLP, Eversheds LLP, Forbes Solicitors LLP, Freeths LLP, Jgpoole&co LLP +1 more | £9m |
| Framework for the provision of Legal Services: Legal Services: Dispute Resolution and Litigation | Bevan Brittan LLP, Eversheds LLP, Forbes Solicitors LLP, Freeths LLP, Jgpoole&co LLP +1 more | £9m |
| Framework for the provision of Legal Services: Legal Services for Education (including Universities and Higher Education) | Bevan Brittan LLP, Forbes Solicitors LLP, Freeths LLP, HCR Legal LLP, Jgpoole&co LLP +3 more | £9m |
About the suppliers
Bevan Brittan LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC309219).
Eversheds LLP: every public contract they have won.
Forbes Solicitors LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC433300).
Freeths LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00304688).
Jgpoole&co LLP: every public contract they have won.
Weightmans LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC326117).
Stone King LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC315280).
Davitt Jones Bould Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06155025).
HCR Legal LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC382982).
Shakespeare Martineau LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC319029).