# Legal services (CPV 79100000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/legal-services-79100000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices. > **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Legal services (CPV 79100000) covers UK public procurement for Legal services. Tracked across 842 published procedures (310 in the last 12 months) across 446 contracting authorities, with 8 live opportunities open for bidding right now. ## Key Sector Information - **Sector:** Legal services - **CPV Code:** `79100000` - **Classification Level:** CPV Class (4-digit sub-sector) - **Parent Division:** [Business Services & Consultancy (CPV 79000000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) - **Live Open Tenders:** 8 - **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 310 - **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 842 - **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 195 (446 lifetime) - **Typical Tender Window:** 30 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline) - **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/legal-services-79100000 - **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/legal-services-79100000/feed.xml ## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks - **Typical Bids per Lot:** 5 bids (middle half 3–10) (median of 52 procedures, 36 months, contracts) - **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £100k (median net contract award; interquartile range £39k–£334k) - **Deadline to Award Decision:** 44 days (median) - **SME Win Rate:** 18% of declared awards won by small & medium enterprises - **Local Win Rate:** 48% of awards won by suppliers registered in the delivery region ## Other Classes in Business Services & Consultancy 1. [Business and management consultancy services (CPV 79410000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-and-management-consultancy-services-79410000): 1,062 notices/12m 2. [Advertising and marketing services (CPV 79340000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/advertising-and-marketing-services-79340000): 570 notices/12m 3. [Recruitment services (CPV 79600000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/recruitment-services-79600000): 551 notices/12m 4. [Market research services (CPV 79310000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/market-research-services-79310000): 479 notices/12m 5. [Subscription services (CPV 79980000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/subscription-services-79980000): 421 notices/12m 6. [Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services (CPV 79950000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/exhibition-fair-and-congress-organisation-services-79950000): 407 notices/12m ## Live Open Tender Opportunities Currently open for bidding in Legal services (soonest deadline first): 1. [Tender for the Provision of Legal Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-for-the-provision-of-legal-services-ocds-h6vhtk-077d07): £1,785,000 · Deadline: 28 Oct 2026 · Ards and North Down Borough Council 2. [DCEA Scotland Migration Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dcea-scotland-migration-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06ef1f): £5,000,000 · Deadline: 4 Nov 2026 · Scottish Government 3. [Procurement of a 'Local Authority' Legal Case Management System](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-of-a-local-authority-legal-case-management-system-ocds-h6vhtk-077df1): £200,000 · Deadline: 13 Nov 2026 · North Tyneside Council 4. [CCHA 0328 Legal Services Framework for Land and Development](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ccha-0328-legal-services-framework-for-land-and-development-ocds-h6vhtk-078b5a): £650,000 · Deadline: 24 Nov 2026 · Castles and Coasts Housing Association 5. [Legal Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04cf38): £75,000,000 · Deadline: 31 May 2029 · Procurement Assist Limited c/o Integrated Facilities Management Bolton Ltd (iFM Bolton) ## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector Top public sector buyers procuring Legal services work: 1. [The Legal Aid Agency](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-legal-aid-agency-gov-ea556): 39 notices (1 in last 12m) 2. [UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221): 22 notices (15 in last 12m) 3. [Maritime and Coastguard Agency](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/maritime-and-coastguard-agency-gov-ea78): 11 notices (7 in last 12m) 4. [Northern Ireland Housing Executive](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northern-ireland-housing-executive-gov-pb1212): 9 notices (3 in last 12m) 5. [British Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-council-gov-ot313): 8 notices (6 in last 12m) 6. [Portsmouth City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/portsmouth-city-council-ons-e06000044): 8 notices (8 in last 12m) 7. [Bedford Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bedford-borough-council-ons-e06000055): 7 notices (0 in last 12m) 8. [Greater Manchester Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/greater-manchester-combined-authority-ons-e47000001): 7 notices (6 in last 12m) ## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions) Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region: 1. [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east): 134 notices (26%) 2. [North West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-west): 133 notices (26%) 3. [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london): 122 notices (24%) 4. [West Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/west-midlands): 117 notices (23%) 5. [North East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-east): 111 notices (21%) 6. [East Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-midlands): 109 notices (21%) ## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Legal services: 1. [MILLS AND REEVE](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mills-and-reeve-coh-oc326165): 26 procedures (40 awards) across 22 contracting authorities 2. [Bevan Brittan](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bevan-brittan-coh-oc309219): 23 procedures (55 awards) across 21 contracting authorities 3. [Burges Salmon LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/burges-salmon-llp-coh-oc307212): 22 procedures (24 awards) across 21 contracting authorities 4. [Browne Jacobson LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/browne-jacobson-llp-coh-oc306448): 21 procedures (44 awards) across 19 contracting authorities 5. [DLA Piper](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dla-piper-coh-oc307847): 21 procedures (23 awards) across 16 contracting authorities 6. [TLT LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/tlt-llp-coh-oc308658): 19 procedures (28 awards) across 18 contracting authorities 7. [Weightmans LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/weightmans-llp-coh-oc326117): 18 procedures (47 awards) across 18 contracting authorities 8. [Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/eversheds-sutherland-international-llp-coh-oc304065): 17 procedures (18 awards) across 16 contracting authorities ## Interactive Intelligence & Provenance > **Complete Sector Analytics:** In-depth competition distributions, tender value histograms, procurement routes, and historical tender registers are available on Tenderline: > [Explore interactive Legal services intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/legal-services-79100000) ## Provenance and Open Data - **Data Source:** Compiled from official UK public notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. - **Canonical Sector URL:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/legal-services-79100000 - **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt