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title: "335 – Law Costs Draftsman Services"
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# 335 – Law Costs Draftsman Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/335-law-costs-draftsman-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02db46). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Wigan Council: "335 – Law Costs Draftsman Services". Published status: tenderUpdate. Published Value: Value not published. Lot information not published. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** RECORDED (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Wigan Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/wigan-council-ons-e08000010)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 September 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** General public services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02db46`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/335-law-costs-draftsman-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02db46#tl-md)

## Description
Tenders are sought by Wigan Council for the provision of general costs law services to the local authority.
A law cost draftsman is a specialist in legal costs in a case.  They can advise and conduct costs proceedings known as detailed assessment of costs, which is governed by statue in England and Wales.
Such general costs law services may include actions undertaken in accordance with the Pre-action Protocol for Housing Disrepair Cases, matters arising from Judicial Review proceedings and those following the local authority’s statutory planning duties, amongst other matters.
The supplier will support the delivery of the strategic objectives: “to reduce the rate of growth in claim costs” and “to reduce unnecessary costs attached to claims

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021463-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-08-31T13:13:21.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T00:59:21.461Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02db46