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title: "ID3781692 DfE - Invest NI - Provision of a Legal Services Framework Agreement"
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# ID3781692 DfE - Invest NI - Provision of a Legal Services Framework Agreement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id3781692-dfe-invest-ni-provision-of-a-legal-services-framework-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-03009c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Invest Northern Ireland: "ID3781692 DfE - Invest NI - Provision of a Legal Services Framework Agreement". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £3,000,000. 12 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Jan 2022, 15:00 GMT. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Invest Northern Ireland](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/invest-northern-ireland-gov-ot1338)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £3,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 January 2022 at 15:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 12
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Certification services, Documentation services, Legal advisory and information services, Legal advisory and representation services, Legal advisory services (+4 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03009c`

## 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/id3781692-dfe-invest-ni-provision-of-a-legal-services-framework-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-03009c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk%2Fepps%2Fhome.do)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id3781692-dfe-invest-ni-provision-of-a-legal-services-framework-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-03009c#participate

## Description
This competition will establish a Framework Agreement containing 12 Lots for the provision of legal services as described in the Framework Agreement Specification. 1)Company Law ; 2)Corporate Finance, Debt Recovery and Insolvency; 3)Commercial Property; 4)Public Law and Corporate Governance ; 5)Employment, Equality and Human Rights; 6)Venture Capital; 7)Intellectual Property; 8)Competition Law (including State Aid); 9)Procurement Law; 10)Information Law ; 11)Energy; 12)Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Tenderers can tender for one, multiple, or all Lots. . There is no restriction on the number of lots a tenderer may be appointed to; however a tenderer must have the capability and capacity to deliver all lots tendered for. The three highest ranked tenderers for each Lot will be awarded a place on the Framework Agreement. This Framework Agreement will be valid for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for a further year. However, the duration of contracts awarded under the scope of this Framework Agreement can extend beyond the life of this Framework Agreement, or may expire before the end of this Framework Agreement.

## Lots (12)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Company Law
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79110000, 79111000, 79112000, 79120000, 79130000, 79131000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - Corporate Finance, Debt Recovery and Insolvency
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79110000, 79111000, 79112000, 79120000, 79130000, 79131000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

### Lot 3: Lot 3 - Commercial Property
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79110000, 79111000, 79112000, 79120000, 79130000, 79131000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

### Lot 4: Lot 4 - Public Law and Corporate Governance
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79110000, 79111000, 79112000, 79120000, 79130000, 79131000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

### Lot 5: Lot 5 - Employment, Equality and Human Rights
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79110000, 79111000, 79112000, 79120000, 79130000, 79131000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

### Lot 6: Lot 6 - Venture Capital
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79110000, 79111000, 79112000, 79120000, 79130000, 79131000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

### Lot 7: Lot 7 - Intellectual Property
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79110000, 79111000, 79112000, 79120000, 79130000, 79131000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

### Lot 8: Lot 8 - Competition Law (including State Aid)
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79110000, 79111000, 79112000, 79120000, 79130000, 79131000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

### Lot 9: Lot 9 - Procurement Law
- **Lot id:** `9`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79110000, 79111000, 79112000, 79120000, 79130000, 79131000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

### Lot 10: Lot 10 - Information Law
- **Lot id:** `10`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79110000, 79111000, 79112000, 79120000, 79130000, 79131000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

### Lot 11: Lot 11 - Energy
- **Lot id:** `11`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79110000, 79111000, 79112000, 79120000, 79130000, 79131000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

