Official UK procurement notice
Legal Services Contract · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Forestry England
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionWe 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.
- Recurrence: 2029
CPV: Legal services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Property and General Business AdviceAwarded
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.
Lot #2Public Liability and Employment Liability ClaimsAwarded
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.
Lot #3EmploymentAwarded
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.
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).
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Contract Management: 20%
- Staffing: 15%
- Instruction Management: 10%
- Contract Handover: 5%
- price: 40%
- Sustainability and Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
- Contract Management: 20
- Staffing: 15
- Instruction Management: 10
- Sustainability and Social Value: 10
- Contract Handover: 5
- Price: 40
- Suitability
As stated in the procurement documents
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 2029
- First published
- 30 Sept 2024, 19:05 BST
- Last source update
- 31 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Nov 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-044884- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a453Find a Tender
- Performance terms
As stated in the procurement documents
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: https://forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=921447381 GO Reference: GO-2025731-PRO-31651378
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 11 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
11 Nov 2024 → 31 Jul 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline11 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened11 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published31 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete31 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Property and General Business Advice1 award | |||
| MILLS AND REEVE | £3,500,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Public Liability and Employment Liability Claims1 award | |||
| Weightmans LLP | £272,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Employment1 award | |||
| Weightmans LLP | £717,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Property and General Business Advice · MILLS AND REEVE
- Signed
- 10 Feb 2025
- Value
- £3,500,000
- Status
- active
Public Liability and Employment Liability Claims · Weightmans LLP
- Signed
- 10 Feb 2025
- Value
- £272,000
- Status
- active
Employment · Weightmans LLP
- Signed
- 10 Feb 2025
- Value
- £717,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Property and General Business Advice | 8bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Public Liability and Employment Liability Claims | 5bids | — | — | — |
| 3 · Employment | 10bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Mills & Reeve LLPAwarded supplier
- Weightmans LLPAwarded supplier
- Weightmans LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria