Official UK procurement notice
Legal Services Framework UOB
Authority: University of Bath (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Bath is looking to work with a framework of preselected service provider that can provide sensitive specialised legal advice and support for the majority of the University's needs. Therefore, we are looking to create a local framework with service providers that we can trust. This framework agreement will provide us with a simple and compliant route to market for a range of legal services that we require.
CPV: Legal advisory and information services · Legal advisory and representation services · Legal advisory services · Legal documentation and certification services · Legal representation services · Legal services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 19 bids received · 6 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 3 yrs 10 mo from 24 Jun 2025
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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 (2)
- Service Proposal: 60%
- Associated Fees and Billable Rates: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Associated Fees and Billable Rates: Long criteria description
- Service Proposal: Long criteria description
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Legal Services Framework UOB” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Apr 2025, 19:05 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Oct 2025, 15:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Jun 2025
- Authority reference
UoBath/Proc/1348- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014786- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0501feFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 13 May 2025, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
11 Apr 2025 → 23 Oct 2025 · 7 dates- Tender notice published11 Apr 2025, 19:05 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown13 May 2025, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by24 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts24 Jun 2025
- Assessment summaries sent17 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published377 days ago14 Oct 2025, 15:34 BST
- Standstill ends368 days ago23 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Apr 2025- Tender notice published11 Apr 2025, 19:05 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published14 Oct 2025, 15:34 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete14 Oct 2025, 15:34 BST
- Buyer details updated14 Oct 2025, 15:34 BST
- Contract signature expected24 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bevan Brittan, Browne Jacobson LLP, HCR Legal LLP, Pinsent Masons LLP, Shakespeare Martineau LLP, Veale Wasbrough Vizards LLP24 Oct 2025 – 31 Aug 2029 | £660,000 | 17 Aug 2025standstill to 23 Oct 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19final-stage tenders · 21 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
6 commercial parties on the notice- Bevan Brittan LLPFramework contractor
- Browne Jacobson LLPFramework contractor
- HCR Legal LLPFramework contractor
- Pinsent Masons LLPFramework contractor
- Shakespeare Martineau LLPFramework contractor
- Veale Wasbrough Vizards LLPFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender