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Published 19 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

LBLA Solicitors (Legal Services) Framework extension

Official notice

Authority: Westminster City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreement4 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£20,000,000total for 4 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 21 May 2021awarded 7 Jul 2025
Lots 4see the lot list below

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Westminster City Council on behalf of the London Boroughs' Legal Alliance (LBLA) tendered for a Legal Services framework, this notice is for the 6 month extension of the framework.

CPV: Legal services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
11 bids received · 11 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1RegenerationCancelled UK

Westminster City Council on behalf of the London Boroughs' Legal Alliance (LBLA) tendered for a Legal Services framework. This notice is for the 6 month extension of the contract

Delivery: UK
Lot #2Full Range of Legal ServicesCancelled UK

Westminster City Council on behalf of the London Boroughs' Legal Alliance (LBLA) tendered for a Legal Services framework. This notice is for the 6 month extension of the contract

Delivery: UK
Lot #3Legal advisory services in relation to Regeneration East of England, London +1

Legal advisory services in relation to Regeneration.

Provide legal advisory services to the Authorities in relation to Regeneration related work for which the Authorities require legal input including but not limited to:

  • development agreements
  • joint ventures
  • large scale portfolio work
  • mixed use development
  • construction & regeneration
  • public procurement advice & tendering (including competitive dialogue)
  • planning inquiries
  • complex planning agreements
  • site assembly
  • review of construction contract terms and conditions
  • review of warranties to sub-contractors and sub-consultants
  • agreement of contract terms and conditions for construction contracts with any successful contractor
  • environmental matters
  • related state aid
  • any dispute or litigation closely connected with a regeneration project.
  • procurement in relation to regeneration
  • compulsory purchase in regard to development
  • tax in relation to regeneration
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 50%
  • Price: 50%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical: 50
  • Price: 50
  • Price: 50 / 50
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Organisations on the framework are required to be registered with the solicitors regulatory authority. www.sra.org.uk ↗

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “LBLA Solicitors (Legal Services) Framework extension” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
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
First published
19 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
Last source update
22 Sept 2025, 14:08 BST
Award evaluation window
21 May 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058518
Classification (CPV)
Legal services
Delivery area
UKEast of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a7c0 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Westminster City Council is acting as central purchasing body (as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015) for the purposes of undertaking this procurement exercise and concluding a separate framework agreement (“Framework Agreement”) with each of the successful Bidders. The services to be procured from the framework are classified as follows: • Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as “Legal services, to the extent not excluded by regulation 10(1)(d)” • Regulation 10(1)(d) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 For the avoidance of doubt, the framework is to be procured in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Regulations 74 to 78, more commonly known as the Light Touch Regime. The precise tendering procedure are described in the tender documents which are available free of charge at https://www.capitalesourcing.com/ . To access the documents interested tenderers will need to register and set up a company profile if they are not registered already. The tender reference is itt_WCC_14320. Subject to permission from Westminster City Council the framework will also be available to: The London Boroughs' Legal Alliance, comprised of the London Boroughs of Bexley, Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Enfield, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham, Haringey, Havering, Hillingdon, Islington, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, the Royal Borough of Greenwich, the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, the City of London Corporation, Westminster City Council, HB Public Law (the London Boroughs of Harrow, Barnet, and Hounslow, Aylesbury Vale District Council), and Slough Borough Council) and the London Fire and Planning Authority. - All Local authorities within Greater London and South-East England including but not limited to: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Essex, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, the Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex, the London Borough of Lambeth and the London Borough of Southwark. - Alternative business structures and companies wholly owned by the local authorities.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Appointment period ends
21 May 2021, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
21 May 2021, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 May 2021 → 22 Sept 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    21 May 2021, 14:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    21 May 2021, 14:00 BST
  3. Notice published400 days ago
    22 Sept 2025, 14:08 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Sept 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Sept 2025, 14:08 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    22 Sept 2025, 14:08 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 11admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 11
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Jul 2025

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • LBLA Solicitors (Legal Services) Framework Extension

    Signed
    7 Jul 2025
    Value
    £5,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
11bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Westminster City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 64 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1E 6QPContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London
  • The High Court of JusticeReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

11 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria