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# Legal Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04375a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Association of North East Councils Limited: "Legal Services". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £100,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 11 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.open-uk.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Association of North East Councils Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-association-of-north-east-councils-limited-coh-05014821)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £100,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 11 March 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **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-04375a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04375a`

## 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-04375a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [open-uk.org](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.open-uk.org)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04375a#participate

## Description
The Association of North East Councils Trading as the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) is seeking to establish a multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of legal services for use by contracting authorities throughout the United Kingdom
The opportunity can be accessed via the Open eTendering system. Suppliers wishing to be considered for this Framework Agreement must register their expression of interest and submit a tender through the Open eTendering System. If not already registered, candidates should register on the Open eTendering system at https://www.open-uk.org/
Tenders must be submitted using the link above. Tenders submitted via post or email methods will not be accepted.
If you need technical assistance from the Open Support team, this can be requested via open.support@nepo.org
PLEASE NOTE: Open is accessible 24/7 however, technical support is available Monday - Thursday 8:30 - 5pm and Friday 8.30 - 4.30pm
For guidance on how to submit your response through Open, please visit https://www.open-hub.org/training to access the available Training Guides.
NEPO does not give any guarantee and/or warrant the actual value of orders (if any) that will be placed with the successful suppliers by any Contracting Authority using the Framework Agreement pursuant to this process and accepts no liability thereof.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £100,000,000
- **Description:** NEPO are using an open procedure for the procurement of this Framework Agreement for the provision of Legal Services.
NEPO intends to select only the top 30 (thirty) ranked (i.e. highest scoring) Tenderers as Providers. However, NEPO reserves the rig...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 017399-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Anthony Collins Solicitor, BEVAN BRITTAN LLP, BIRD & BIRD LLP (+15 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-168602`, `GB-FTS-186650`, `GB-FTS-171738`, `GB-FTS-105702`, `GB-FTS-62392`, `GB-FTS-171741`, `GB-FTS-96063`, `GB-FTS-69433`, `GB-COH:OC444330`, `GB-FTS-171743`, `GB-FTS-170985`, `GB-FTS-43266`, `GB-FTS-7652`, `GB-FTS-62388`, `GB-FTS-160370`, `GB-FTS-181532`, `GB-FTS-186912`, `GB-FTS-171745`
  - Value: £100,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 017399-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000,000
  - Signed Date: 03/06/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017399-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-06-05T11:05:16.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T23:13:06.907Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04375a