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C23065 - HR Legal Support (Retainer)

Legal services
South East (UKJ4)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Kent Fire & Rescue Service: "C23065 - HR Legal Support (Retainer)". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityKent Fire & Rescue ServiceScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Kent Fire & Rescue Service
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Kent Fire & Rescue Service. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
1.1Bids / Report
88.9% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 10 active published awards; 9 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. Price reduction 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityKent Fire & Rescue Service
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published19 Feb 2026, 10:19 GMT
Last source update19 Feb 2026, 10:19 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationLegal services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0657cb
What is being bought
Kent Fire and Rescue has awarded a contract for the provision on a solicitor firm to provide legal services in relation to Human Resources (HR) matters, such as advice on employee relation matters, Employment Tribunals, Health & Safety, Legislation, Changes to Employment Law, Performance, Absence Management, Disciplinary, Grievances, Whistle-blowing and Protect Characteristics. The contract was awarded via the KCS framework Y21012 - Legal Services. The contract is to run for 3 years starting 23/02/2026 and expires 22/02/2029.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 Feb 2026, 10:19 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    19 Feb 2026, 10:19 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    19 Feb 2026, 10:19 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Mini competition carried out via the KCS framework Y21012 - Legal Services.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    19 Feb 2026, 10:19 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 19 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT · £105,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Geldards LLP
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£105,000 · signed 19 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 2 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 2 (lot 1)
smeBids: 0 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Kent Fire & Rescue Service

Contracting authority GB-FTS-153795
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  • Kent Fire & Rescue Service
    buyer

    Service Headquarters, The Godlands, Straw Mill Hill, Tovil, Maidstone, UKJ45, ME156XB
    alex.whelan@kent.fire-uk.org

  • Geldards LLP
    supplier

    GB-COH: OC313172
    51 Moorgate, London, UK, EC2R 6LL

  • Kent Fire and Rescue Service
    reviewBody

    Maidstone
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Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThis contract was awarded via a mini competition via the KCS Framework Y21012 - Legal Services.