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# Legal Services Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-047080). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Surrey County Council: "Legal Services Framework". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £40,000,000. 16 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Jan 2025, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: supplierlive.proactisp2p.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Surrey County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/surrey-county-council-ons-e10000030)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £40,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 January 2025 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 16
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Legal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ, UKJ2
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-047080`

## 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-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-047080#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplierlive.proactisp2p.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsupplierlive.proactisp2p.com%2FAccount%2FLogin)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-047080#participate

## Description
Legal Service Framework is a collaboration published by Surrey County Council, Brighton
and Hove City Council, East Sussex County Council, West Sussex County Council, and the
associated Districts and Boroughs. The Framework Agreement consists of multiple Lots. The
term is 3 years plus a 1 year optional extension (total 4 year term).

## Lots (16)
### Lot 1: Lot 1: Legal Services for Adult Social Care
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Transactional casework legal support and advice in a variety of areas under Adult Social
Care.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2: Legal Services for Pensions
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Transactional casework legal support and advice in a variety of areas under Pensions.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Lot 3: Legal Services for SEN Tribunals & Education
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Transactional casework legal support and advice in a variety of areas under SEN Tribunals
and Education.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Lot 4: Legal Services for Commercial Law, Contracts & Procurement, Telecoms & IT Law, Construction Law
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Transactional casework legal support and advice in a variety of areas under Commercial Law,
Contracts and Procurement, Telecoms and IT Law, Construction Law.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 8: Lot 8: Legal Counsel/Advocacy Services for Lots 1-7
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Counsel/Advocacy legal support and advice in a variety of areas/specialisms under Lots 1-7

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 10: Lot 10: Legal Services for Costs Lawyer
- **Lot id:** `10`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** A range of Costs Lawyer Services, allowing Framework Customers to meet changing
demands and supplement any in-house capability.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 11: Lot 11: Legal Services for Loss Adjusters
- **Lot id:** `11`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Access to Liability Claims Loss Adjusters and Property Loss Adjusters

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 50: Lot 7b: Civil, Criminal, Environmental Health, Licencing & Housing, and Contentious Construction
- **Lot id:** `50`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Transactional casework legal support and advice in a variety of areas under Civil, Criminal,
Environmental Health, Licencing & Housing, and Contentious Construction.

### Lot 5a: Lot 5a FOI GDPR Information Law
- **Lot id:** `5a`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Transactional casework legal support and advice in a variety of areas under FOI, GDPR and
Information Law.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 5b: Lot 5b Monitoring Officer, Local Government Law
- **Lot id:** `5b`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Transactional casework legal support and advice in a variety of areas under Monitoring
Officer and Local Government Law.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 6a: Lot 6a Highways, Planning and Environment
- **Lot id:** `6a`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Transactional casework legal support and advice in a variety of areas under Highways,
Planning and Environment.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 6b: Lot 6b Property and Housing
- **Lot id:** `6b`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Transactional casework legal support and advice in a variety of areas under Property and
Housing.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 7a: Lot 7a: Employment
- **Lot id:** `7a`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Transactional casework legal support and advice in a variety of areas under Employment.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 7b: Lot 7 b: Civil, Criminal, Environmental Health, Licencing & Housing, and Contentious Construction
- **Lot id:** `7b`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Transactional casework legal support and advice in a variety of areas under Civil, Criminal, Environmental Health, Licencing & Housing, and Contentious Construction.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 9a: Lot 9a: Legal Services for Children’s Social Care - Part A - Transactional Case Work
- **Lot id:** `9a`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Transactional casework legal support and advice in a variety of areas under Children’s Social
Care.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 9b: Lot 9b: Legal Services for Children’s Social Care - Part B - Counsel/Advocacy
- **Lot id:** `9b`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Counsel/Advocacy legal support and advice in a variety of areas under Children’s Social
Care

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (165)
> **Award Register:** 165 awards have been published for this procedure. Showing the first 25:
> [View complete award roster, contract values, and supplier list on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-047080#outcome)

- **Award:** Legal Services for Adult Social Care (active)
  - Award id: `004239-2026-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Bevan Brittan LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186650`
  - Value: £40,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 2: Legal Services for Pensions (active)
  - Award id: `004239-2026-10-10`
  - Supplier(s): **Bevan Brittan LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186650`
  - Value: £40,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 6b Property and Housing (active)
  - Award id: `004239-2026-100-100`
  - Supplier(s): **Weightmans LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-181532`
  - Value: £40,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 6b Property and Housing (active)
  - Award id: `004239-2026-101-101`
  - Supplier(s): **Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-171745`
  - Value: £40,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 7a: Employment (active)
  - Award id: `004239-2026-102-102`
  - Supplier(s): **BEVAN BRITTAN LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186650`
  - Value: £40,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 7a: Employment (active)
  - Award id: `004239-2026-103-103`
  - Supplier(s): **Birketts LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-62391`
  - Value: £40,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 7a: Employment (active)
  - Award id: `004239-2026-104-104`
  - Supplier(s): **Blake Morgan LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-225`
  - Value: £40,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 7a: Employment (active)
  - Award id: `004239-2026-105-105`
  - Supplier(s): **Browne Jacobson LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-11547`
  - Value: £40,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 7a: Employment (active)
  - Award id: `004239-2026-106-106`
  - Supplier(s): **Capital Law Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-132094`
  - Value: £40,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 7a: Employment (active)
  - Award id: `004239-2026-107-107`
  - Supplier(s): **Capsticks Solicitors LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-62392`
  - Value: £40,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 7a: Employment (active)
  - Award id: `004239-2026-108-108`
  - Supplier(s): **Clyde & Co LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-171740`
  - Value: £40,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 7a: Employment (active)
  - Award id: `004239-2026-109-109`
  - Supplier(s): **DAC Beachcroft LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-171741`
  - Value: £40,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 2: Legal Services for Pensions (active)
  - Award id: `004239-2026-11-11`
  - Supplier(s): **Blake Morgan LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-225`
  - Value: £40,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 7a: Employment (active)
  - Award id: `004239-2026-110-110`
  - Supplier(s): **Davies Group Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185846`
  - Value: £40,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 7a: Employment (active)
  - Award id: `004239-2026-111-111`
  - Supplier(s): **Freeths LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-171743`
  - Value: £40,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 7a: Employment (active)
  - Award id: `004239-2026-112-112`
  - Supplier(s): **Invicta Law Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-171733`
  - Value: £40,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 004239-2026-113-113 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Pallant Chambers**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-171757`
  - Value: £40,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 7a: Employment (active)
  - Award id: `004239-2026-114-114`
  - Supplier(s): **Sharpe Pritchard LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-11543`
  - Value: £40,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 7a: Employment (active)
  - Award id: `004239-2026-115-115`
  - Supplier(s): **TLT LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-7652`
  - Value: £40,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 7a: Employment (active)
  - Award id: `004239-2026-116-116`
  - Supplier(s): **Veale Wasbrough Vizards LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-171737`
  - Value: £40,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 7a: Employment (active)
  - Award id: `004239-2026-117-117`
  - Supplier(s): **Weightmans LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-181532`
  - Value: £40,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 7a: Employment (active)
  - Award id: `004239-2026-118-118`
  - Supplier(s): **Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-171745`
  - Value: £40,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 7b: Civil, Criminal, Environmental Health, Licencing & Housing, and Contentious Construction (active)
  - Award id: `004239-2026-119-119`
  - Supplier(s): **Bevan Brittan LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186650`
  - Value: £40,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 2: Legal Services for Pensions (active)
  - Award id: `004239-2026-12-12`
  - Supplier(s): **Burges Salmon LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185820`
  - Value: £40,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 7b: Civil, Criminal, Environmental Health, Licencing & Housing, and Contentious Construction (active)
  - Award id: `004239-2026-120-120`
  - Supplier(s): **Birketts LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-62391`
  - Value: £40,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (165)
> [View all 165 signed contracts on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-047080#contracts)

- **Contract:** Legal Services for Adult Social Care (active)
  - Signed Value: £40,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/11/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 2: Legal Services for Pensions (active)
  - Signed Value: £40,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/11/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 6b Property and Housing (active)
  - Signed Value: £40,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/11/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 6b Property and Housing (active)
  - Signed Value: £40,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/11/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 7a: Employment (active)
  - Signed Value: £40,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/11/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 7a: Employment (active)
  - Signed Value: £40,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/11/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 7a: Employment (active)
  - Signed Value: £40,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/11/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 7a: Employment (active)
  - Signed Value: £40,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/11/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 7a: Employment (active)
  - Signed Value: £40,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/11/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 7a: Employment (active)
  - Signed Value: £40,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/11/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 7a: Employment (active)
  - Signed Value: £40,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/11/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 7a: Employment (active)
  - Signed Value: £40,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/11/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 2: Legal Services for Pensions (active)
  - Signed Value: £40,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/11/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 7a: Employment (active)
  - Signed Value: £40,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/11/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 7a: Employment (active)
  - Signed Value: £40,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/11/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 7a: Employment (active)
  - Signed Value: £40,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/11/2025

- **Contract:** 004239-2026-113-113 (active)
  - Signed Value: £40,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/11/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 7a: Employment (active)
  - Signed Value: £40,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/11/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 7a: Employment (active)
  - Signed Value: £40,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/11/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 7a: Employment (active)
  - Signed Value: £40,000,000
  - Signed Date: 21/11/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004239-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-19T10:53:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-30T21:47:26.010Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-047080