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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-0783aa). 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:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-advice-for-employment-tribunal-ocds-h6vhtk-0783aa#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0783aa`

## 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-0783aa#tl-md)

## Description
Provision of specialist legal advice and support in relation to an ongoing Employment Tribunal claim for Velindre University NHS Trust. The contract will provide ongoing employment law advice, strategic case management support, assistance with witness evidence and documentation, advice on legal risks and procedural matters, and support in preparation for Tribunal proceedings. A direct award to Bates Wells is proposed to ensure continuity of service, avoid delays and duplication of costs, and maintain access to specialist knowledge already established through previous support on this matter.Please note NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) will manage this procurement on behalf of the contracting authority. Due to having the same identifiers, we're unable to reflect this in the notice options.

## 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
  - Date: 28/09/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F095232-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-08T13:01:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-15T00:52:43.661Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0783aa