Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 8 May 2025, 14:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Legal Panel for Public Sector · Government Commercial Agency (May 2025)

Official notice

Authority: Government Commercial Agency (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitable
Planned pipeline value£500,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 4 Feb 2026from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 3 yrsends 4 Aug 2029 · up to 4 Aug 2031 with extensions · starts 5 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This notice has been replaced by UK2 notice OCID reference - ocds-h6vhtk-0503d3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 published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSME
Contract period: 5 Aug 2026 – 4 Aug 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 4 Aug 2031 with extensions
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “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)
Legal services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050eda Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

8 May 2025 → 5 Aug 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    8 May 2025, 14:08 BST
  2. Market engagement295 days ago · met
    5 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 ↗

  3. Latest notice published272 days ago
    29 Jan 2026, 09:42 GMT
  4. Tender notice expected265 days ago
    4 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts84 days ago
    5 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 May 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    8 May 2025, 14:08 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    15 May 2025, 10:27 BST
    UK2
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    29 Jan 2026, 09:42 GMT
    UK2

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

Crown Commercial Service

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBZB-4962-TVLR 9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street, Liverpool, North West, L3 9PPContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure