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title: "Legal Advice for Employment Tribunal"
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# Legal Advice for Employment Tribunal

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-advice-for-employment-tribunal-ocds-h6vhtk-07835d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Velindre University NHS Trust: "Legal Advice for Employment Tribunal". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Velindre University NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/velindre-university-nhs-trust-GB-PPON-PXWV-6492-CGMN)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKL22
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £500,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-advice-for-employment-tribunal-ocds-h6vhtk-07835d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07835d`

## 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/legal-advice-for-employment-tribunal-ocds-h6vhtk-07835d#tl-md)

## Description
Provision of specialist employment law advice and support for an ongoing Employment Tribunal matter on behalf of Velindre University NHS Trust. The contract covers legal advice, strategic case management, support with witness evidence and documentation, advice on legal risks and procedural matters, and preparation for Tribunal proceedings. The contract is being awarded directly to Bates Wells to ensure continuity of service and maintain access to specialist knowledge already established through previous involvement with the case.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79110000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Legal Advice for Employment Tribunal (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Bate Wells**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PZRV-8111-PTBJ`
  - Value: £500,000

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F095028-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-08T08:52:34.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-15T00:52:43.576Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07835d