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Official procurement procedure
Barristers Framework Agreement for West Midlands Local Authorities (WMLA)
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
£60,000,000
Submission deadline 9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Lots published9
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Wolverhampton City Council: "Barristers Framework Agreement for West Midlands Local Authorities (WMLA)". Published status: complete. Published value: £60,000,000. 9 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Wolverhampton City Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £60,000,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Wolverhampton City Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Wolverhampton City Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
10Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
NacroTop vendor: 90.2% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 90 active published awards; 20 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| Nacro | 1 win | £34,872,822 |
| BROAD OAK PROPERTIES LIMITED | 1 win | £3,676,491 |
| FACILITIES & CORPORATE SOLUTIONS LIMITED | 1 win | £73,000 |
| GM COACHWORK LIMITED | 1 win | £47,695 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityWolverhampton City Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSFramework | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published21 Aug 2026, 15:58 BST | Last source update21 Aug 2026, 15:58 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-052257 | ||
What is being bought
The WMLA (West Midlands Local Authorities) is seeking to appoint a panel of specialist legal advisers to a Barristers Framework, with the object of achieving better value, enhanced service delivery and more efficient management of matters outsourced to external barristers. This is a new procurement, as the WMLA does not currently have a Barristers Framework in place.
The term of the Framework will be for an initial period of three (3) years with the option to extend for a further period of up to twelve (12) months
What changed
From the official release history
- tender value changed
21 Aug 2026, 15:58 BST - Status changed to complete
21 Aug 2026, 15:58 BST - Official notice release published
21 Aug 2026, 15:58 BST - Submission deadline changed to published date
21 Aug 2026, 15:58 BST - Published value updated to £60,000,000
9 Jan 2026, 15:28 GMT - Status changed to active
9 Jan 2026, 15:28 GMT - Official notice release published
9 Jan 2026, 15:28 GMT - Submission deadline changed to 9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
9 Jan 2026, 15:28 GMT - Status changed to planned
23 May 2025, 12:53 BST - Official notice release published
23 May 2025, 12:53 BST - Buyer information updated
23 May 2025, 12:53 BST
Lots and requirements (9)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 2 · #2Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 3 · #3Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 4 · #4Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 5 · #5Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 6 · #6Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 7 · #7Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 8 · #8Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 9 · #9Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
21 Aug 2026, 15:58 BST - Submission deadline
9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT - Award active
3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · £21,716,000 - Award active
3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · £13,046,000 - Award active
3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · £6,056,000 - Award active
3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · £6,470,000 - Award active
3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · £4,334,000 - Award active
3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · £2,906,000 - Award active
3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · £1,832,000 - Award active
3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · £1,910,000 - Award active
3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · £1,730,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards 11 KBW LIMITED, 33 BEDFORD ROW LIMITED, 3PB MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED, CORNWALL STREET LIMITED, Harcourt Chambers, KEYVENTURE LIMITED, Linenhall Chambers, NO 5 CHAMBERS LIMITED, ST IVES BARRISTERS LIMITED, ST. PHILIP'S CHAMBERS LIMITED, THE 36 GROUP LIMITED £21,716,000 · 3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · active NO 5 CHAMBERS LIMITED, No 8 Chambers, ST IVES BARRISTERS LIMITED, ST. PHILIP'S CHAMBERS LIMITED, THE 36 GROUP LIMITED £13,046,000 · 3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · active 3PB MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED, 4-5 GRAYS INN SQUARE LIMITED, CORNERSTONE CHAMBERS LIMITED, Field Court Chambers, Five Paper, ST IVES BARRISTERS LIMITED, ST. PHILIP'S CHAMBERS LIMITED, THE 36 GROUP LIMITED £6,056,000 · 3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · active 39 ESSEX CHAMBERS (SERVICES) LIMITED, 3PB MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED, CORNERSTONE CHAMBERS LIMITED, EUROPEAN ADMINISTRATION LIMITED, Francis Taylor Building, Landmark Chambers, NO 5 CHAMBERS LIMITED £6,470,000 · 3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · active 4-5 GRAYS INN SQUARE LIMITED, Field Court Chambers, NO 5 CHAMBERS LIMITED, PUMP COURT CHAMBERS LIMITED, THE 36 GROUP LIMITED £4,334,000 · 3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · active 11 KBW LIMITED, 39 ESSEX CHAMBERS (SERVICES) LIMITED, 3PB MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED, CORNERSTONE CHAMBERS LIMITED, CORNWALL STREET LIMITED, Field Court Chambers, KINGS CHAMBERS LIMITED, Landmark Chambers, NO 5 CHAMBERS LIMITED, ST. PHILIP'S CHAMBERS LIMITED £2,906,000 · 3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · active 11 KBW LIMITED, 39 ESSEX CHAMBERS (SERVICES) LIMITED, 3PB MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED, 4-5 GRAYS INN SQUARE LIMITED, Field Court Chambers, Landmark Chambers £1,832,000 · 3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · active 39 ESSEX CHAMBERS (SERVICES) LIMITED, 3PB MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED, 4-5 GRAYS INN SQUARE LIMITED, CORNERSTONE CHAMBERS LIMITED, Five Paper, NO 5 CHAMBERS LIMITED £1,910,000 · 3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · active CORNERSTONE CHAMBERS LIMITED, Francis Taylor Building, KINGS CHAMBERS LIMITED, ST. PHILIP'S CHAMBERS LIMITED £1,730,000 · 3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · active |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statistics bids: 10 (lot 1) finalStageBids: 10 (lot 1) smeFinalStageBids: 9 (lot 1) vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 1) bids: 12 (lot 2) finalStageBids: 12 (lot 2) smeFinalStageBids: 9 (lot 2) vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 2) bids: 8 (lot 3) finalStageBids: 6 (lot 3) smeFinalStageBids: 5 (lot 3) vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 3) bids: 5 (lot 4) finalStageBids: 5 (lot 4) smeFinalStageBids: 3 (lot 4) vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 4) bids: 11 (lot 5) finalStageBids: 11 (lot 5) smeFinalStageBids: 8 (lot 5) vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 5) bids: 9 (lot 6) finalStageBids: 9 (lot 6) smeFinalStageBids: 9 (lot 6) vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 6) bids: 6 (lot 7) finalStageBids: 6 (lot 7) smeFinalStageBids: 5 (lot 7) vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 7) bids: 8 (lot 8) finalStageBids: 8 (lot 8) smeFinalStageBids: 6 (lot 8) vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 8) bids: 4 (lot 9) finalStageBids: 4 (lot 9) smeFinalStageBids: 4 (lot 9) vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 9) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Wolverhampton City Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PVBV-7568-LBLLAward and contract changes
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