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Legal Services Contract

Legal services
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published3
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Forestry England for and on behalf of the Forestry Commission: "Legal Services Contract". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 3 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityForestry England for and on behalf of the Forestry CommissionScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for Forestry England for and on behalf of the Forestry Commission. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
7Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 4 active published awards; 4 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityForestry England for and on behalf of the Forestry Commission
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published31 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
Last source update31 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationLegal services
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04a453
What is being bought
We will be awarding a contract for the provision of Legal Services to the Forestry Commission. All arms of the Forestry Commission (Forestry England, Forest Services, Forest Research) will have access to utilise the services under the contract. As the most regular and largest user of Legal Services, Forestry England are managing the procurement of this contract. Our intention is to award this contract for a period of 5 years.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    31 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    31 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    31 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    31 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
  5. Published value updated to £5,000,000
    30 Sept 2024, 19:05 BST
  6. Status changed to active
    30 Sept 2024, 19:05 BST
  7. Official notice release published
    30 Sept 2024, 19:05 BST
  8. Submission deadline changed to 11 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
    30 Sept 2024, 19:05 BST
  9. Buyer information updated
    30 Sept 2024, 19:05 BST
Lots and requirements (3)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Property and General Business Advice
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The principal area of work covered in Lot 1 is in relation to Property and Estate Management, however we also require general advice from across the wider business in relation to commercial, public, corporate and criminal law, amongst others.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Public Liability and Employment Liability Claims
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The principal area of work covered in Lot 2 is in relation to advising and representing the Forestry Commission on claims made against or on behalf of the Forestry Commission, including those arising from incidents involving third parties, traffic accidents involving Forestry Commission vehicles, and handling of potential claims prior to formal letters of claim being received, amongst others.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #3
    Employment
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The principal area of work covered in Lot 3 is a fixed-fee monthly retain to cover the provision of a HR legal support helpline, as well as the provision of general advise and interpretation on employment legislation, specialist advice, to support and/or act on behalf of the Forestry Commission in contentious stand-alone employment law cases, liaising as necessary in relation to civil law personal injury cases relating to the employer's liability where there may be cross over with the ongoing employment, amongst others.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    31 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  5. Contract active
    Signed 10 Feb 2025, 00:00 GMT · £3,500,000
  6. Contract active
    Signed 10 Feb 2025, 00:00 GMT · £272,000
  7. Contract active
    Signed 10 Feb 2025, 00:00 GMT · £717,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Mills & Reeve LLP
Not published · Not published · active
Weightmans LLP
Not published · Not published · active
Weightmans LLP
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Property and General Business Advice
£3,500,000 · signed 10 Feb 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Public Liability and Employment Liability Claims
£272,000 · signed 10 Feb 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Employment
£717,000 · signed 10 Feb 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 8 (lot 1)
bids: 5 (lot 2)
bids: 10 (lot 3)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Forestry England for and on behalf of the Forestry Commission

Contracting authority GB-FTS-117855
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  • Forestry England for and on behalf of the Forestry Commission
    buyer

    620 Bristol Business Park, Bristol, UK, BS16 1EJ
    emily.coffin@forestryengland.uk
    +44 3000674000

  • High Court
    reviewBody

    London, WC2A 2LL

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
    supplier

    N/A
    24 King William Street, London, UK, EC4R 9AT

  • Weightmans LLP
    supplier

    OC326117
    100 Old Hall Street, Liverpool, UK, L3 9JQ

  • Weightmans LLP
    supplier

    OC326117
    100 Old Hall Street, Liverpool, UK, EC4R 9AT
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