Official UK procurement notice
Legal Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Aston University (Education)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG31)
Published estimate£2,520,000≈ £1.3m / year · £2,520,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 May 2025awarded 23 Jun 2025
Awarded to Pinsent Masons LLP
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Aug 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement will:
- deliver a single Service Provider for Aston who will be able service all of Aston's legal needs in the UK and overseas (as required);
- deliver a Service Provider who has significant experience of higher education and so is able to provide sector-specific advice;
- deliver added value services over the duration of the Contract;
- deliver cost certainty for Aston through clearly articulated pricing menus and access for Aston to accurate billing data.
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1 - ITT Stage Stage 2 - Shortlist of 3 suppliers anticipated to take part in Presentation/Interview stage Full details can be found on Aston's tendering system, ProContract: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=e1d62f5c-2f20-f011-8136-005056b64545
CPV: Legal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,520,000
What 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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Apr 2025, 13:18 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Sept 2025, 16:27 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Jun 2025
- Authority reference
1061- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016500- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050649Find a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 1 - ITT Stage
Stage 2 - Shortlist of 3 suppliers anticipated to take part in Presentation/Interview stage
Full details can be found on Aston's tendering system, ProContract:
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 27 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 12 May 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Tenders, as well as any clarification questions, must be submitted via ProContract:
procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗
The suite of documents and tender questions set can also be found at this address.
Timeline
23 Apr 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published23 Apr 2025, 13:18 BST
- Clarification questions by12 May 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline27 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent24 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by30 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends3 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published1 Sept 2025, 16:27 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Apr 2025- Tender notice published23 Apr 2025, 13:18 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published24 Jun 2025, 14:35 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Jun 2025, 14:35 BST
- Contract signature expected7 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published1 Sept 2025, 16:27 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £2,520,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Aug 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinsent Masons LLP1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: Optional extensions of 2 years + 2 years | £2,520,000 inc. VAT | 23 Jun 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Pinsent Masons LLP
- Signed
- 19 Aug 2025
- Value
- £2,520,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 year initial term with optional extensions of up to 4 additional years
No agreed KPIs: Contract value below £5m
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PINSENT MASONS LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender