Official UK procurement notice
Legal Panel for Public Sector · Government Commercial Agency (May 2025)
Authority: Government Commercial Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis notice has been replaced by UK2 notice OCID reference - ocds-h6vhtk-0503d3
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place an agreement for the provision of Legal Services for use primarily by the Wider Public Sector and UK public sector bodies. Central Government will be able to use the agreement by exception.
The agreement will replace and bring together specialisms currently available under live agreements:
RM6240 Public Sector Legal Services
RM6284 Costs Lawyer Services 2
A high level lotting structure being proposed is (this will continue to be refined as a result of further market engagement);
Lot 1 Full Legal Service Provision
Lot 2 Litigation and Disputes
Lot 3 Property, Real Estate & Construction
Lot 4 Contracts & Commercial
Lot 5 Major, Complex Projects including PFI
Lot 6 HR, Employment and Pensions
Lot 7 Transport & Planning (Full UK)
Lot 8 Costs Lawyer Services
Lot 9 Health & Social Care
Lot 10 Local Government, Local Community & Housing
Lot 11 Specialism Specific
All updates and further details can be found on our webpage: www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6374 ↗
CPV: Legal services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 5 Aug 2026
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
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).
- “Legal Panel for Public Sector” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 May 2025, 14:08 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Jan 2026, 09:42 GMT
- Authority reference
RM6374- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-007844- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050edaFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
8 May 2025 → 5 Aug 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published8 May 2025, 14:08 BST
- Market engagement295 days ago · met5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Market engagement for RM6374 commenced in January 2025.
The Prior Information Notice (PIN) was issued in January 2025, accompanied by a survey aimed at gauging interest and obtaining market insights from suppliers. The survey remained open until 31st March 2025, during which 93 participants engaged with it, and 48 suppliers completed it.
In February 2025, we extended our engagement efforts through additional surveys directed at suppliers and customers, gathering feedback from a further 20 organisations.
From March to May 2025, the first round of market engagement will take place, featuring an open and transparent retrospective analysis of the existing agreements. Following this, conceptual options will be presented to both suppliers and customers.Two supplier engagement sessions were conducted on 19th March and 1st April to collect further market insights to inform the agreement's scope. The session on 19th March attracted 72 individual attendees, while the session on 1st April had 68 attendees.
A customer engagement session was conducted on the 28th April to collect further insights and inform the agreement's scope. This attracted 20 individual attendees.
A specific session focusing on Costs Lawyer Services took place 1st May attracting 31 individual attendees.
From February to October 2025, one to one sessions with suppliers and customers will be held to gain additional feedback and insights. We invite all suppliers and customers to participate in these discussions. Please contact [email protected] with the subject line 'RM6374 1 to 1' if you would like to arrange a discussion.
During June and July 2025, we will continue to engage with suppliers on specific topics in greater detail. Please register for the events listed below:
Pricing: RM6374 Supplier Engagement 19th June 14:00 - register.gotowebinar.com/register/36838195971… ↗
Social Value: RM6374 Supplier Engagement 23rd June 09:30 - register.gotowebinar.com/register/54923776863… ↗
Routes to Market: RM6374 Supplier Engagement 26th June 13:00 - register.gotowebinar.com/register/16161978766… ↗
AI: RM6374 Supplier Engagement 1st July 09:30 - register.gotowebinar.com/register/16161978766… ↗
Following these sessions, two additional supplier engagement events will take place on 11 September 2025 and 7 October 2025, focusing on summarising key feedback, scope, structure, routes to market, terms and conditions, pricing, social value, value-added considerations, and next steps. You can find details of these sessions on this page: www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/events/75215/supplie… ↗
A customer engagement session will be organised in September or October 2025, with details for registration to be published on our webpage once available.As we further develop our engagement strategy, we will regularly update our webpage with new information.
All updates, further details and events can be found on our webpage: www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6374 ↗
- Latest notice published272 days ago29 Jan 2026, 09:42 GMT
- Tender notice expected265 days ago4 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts84 days ago5 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 May 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published8 May 2025, 14:08 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published15 May 2025, 10:27 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published29 Jan 2026, 09:42 GMTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender