Legal Services for South Norfolk Council

Official notice

Authority: South Norfolk Council (Local council)·On behalf of: East Suffolk Council

Award under framework

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East of England (UKH17)

Awarded value£2,000,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 18 Sept 2026

Awarded to Birketts LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Legal Services for South Norfolk Council. Legal services include but are not limited to:

Contracts, Corporate Law, Criminal Law, Debt Recovery, Dispute Resolution and Litigation Law, Emerging Policy and Legal Risk Advisory, Employment Law, Environmental Law, Finance and Investment, Food, Rural and Environmental Affairs, Grants, Health and Safety, Housing Law, Information Law including Data Protection Law, Information Technology Law, Insurance and Reinsurance, Intellectual Property Law, Outsourcing, Planning Law, Projects/PPP, Property and Real Estate Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Public Inquiries - Support to Participants and Inquests, Public Law, Public Law Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Public Procurement Law, Real Estate and Real Estate Finance, Supporting Public Inquiries, Sustainable Finance/ Green Finance, Tax Law, Construction Law

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East of England

79100000 Legal services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award under framework
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Call-off under a framework
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 1 Oct 2026, 11:15 BST
Last source update: 1 Oct 2026, 11:15 BST
Authority reference: 2894-PPT-FW-DA
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-092739
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: East of England (UKH17)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077e69 Find a Tender

Related procedures1

Call-off under framework Legal Panel for Public Sector

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 1 Oct 2026

Contract award notice published
1 Oct 2026, 11:15 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,000,0001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Birketts LLP1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030Extensions: 2 x 1 Year Optional Extensions - to be triggered by SNC	£2,000,000	18 Sept 2026	Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

South Norfolk Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBCV-2189-QCZG The Horizon Centre, Peachman Way, Broadland Business Park, Norwich, East of England, NR7 0WFContact email

Other public bodies

East Suffolk CouncilProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement LeadGB-PPON: PLPP-1174-BHLX Woodbridge, East of EnglandContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

BIRKETTS LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC317545GB-PPON: PNZT-4886-HCLQ Providence House, Ipswich, East of England, IP1 1QJContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender1 Oct 2026, 11:15 BST