Contracts Finder notice
Legal Services Framework Agreement (2022)
Authority: Gambling Commission
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAward of Framework Agreement for provision of Legal Services to a mix of 8 x law firms/barristers' chambers who are able to provide legal advice and support specifically in the areas of administrative and public law, regulatory law and gambling law advice (including advice on the conduct of the National Lottery under the third & fourth National Lottery licence) as well as more general legal advice and support.
The contract document makes it clear 'that it is difficult to predict the total value of work that will be let under this framework' and further advises 'Overall spend could be significantly higher or lower depending on our actual requirements'.
This notice has been updated to show our revised spending forecast up to Feb 2026.
Published procurement details
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Buyer reference
- 22-022
- Category
- Services
- Tender status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes
- Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
- No
- Min Value
- £1.00
- Tender deadline
- Procurement method
- Open
- Item 1: Delivery locations as published
- United Kingdom
- Description
CORNERSTONE: Lot 2 - UK Barristers
CAPITAL LAW LLP: Lot 1: UK Solicitors
BRODIES LLP: Lot 1: UK Solicitors & Lot 3: Scottish Solicitors
Dac Beachcroft Llp: Lot 1 - UK Solicitors
TLT LLP: Lot 1 - UK Solicitors
11 Kings Bench Walk Chambers: Lot 2 - UK Barristers
39 ESSEX CHAMBERS LLP: Lot 2 - UK Barristers
Key dates
Published dates- Award decision10 Feb 2023
- Contract starts14 Feb 2023
- Notice published15 Feb 2023
- Contract ends13 Feb 2027
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
- Gambling CommissionContracting authority
- Identifier
- PB169 · GB-GOR
- URL
- https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/
Suppliers named on the notice
- CORNERSTONESupplier
- Voluntary, community or social enterprise
- No
- Business size
- SME
- CAPITAL LAW LLPSupplier
- Identifier
- 0 · GB-COH
- Voluntary, community or social enterprise
- No
- Business size
- Large
- BRODIES LLPSupplier
- Identifier
- 0 · GB-COH
- Voluntary, community or social enterprise
- No
- Business size
- Large
- Dac Beachcroft LlpSupplier
- Identifier
- 0 · GB-COH
- Voluntary, community or social enterprise
- No
- Business size
- Large
- TLT LLPSupplier
- Voluntary, community or social enterprise
- No
- Business size
- Large
- 11 Kings Bench Walk ChambersSupplier
- Voluntary, community or social enterprise
- No
- Business size
- SME
- 39 ESSEX CHAMBERS LLPSupplier
- Identifier
- OC360005 · GB-COH
- Voluntary, community or social enterprise
- No
- Business size
- SME
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
Source record
- Source
- Contracts Finder
- Notice language
- en
- Release reference
- ocds-b5fd17-2005eb5b-f8ca-4361-8b8a-87adf1dbcc08-2025-03-26T13:28:45Z
- Published
- 15 Feb 2023
- Latest update
- 26 Mar 2025
- Procedure reference
- ocds-b5fd17-2005eb5b-f8ca-4361-8b8a-87adf1dbcc08
- Contract reference
- ocds-b5fd17-2005eb5b-f8ca-4361-8b8a-87adf1dbcc08-1