Legal Services Framework (Open)

Authority: FAIR4ALL FINANCE LIMITED (Public body)

Open framework scheme5 lotsServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableAccelerated

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Framework ceiling (notional)£4,000,000envelope for 5 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 3 Oct 2025awarded 2 Mar 2026

Awarded to Addleshaw Goddard LLP +7 more

Framework period 8 yrsends 31 Dec 2033 · up to 30 Dec 2033 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Framework covering a range of legal service categories, including:

Financial Legal and Regulatory Compliance
Data Protection
Structure Finance
Competition Law & Procurement
General Advisory

How the procedure runs: Fair4All Finance is seeking to procure a Framework of Legal Service Providers to support us in delivering our work. The Framework will be open (subject to appointing sufficient providers) which means it could run for up to 8 years. Fair4All Finance are planning 2 refresh procedures during the frameworks duration. We will be appointing Providers via a Competitive Flexible Process. All potential providers must be registered on the Central Digital Platform to apply. This process relates to Planned Procurement Notice no. 2025/S 000-037979 published on the 7 July 2025. The process will include the following stages: 1. Conditions of Participation within a Procurement Specific Questionnaire will be used to shortlist suppliers 2. Tender documents will be issued to the shortlist 3. Prospective suppliers will be interviewed or asked to present to the evaluation panel The top 2 or 3 suppliers for each lot will be awarded a place.
No preliminary market engagement: Light touch PME was undertaken to gauge interest only. Supplier input was not used to develop the specification or any part of the competition.

CPV: Legal services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Type: Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
Call-offs: call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
Bids received: 14 bids received · 8 suppliers appointed
Framework period: 8 yrs from 1 Jan 2026
Scheme runs until: 31 Oct 2034

Published description of the framework

Depending on the requirement/lot either a direct award or further competition will be undertaken for each call-off contract.

Further competition will awarded on the basis of: price, experience, specialism and subject to any perceived conflicts resulting from ongoing work.

Direct award will be made when the provider is the only appointed specialist able to meet the requirement OR where the requirement is a continuation of existing work where a change in provider would cause technical difficulties.

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lot

Every one of these 5 lots carries the same published figure, £800,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1Financial Legal and Regulatory ComplianceAwardedRenewal 8 yrsSMEceiling above

The source published no individual description for this lot.