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# External Legal Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-legal-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05521b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** De Montfort University: "External Legal Services". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £2,800,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [De Montfort University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/de-montfort-university-urn-133833)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £2,800,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 July 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Legal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKF21
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-legal-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05521b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05521b`

## 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-ocds-h6vhtk-05521b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fdemontfort%2Faspx%2FHome))
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-legal-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05521b#participate

## Description
De Montfort University ("the University") wishes to establish a new panel of external legal expertise and flexible resources to support the in-house legal services team to address gaps in existing legal expertise, periods of absence, lack of internal capacity, peak demand at short notice and projects. It is intended that this panel will comprise of up to three suppliers, with a contract duration of four years.
The University is conducting the procurement using the open procedure in accordance with the requirements of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA2023) for the purpose of procuring the services described in the Specification (Requirements).
A Planned Procurement Notice has previously been published to the Find a Tender Service regarding this procurement, ref. 2025/S 000-034543.  
More details including the full Invitation to Tender pack are available on the In-Tend e-tendering portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/demontfort/aspx/Home

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0001: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0001`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £2,800,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2026 to 30/09/2030

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F057447-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-18T09:55:29.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T19:53:47.312Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05521b