Official UK procurement notice
2026H000020.00 Provision of Legal Services - Housing, Assets & Support
Authority: Hafod Housing Association (Housing)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Published estimate£690,729≈ £230k / year · £828,874 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Aug 2026awarded 8 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to Sian Thomas, Daughter & Son Solicitors
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2033 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of legal services to support Housing, Assets and support needs.
The contract term will be for 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 +
2 years.
- No preliminary market engagement: timescales too short
CPV: Legal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£690,729
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
Please see attached etender wales
- Technical & professional ability
Please see etender wales
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: Please see schedule 2 in etender wales
- Price: Please see schedule 3 in etender wales
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
Please see attached etender wales
- Technical & professional ability
Please see etender wales
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 17 Jul 2026, 13:59 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Oct 2026, 14:26 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
2026H000020.00- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-067835- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cdecFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Please see schedule 1 specification
Review and risk notes
- Risks
Please see specification
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
- Submission deadline
- 18 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
17 Jul 2026 → 19 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published96 days ago17 Jul 2026, 13:59 BST
- Clarification questions by71 days ago11 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline64 days ago18 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by32 days ago18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts20 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent13 days ago8 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published13 days ago8 Oct 2026, 14:26 BST
- Standstill ends1 day ago19 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jul 2026- Tender notice published17 Jul 2026, 13:59 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published8 Oct 2026, 14:26 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete8 Oct 2026, 14:26 BST
- Buyer details updated8 Oct 2026, 14:26 BST
- Contract signature expected21 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £690,7291 award exc. VAT
Bids received 61 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sian Thomas, Daughter & Son SolicitorsSMEProvision of Legal Services- Housing, Assets & Support26 Oct 2026 – 25 Oct 2029 · up to 25 Oct 2033Extensions: 3 year contract with the option to extend for a further 2 + 2 Years | £690,729 | 8 Oct 2026standstill to 19 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Sian Thomas, Daughter & Son SolicitorsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Documents can be found on etender wales
- Technical specifications Documents can be found on etender wales
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender