Legal services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 79100000·Services · class·in Business Services & Consultancy
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 78 lots from 52 competitions run by 48 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 29 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3) and 49 from older notices (bids received, middle 6).
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What a contract here is usually worth.
Middle value of published award values, VAT excluded. Framework ceilings are left out because they are not real contract values.
Based on 315 awards with a usable value, last 36 months.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Based on 23 decided competitions, last 36 months.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Newest open tenders
3 of 6 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| CCHA 0328 Legal Services Framework for Land and Development | Castles and Coasts Housing Association | 24 Nov 2026 | 19d | £800,000 ceiling |
| Procurement of a 'Local Authority' Legal Case Management System | North Tyneside Council | 13 Nov 2026 | 8d | £200,000 |
| Legal Services | Procurement Assist Limited c/o Integrated Facilities Management Bolton Ltd (iFM Bolton) | 31 May 2029 | 938d | £75,000,000 ceiling |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
79100000 Legal services623 notices · 73%- Business and management consultancy services 1,074 · 12m
- Advertising and marketing services 570 · 12m
- Recruitment services 537 · 12m
- Market research services 490 · 12m
- Subscription services 417 · 12m
- Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services 410 · 12m
- Security services 398 · 12m
- Miscellaneous business-related services 378 · 12m
- Business and management consultancy and related services 337 · 12m
- Accounting and auditing services 337 · 12m
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Who buysi
Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
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Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
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What kinds of public bodies buy here.
Notices by the buyer’s type as published, otherwise by its name.
Central government27%(222 notices)
222 of 814 notices are Central government (27%).Local authorities26%(209 notices)
209 of 814 notices are Local authorities (26%).Other public bodies19%(157 notices)
157 of 814 notices are Other public bodies (19%).Education & universities8%(65 notices)
65 of 814 notices are Education & universities (8%).Housing associations4%(33 notices)
33 of 814 notices are Housing associations (4%).Not classified16%(128 notices)
128 of 814 notices are Not classified (16%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| The Legal Aid Agency | not classified | 39 | 1 | 0 |
| UK Research and Innovation | Central government | 23 | 15 | 0 |
| Maritime and Coastguard Agency | Central government | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| Portsmouth City Council | Local authorities | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Northern Ireland Housing Executive | Other public bodies | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| British Council | Local authorities | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| Bedford Borough Council | Local authorities | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Government Commercial Agency | Central government | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Greater Manchester Combined Authority | Local authorities | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| Serious Fraud Office | Central government | 7 | 4 | 0 |
446 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is deliveredi
Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
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Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 523 of 851 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
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| South East England | 6 | 14% | 4% | |
| North West England | 5 | 17% | 27% | |
| Greater London | 11 | 9% | 46% | |
| West Midlands | 8 | 10% | 27% | |
| North East England | 3 | 13% | 9% | |
| South West England | 10 | 9% | 22% | |
| East of England | 11 | 10% | 8% | |
| East Midlands | 8 | 11% | 9% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 11 | 12% | 6% | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | 6 | 32% | 40% | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is boughti
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract69%(589 notices)
589 of 851 notices are Contract (69%).Framework30%(256 notices)
256 of 851 notices are Framework (30%).Dynamic purchasing system1%(6 notices)
6 of 851 notices are Dynamic purchasing system (1%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Open39%(330 notices)
330 of 851 notices are Open (39%).Route not published19%(160 notices)
160 of 851 notices are Route not published (19%).Direct award16%(134 notices)
134 of 851 notices are Direct award (16%).Limited / restricted15%(126 notices)
126 of 851 notices are Limited / restricted (15%).Selective12%(101 notices)
101 of 851 notices are Selective (12%).
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How much of this market is above the legal threshold.
Notices by whether the buyer marked them above or below the threshold that triggers the full rules.
Above threshold78%(99 notices)
99 of 127 notices are Above threshold (78%).Below threshold22%(28 notices)
28 of 127 notices are Below threshold (22%).
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How long bidders get to respond.
Middle value in days from the tender notice to its deadline.
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (408) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid12%(9)
9 of 78 lots fall in 1 bid (12%).2–328%(22)
22 of 78 lots fall in 2–3 (28%).4–621%(16)
16 of 78 lots fall in 4–6 (21%).7 or more40%(31)
31 of 78 lots fall in 7 or more (40%).
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The usual range of contract values here.
The middle half of published award values, VAT excluded, with the middle value marked. Framework ceilings are left out.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 78 lots from 52 competitions run by 48 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 29 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3) and 49 from older notices (bids received, middle 6).
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How much of this market is actually put out to competition.
Notices run as an open or selective procedure, out of all notices that say which procedure was used. Direct awards count as not competed.
98 of 332 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 76 more are call-offs or give no procedure and are left out.
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What share of bids come from small and medium firms.
SME bids divided by all bids, on lots where the buyer published the split.
82 SME bids out of 349, on 61 lots where the buyer published the split.
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What share of contracts go to small and medium firms.
Awards to a single supplier that declared its size. SME divided by all.
53 of 300 awards where the winner declared its size.
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How much work here goes to companies based in the region.
Contract awards where the winner’s registered address is in this region, out of awards where the address is known.
Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.
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Do winners come in above or below the buyer’s estimate.
For each lot we compare the published estimate with the award, like for like. Below means the winner was paid less than estimated, above means more.
Based on 35 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 36 months.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
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How often a tender ends with no award.
Notices cancelled, withdrawn or marked unsuccessful, plus terminated ones that never got an award.
3 of 408 notices, last 36 months.
Only what buyers published. Tenders that quietly went nowhere are not counted.
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How many companies apply to get onto a framework or DPS here.
Middle value per lot, frameworks and dynamic markets only. Getting onto a panel is not the same as winning work, so it is kept separate.
Based on 242 lots from 67 framework and DPS notices, last 36 months.
Who winsi
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 1,266 awards to 338 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 16% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| MILLS AND REEVE | 26 | 40 | 9 | 22 |
| Bevan Brittan | 23 | 55 | 21 | 21 |
| Browne Jacobson LLP | 23 | 46 | 19 | 21 |
| Burges Salmon LLP | 23 | 25 | 12 | 22 |
| DLA Piper | 21 | 23 | 10 | 16 |
| TLT LLP | 20 | 29 | 16 | 19 |
| Weightmans LLP | 18 | 47 | 14 | 18 |
| Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP | 17 | 18 | 7 | 16 |
Where to submiti
Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
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Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 287 of 851 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in legal services
6 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Procurement of a 'Local Authority' Legal Case Management System | North Tyneside Council | 13 Nov 2026 | 8d | £200,000 |
| CCHA 0328 Legal Services Framework for Land and Development | Castles and Coasts Housing Association | 24 Nov 2026 | 19d | £800,000 ceiling |
| Legal Services | Procurement Assist Limited c/o Integrated Facilities Management Bolton Ltd (iFM Bolton) | 31 May 2029 | 938d | £75,000,000 ceiling |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly. Contracts Finder contracts appear on the Retender Radar, not yet in these figures.
- What counts here. Every notice with a CPV code starting 7910. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 4 Nov 2026.
- Competition. Bids and winners cover the last three years and count each lot as its own contest; frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are shown apart from ordinary contracts.
- Why no total spend. Notice estimates often repeat a framework’s ceiling, so adding them up would overstate the market. Typical contract values are shown instead.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.