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# Legal Services Contract

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-services-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-04a453). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Forestry England: "Legal Services Contract". Published status: complete. Published Value: £5,000,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 11 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Forestry England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/forestry-england-gov-ea55)
- **Published Value:** £5,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 11 November 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Legal services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £4,489,000 (exc. VAT, 3 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-services-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-04a453#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04a453`

## 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-services-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-04a453#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2Ftenders%2FUK-title%2FHWWAW6BYUN)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-services-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-04a453#participate

## Description
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.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Property and General Business Advice
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 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 2: Public Liability and Employment Liability Claims
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 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 ac...

### Lot 3: Employment
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 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 an...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** Property and General Business Advice (active)
  - Award id: `044884-2025-FCCN1894/1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Mills & Reeve LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186978`
  - Value: £3,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Public Liability and Employment Liability Claims (active)
  - Award id: `044884-2025-FCCN1894/2-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Weightmans LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-181532`
  - Value: £272,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Employment (active)
  - Award id: `044884-2025-FCCN1894/3-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Weightmans LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-181532`
  - Value: £717,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** Property and General Business Advice (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,500,000
  - Signed Date: 10/02/2025

- **Contract:** Public Liability and Employment Liability Claims (active)
  - Signed Value: £272,000
  - Signed Date: 10/02/2025

- **Contract:** Employment (active)
  - Signed Value: £717,000
  - Signed Date: 10/02/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F044884-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-07-31T15:05:17.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T20:24:33.129Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04a453