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# Legal Apprenticeships

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-apprenticeships-ocds-h6vhtk-039b1f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Justice: "Legal Apprenticeships". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Justice](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-justice-gov-d18)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,588,000 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-039b1f`

## 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-apprenticeships-ocds-h6vhtk-039b1f#tl-md)

## Description
HMCTS needs to expand and improve its legal qualification schemes (currently offering Level 3 and Level 6) as legal apprenticeships will form a critical part of its strategy to create a pipeline for business-critical Legal Advisor and other legally qualified roles.
Paralegal Level 3 - This apprenticeship underpins the initial legal training. The Apprenticeship’s focus is to provide legal support, including administrative tasks, carrying out research and drafting legal documents and forms. It will also be used as the apprenticeship framework in the devolved administration of Wales and Scotland.  
Solicitor Level 7 - This apprenticeship’s aim is to Progress legal matters and transactions, applying legal knowledge and commercial judgement to produce solutions which meet clients' needs. It will also be used as the apprenticeship framework in the devolved administration of Wales and Scotland.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Paralegal Level 3
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This apprenticeship underpins the initial legal training. The Apprenticeship’s focus is to provide legal support, including administrative tasks, carrying out research and drafting legal documents and forms. It will also be used as the apprenticeship...

### Lot 2: Solicitor Level 7
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** HMCTS needs to expand and improve its legal qualification schemes (currently offering Level 3 and Level 6) as legal apprenticeships will form a critical part of its strategy to create a pipeline for business-critical Legal Advisor and other legally q...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 002522-2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **BPP Professional Education Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-142894`
  - Value: £832,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Solicitor Level 7 (active)
  - Award id: `002522-2023-2`
  - Supplier(s): **BPP Professional Education Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-142894`
  - Value: £756,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 002522-2023-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £832,000
  - Signed Date: 06/01/2023

- **Contract:** Solicitor Level 7 (active)
  - Signed Value: £756,000
  - Signed Date: 06/01/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002522-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-01-27T10:17:15.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T22:05:43.673Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-039b1f