### Lot 12: Lot 12 - Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
- **Lot id:** `12`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79110000, 79111000, 79112000, 79120000, 79130000, 79131000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (12)
- **Award:** Lot 1 - Company Law (active)
  - Award id: `009687-2022-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **A L Goodbody Northern Ireland, ARTHUR COX, Tughans**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-100660`, `GB-FTS-160699`, `GB-FTS-160697`
  - Value: £1 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 10 - Information Law (active)
  - Award id: `009687-2022-10-10`
  - Supplier(s): **A L Goodbody Northern Ireland, ARTHUR COX, Tughans**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-100660`, `GB-FTS-160699`, `GB-FTS-160697`
  - Value: £1 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 11 - Energy (active)
  - Award id: `009687-2022-11-11`
  - Supplier(s): **A L Goodbody Northern Ireland, CLEAVER FULTON RANKIN LTD, Tughans**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-100660`, `GB-FTS-186275`, `GB-FTS-160697`
  - Value: £1 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 12 - Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (active)
  - Award id: `009687-2022-12-12`
  - Supplier(s): **CLEAVER FULTON RANKIN LTD, TLT N.I. LLP, Tughans**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186275`, `GB-FTS-49632`, `GB-FTS-160697`
  - Value: £1 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 2 - Corporate Finance, Debt Recovery and Insolvency (active)
  - Award id: `009687-2022-2-2`
  - Supplier(s): **ARTHUR COX, CLEAVER FULTON RANKIN LTD, Tughans**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-160699`, `GB-FTS-186275`, `GB-FTS-160697`
  - Value: £1 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 3 - Commercial Property (active)
  - Award id: `009687-2022-3-3`
  - Supplier(s): **A L Goodbody Northern Ireland, CLEAVER FULTON RANKIN LTD, Tughans**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-100660`, `GB-FTS-186275`, `GB-FTS-160697`
  - Value: £1 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 4 - Public Law and Corporate Governance (active)
  - Award id: `009687-2022-4-4`
  - Supplier(s): **ARTHUR COX, Carson McDowell LLP, Tughans**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-160699`, `GB-FTS-87001`, `GB-FTS-160697`
  - Value: £1 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 5 - Employment, Equality and Human Rights (active)
  - Award id: `009687-2022-5-5`
  - Supplier(s): **ARTHUR COX, CLEAVER FULTON RANKIN LTD, Tughans**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-160699`, `GB-FTS-186275`, `GB-FTS-160697`
  - Value: £1 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 6 - Venture Capital (active)
  - Award id: `009687-2022-6-6`
  - Supplier(s): **A L Goodbody Northern Ireland, ARTHUR COX, Tughans**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-100660`, `GB-FTS-160699`, `GB-FTS-160697`
  - Value: £1 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 7 - Intellectual Property (active)
  - Award id: `009687-2022-7-7`
  - Supplier(s): **ARTHUR COX, CLEAVER FULTON RANKIN LTD, Tughans**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-160699`, `GB-FTS-186275`, `GB-FTS-160697`
  - Value: £1 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 8 - Competition Law (including State Aid) (active)
  - Award id: `009687-2022-8-8`
  - Supplier(s): **A L Goodbody Northern Ireland**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-100660`
  - Value: £1 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 9 - Procurement Law (active)
  - Award id: `009687-2022-9-9`
  - Supplier(s): **ARTHUR COX, CLEAVER FULTON RANKIN LTD, Tughans**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-160699`, `GB-FTS-186275`, `GB-FTS-160697`
  - Value: £1 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (12)
- **Contract:** Lot 1 - Company Law (active)
  - Signed Value: £1
  - Signed Date: 23/03/2022

- **Contract:** Lot 10 - Information Law (active)
  - Signed Value: £1
  - Signed Date: 23/03/2022

- **Contract:** Lot 11 - Energy (active)
  - Signed Value: £1
  - Signed Date: 23/03/2022

- **Contract:** Lot 12 - Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (active)
  - Signed Value: £1
  - Signed Date: 23/03/2022

- **Contract:** Lot 2 - Corporate Finance, Debt Recovery and Insolvency (active)
  - Signed Value: £1
  - Signed Date: 23/03/2022

- **Contract:** Lot 3 - Commercial Property (active)
  - Signed Value: £1
  - Signed Date: 23/03/2022

- **Contract:** Lot 4 - Public Law and Corporate Governance (active)
  - Signed Value: £1
  - Signed Date: 23/03/2022

- **Contract:** Lot 5 - Employment, Equality and Human Rights (active)
  - Signed Value: £1
  - Signed Date: 23/03/2022

- **Contract:** Lot 6 - Venture Capital (active)
  - Signed Value: £1
  - Signed Date: 23/03/2022

- **Contract:** Lot 7 - Intellectual Property (active)
  - Signed Value: £1
  - Signed Date: 23/03/2022

- **Contract:** Lot 8 - Competition Law (including State Aid) (active)
  - Signed Value: £1
  - Signed Date: 23/03/2022

- **Contract:** Lot 9 - Procurement Law (active)
  - Signed Value: £1
  - Signed Date: 23/03/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009687-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-04-12T08:52:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T11:13:16.894Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03009c