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# Legal Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0290ba). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** LUPC Ltd: "Legal Services". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £30,000,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [LUPC Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/lupc-ltd-coh-04784719)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £30,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 March 2021 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Legal services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0290ba#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0290ba`

## 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-ocds-h6vhtk-0290ba#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D36485%26B%3DLUPC)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0290ba#participate

## Description
London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC) is establishing a multi-provider framework agreement for the provision of legal services in England and Wales. The framework will be available to the members of LUPC, HEPCW, NEUPC, NWUPC, and SUPC. Members include higher education, further education, schools, the wider public sector and not for profit institutions.
Lots under the framework will include legal services such as: commercial services, dispute resolution (including student matters), human resources, and a one-stop-shop.
The framework agreement is estimated to commence in May 2021.
Lots under the framework will include legal services such as: human resource/employment; dispute resolution; commercial; and, student matters.
The framework agreement is estimated to commence in May 2021.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Commercial Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Providing legal advice, drafting, and support for commercial services. Additional information: Attached as document

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - Dispute resolution (Including Student Matters)
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** To advise and/or represent in matters of litigation and alternative dispute resolution including student matters. Additional information: Attached as document

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Lot 3 - Human Resources (Including employment dispute resolution
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Providing legal advice, drafting and support for human resources (including employment dispute resolution) matters. Additional information: Attached as document

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Lot 4 - One stop shop
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Providing legal advice, drafting and support for human resources (including employment dispute resolution) matters. Additional information: Attached as document

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** Commercial Services (active)
  - Award id: `013563-2021-PFB5069 LU-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Berrymans Lace Mawer LLP, Brodies LLP, Browne Jacobson LLP (+3 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-24853`, `GB-FTS-105702`, `GB-FTS-11547`, `GB-FTS-132094`, `GB-FTS-19625`, `GB-FTS-43266`
  - Value: £4,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Dispute resolution (Including Student Matters) (active)
  - Award id: `013563-2021-PFB5069 LU-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Brodies LLP, Browne Jacobson LLP, Capital Law Limited (+3 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-105702`, `GB-FTS-11547`, `GB-FTS-132094`, `GB-FTS-171740`, `GB-FTS-171741`, `GB-FTS-170985`
  - Value: £4,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Human Resources (Including employment dispute resolution) (active)
  - Award id: `013563-2021-PFB5069 LU-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Berrymans Lace Mawer LLP, Brodies LLP, Browne Jacobson LLP (+3 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-24853`, `GB-FTS-105702`, `GB-FTS-19631`, `GB-FTS-171740`, `GB-FTS-171741`, `GB-FTS-43266`
  - Value: £4,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** One stop shop (active)
  - Award id: `013563-2021-PFB5069 LU-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Addleshaw Goddard LLP, Bevan Brittan LLP, Eversheds LLP (+5 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-19622`, `GB-FTS-186650`, `GB-FTS-150936`, `GB-FTS-186978`, `GB-FTS-45284`, `GB-FTS-171737`, `GB-FTS-181532`, `GB-FTS-171745`
  - Value: £18,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (4)
- **Contract:** Commercial Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/05/2021

- **Contract:** Dispute resolution (Including Student Matters) (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/05/2021

- **Contract:** Human Resources (Including employment dispute resolution) (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/05/2021

- **Contract:** One stop shop (active)
  - Signed Value: £18,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/05/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F013563-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-06-16T08:21:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T22:23:36.191Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0290ba