Official UK procurement notice
Legal Advice Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Royal Borough of Greenwich (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: London (UKI51)
Published estimate£1,677,000total for 3 lots · £2,012,400 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 21 May 2026awarded 17 Jun 2026
Award (standstill) to CITIZENS ADVICE GREENWICH LTD +2 more3 awards
Contract term 2 yrs 9 moends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2026
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis service is for legal advice in relation to social welfare. This legal advice provision is to be delivered across the outreach advice hubs in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The Legal advice covers three areas including generalist, housing and immigration areas of law.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Apr 2029, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Legal advisory services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£1,677,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Generalist adviceAwardedRenewalPublished value£502,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Housing adviceAwardedRenewalPublished value£607,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3Immigration AdviceAwardedRenewalPublished value£568,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
What 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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots
Published sub-criteria (8)
- Qualifications: 7%
- Experience in law: 16%
- Experience in an outreach setting: 16%
- Additional Support: 7%
- Service delivery proposal: 7%
- Quality Assurance: 7%
- Total Annual Cost: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (8)
- Qualifications
- Experience in law
- Experience in an outreach setting
- Additional Support
- Service delivery proposal
- Quality Assurance
- Social Value
- Total Annual Cost
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Apr 2029
- First published
- 22 Apr 2026, 15:06 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Jun 2026, 14:51 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Jun 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037201- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0688beFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 21 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 8 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
22 Apr 2026 → 1 Jul 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published188 days ago22 Apr 2026, 15:06 BST
- Tender notice published187 days ago23 Apr 2026, 15:26 BST
- Clarification questions by172 days ago8 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline159 days ago21 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent132 days ago17 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published132 days ago17 Jun 2026, 14:51 BST
- Award decision expected by129 days ago19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends122 days ago26 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts118 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Apr 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published22 Apr 2026, 15:06 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published23 Apr 2026, 15:26 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £1,677,00023 Apr 2026, 15:26 BST
- Status changed to active23 Apr 2026, 15:26 BST
- Procurement method changed23 Apr 2026, 15:26 BST
- Deadline published: 21 May 2026, 12:00 BST23 Apr 2026, 15:26 BST
- Contract award notice published17 Jun 2026, 14:51 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Jun 2026, 14:51 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 3
Awarded value £1,450,3613 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 52 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Generalist advice1 award | |||
| CITIZENS ADVICE GREENWICH LTDVCSE1 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: Extension option of up to an additional 12 months | £387,716 | 17 Jun 2026standstill to 26 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 2 · Housing advice1 award | |||
| GREENWICH HOUSING RIGHTS1 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: Extension option of up to an additional 12 months | £549,893 | 17 Jun 2026standstill to 26 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 3 · Immigration Advice1 award | |||
| PLUMSTEAD COMMUNITY LAW CENTRE LIMITED1 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: Extension option of up to an additional 12 months | £512,753 | 17 Jun 2026standstill to 26 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Generalist advice | 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2 · Housing advice | 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Immigration Advice | 3final-stage tenders | 1 | 2 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- CITIZENS ADVICE GREENWICH LTDAwarded supplier
- GREENWICH HOUSING RIGHTSAwarded supplier
- PLUMSTEAD COMMUNITY LAW CENTRE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender