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title: "External Legal Services - Lot 1, 2 & 3"
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# External Legal Services - Lot 1, 2 & 3

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-legal-services-lot-1-2-3-ocds-h6vhtk-029888). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Sport England: "External Legal Services - Lot 1, 2 & 3". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 3 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Sport England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sport-england-gov-pb190)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Legal services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-029888`

## 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/external-legal-services-lot-1-2-3-ocds-h6vhtk-029888#tl-md)

## Description
Sport England, UK Sport and Arts Council England have jointly set up a framework agreement for a panel of external legal firms (the ’Panel’) which the 3 organisations will be able to utilise for their specialist legal advice requirements.
The proposed framework contract will initially be for a period of 3 years, with an option to extend it for an additional 1 year period (i.e. total length of up to 4 years).
The contract has been awarded to the Most Economically Advantageous Tenders.
The estimated Sport England, UK Sport and Arts Council England collective spend through this framework over the full 4 years is up to 2 546 000 GBP

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - General
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Lot 1 - General Legal Services relating to:
•	Commercial Law
•	Contract Law
•	Constitutional Structures and Powers
•	Employment Law
•	Information Law (including Data Protection and Freedom of Information)
•	Insolvency Law
•	Intellectual Property
•	Li...

### Lot 2: Lot 2 – Administrative Law and National Lottery Specialism
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Lot 2 - Administrative Law and National Lottery Specialism
•	Administrative Law
•	Corporate Governance
•	National Lottery Act
•	Public Law and Policy

### Lot 3: Lot 3 – Sport Specialism
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Lot 3 - Sports Law Specialism
•	Athletes Rights and Conduct
•	Athlete Endorsements, Image Rights
•	Bidding and Hosting Major Sports Events
•	Regulatory and Disciplinary (Anti-Doping, Anti-Corruption etc.)
•	Sports Sponsorship (incl. Value-in-Kind)
•	...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (10)
- **Award:** Lot 1 - General (active)
  - Award id: `004403-2021-SE927-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Fieldfisher LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-159455`
  - Value: £1,527,600 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 3 - Sports Law Specialism (active)
  - Award id: `004403-2021-SE927-10`
  - Supplier(s): **Sheridans Solicitors LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-7657`
  - Value: £381,900 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 1 - General (active)
  - Award id: `004403-2021-SE927-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Burges Salmon LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185820`
  - Value: £1,527,600 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 1 - General (active)
  - Award id: `004403-2021-SE927-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Mills & Reeve LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186978`
  - Value: £1,527,600 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 1 - General (active)
  - Award id: `004403-2021-SE927-4`
  - Supplier(s): **TLT LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-7652`
  - Value: £1,527,600 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 2 - Administrative Law and National Lottery Specialism (active)
  - Award id: `004403-2021-SE927-5`
  - Supplier(s): **Browne Jacobson LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-11547`
  - Value: £636,500 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 2 - Administrative Law and National Lottery Specialism (active)
  - Award id: `004403-2021-SE927-6`
  - Supplier(s): **Burges Salmon LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185820`
  - Value: £636,500 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 2 - Administrative Law and National Lottery Specialism (active)
  - Award id: `004403-2021-SE927-7`
  - Supplier(s): **Hogan Lovells**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-7654`
  - Value: £636,500 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 2 - Administrative Law and National Lottery Specialism (active)
  - Award id: `004403-2021-SE927-8`
  - Supplier(s): **RPC Consulting Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-7655`
  - Value: £636,500 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 3 - Sports Law Specialism (active)
  - Award id: `004403-2021-SE927-9`
  - Supplier(s): **Muckle LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-170985`
  - Value: £381,900 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (10)
- **Contract:** Lot 1 - General (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,527,600
  - Signed Date: 20/12/2020

- **Contract:** Lot 3 - Sports Law Specialism (active)
  - Signed Value: £381,900
  - Signed Date: 20/12/2020

- **Contract:** Lot 1 - General (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,527,600
  - Signed Date: 20/12/2020

- **Contract:** Lot 1 - General (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,527,600
  - Signed Date: 20/12/2020

- **Contract:** Lot 1 - General (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,527,600
  - Signed Date: 20/12/2020

- **Contract:** Lot 2 - Administrative Law and National Lottery Specialism (active)
  - Signed Value: £636,500
  - Signed Date: 20/12/2020

- **Contract:** Lot 2 - Administrative Law and National Lottery Specialism (active)
  - Signed Value: £636,500
  - Signed Date: 20/12/2020

- **Contract:** Lot 2 - Administrative Law and National Lottery Specialism (active)
  - Signed Value: £636,500
  - Signed Date: 20/12/2020

- **Contract:** Lot 2 - Administrative Law and National Lottery Specialism (active)
  - Signed Value: £636,500
  - Signed Date: 20/12/2020

- **Contract:** Lot 3 - Sports Law Specialism (active)
  - Signed Value: £381,900
  - Signed Date: 20/12/2020

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004403-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-03-04T22:56:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T05:01:07.595Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-029888