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title: "DoJ NICTS - Provision of Legal Advisors for the Parole Commissioners Northern Ireland"
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# DoJ NICTS - Provision of Legal Advisors for the Parole Commissioners Northern Ireland

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/doj-nicts-provision-of-legal-advisors-for-the-parole-commissioners-northern-ireland-ocds-h6vhtk-04e484). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department of Justice: "DoJ NICTS - Provision of Legal Advisors for the Parole Commissioners Northern Ireland". Published status: active. Published Value: £550,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department of Justice](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-justice-GB-PPON-PNYR-2253-MGXT)
- **Published Value:** £550,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 March 2025 at 15:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Legal advisory and information services, Legal advisory and representation services, Legal advisory services, Legal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKN0
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04e484`

## 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/doj-nicts-provision-of-legal-advisors-for-the-parole-commissioners-northern-ireland-ocds-h6vhtk-04e484#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk%2Fepps)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/doj-nicts-provision-of-legal-advisors-for-the-parole-commissioners-northern-ireland-ocds-h6vhtk-04e484#participate

## Description
The Parole Commissioners Northern Ireland (PCNI) requires the provision of legal services under the following headings and in accordance with the specification: a.) Judicial Review and other proceedings Accept instructions in relation to taking or defending judicial review and other proceedings specifically relating to the legislation governing the Life Sentences (Northern Ireland) Order 2001 and the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008; attend to the filing of all pleadings and documents of record; provide attendance records of court proceedings; represent the PCNI at hearings of any application for leave and at any substantive hearings. Instruct Counsel as appropriate. Take all necessary steps up to and including the hearing of the matter and any appeal which thereafter may occur. Provide advice upon the outcome of cases within the required timescales. b.) Advice. Advise the Commissioners, as may be required, on their powers and duties, as defined in the Life Sentences (Northern Ireland) Order 2001 and the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, subordinate legislation made there under, other statutory provisions and the common law. Advise the Commissioners on any legal proceedings which they may initiate or to which they may be required to respond, to include consultations with Commissioners. Obtain the advice of Counsel on any aspect of the above if requested to do so by the Commissioners. The contract will run for a fixed period of 5 years from the date of commencement.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79100000, 79111000, 79140000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £550,000
- **Description:** The Parole Commissioners Northern Ireland (PCNI) requires the provision of legal services under the following headings and in accordance with the specification: a.) Judicial Review and other proceedings Accept instructions in relation to taking or de...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F006024-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-02-19T19:46:40.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T18:13:32.655Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04e484