Official UK procurement notice
Historic England Legal Framework
Authority: Historic England (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe in-house Legal Department of Historic England provides or procures all legal advice and services to Historic England and English Heritage.
In cases where either the expertise does not exist in-house or there is not the capacity to do it, work is put out to a panel of external legal firms.
We are seeking to appoint a panel of external legal firms for a four-year term to assist us to provide a seamless legal advice service to Historic England and English Heritage staff.
THIS IS NOT AN OPEN FRAMEWORK BUT A STANDALONE FRAMEWORK
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 2 May 2030, 00:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1 - Invitation to submit initial tender Stage 2 - Incorporating dialogue assurance delivery meeting Stage 3 - Invitation to submit a final tender
CPV: Legal advisory and information services · Legal advisory and representation services · Legal advisory services · Legal representation services · Legal services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 4 suppliers · 3 bids received (0.8 per place) · 3 appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 1 Oct 2025
- Scheme runs until
- 31 Oct 2030
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- No fees to be charged.
Published description of the framework
Option 1 Direct Award
We will select a supplier for any specific work based on, in no specific order:
- capacity of the supplier;
- price; and
- capability / suitability of the supplier to fulfil the requirement which will be based on their Tender response.
Any quotes given shall be against the framework schedule of rates.
Option 2 Further competition
For a specific area /or combinations of those areas, we may from time to time invite some or all suppliers to submit a quote/methodology against a specification of requirements or brief and shall select the supplier based on the criteria stated within the mini competition documents.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Simple description: 30% Price 70% Quality As per the tender documentation for full breakdown.
- “Historic England Legal Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 2 May 2030
- First published
- 30 May 2025, 10:38 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Mar 2026, 13:33 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
P/REF 00000413- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028687- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05296dFind a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 1 - Invitation to submit initial tender
Stage 2 - Incorporating dialogue assurance delivery meeting
Stage 3 - Invitation to submit a final tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 25 Jun 2025, 10:30 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Jun 2025, 18:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · No fees to be charged.
This procurement opportunity will be run on our e-procurement portal InTend, please log in or register via this link - in-tendhost.co.uk/historicengland/aspx… ↗
Timeline
30 May 2025 → 11 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published30 May 2025, 10:38 BST
- Clarification questions by20 Jun 2025, 18:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown25 Jun 2025, 10:30 BST
- Award decision expected by393 days ago30 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts392 days ago1 Oct 2025
- Assessment summaries sent391 days ago2 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends378 days ago14 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published230 days ago11 Mar 2026, 13:33 GMT
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 May 2025- Tender notice published30 May 2025, 10:38 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published2 Oct 2025, 11:24 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Oct 2025, 11:24 BST
- Procurement method changed2 Oct 2025, 11:24 BST
- Contract signature expected15 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published11 Mar 2026, 13:33 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bevan Brittan, Trowers & Hamlins LLP, Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP16 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2030Extensions: 1 year extension possible | £2,250,000 | 29 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Historic England Legal Framework · Bevan Brittan, Trowers & Hamlins LLP, Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP
- Signed
- 31 Oct 2025
- Value
- £2,250,000
- Period
- 1 Nov 2025 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 year extension possible
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonBEVAN BRITTAN LLP · South West England
- wonTROWERS & HAMLINS LLP · Greater London
- wonWOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (UK) LLP · Greater London
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- Bevan Brittan LLPFramework contractor
- Trowers & Hamlins LLPFramework contractor
- Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLPFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender