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# Legal Services Panel Framework 2025

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-services-panel-framework-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-04bd0f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** City of Doncaster Council: "Legal Services Panel Framework 2025". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £1,670,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [City of Doncaster Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/doncaster-council-ons-e08000017)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £1,670,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 December 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Legal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKE31
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-services-panel-framework-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-04bd0f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04bd0f`

## 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-panel-framework-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-04bd0f#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D83103%26B%3DUK)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-services-panel-framework-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-04bd0f#participate

## Description
CDC are looking to appoint a panel of advisors onto a framework agreement for the provision of legal services.  The framework is designed to meet the needs of CDC. CDC has also permitted South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) to access the framework in which case  SYMCA will place an order directly with the advisor.
It is anticipated that the Framework contract will commence on the 11th February 2025 and will run for an initial three years.  There is an option to extend the Framework by a further 12 months at the sole discretion of the Council.
The Council has split this opportunity into two lots:
Lot 1 General Legal Services
Lot 2 Adult Care Legal Services
As detailed in the Invitation to Tender documents.
The Council will appoint a maximum of four Advisors for each of Lots 1 and Lots 2.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: General Legal Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Estimated Value:** £670,000
- **Description:** CDC are looking to appoint a panel of advisors onto a framework agreement for the provision of legal services.  The framework is designed to meet the needs of CDC. CDC has also permitted South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) to access th...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Adult Care Legal Services
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Estimated Value:** £1,000,000
- **Description:** CDC are looking to appoint a panel of advisors onto a framework agreement for the provision of Adult Care legal services. There is an option to extend the Framework by a further 12 months at the sole discretion of the Council.

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (7)
- **Award:** General Legal Services (active)
  - Award id: `006333-2025-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Geldards LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-231`
  - Value: £670,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Adult Care Legal Services (active)
  - Award id: `006333-2025-2-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Ward Hadaway LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-160370`
  - Value: £1,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** General Legal Services (active)
  - Award id: `006333-2025-2-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Ward Hadaway LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-160370`
  - Value: £670,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Adult Care Legal Services (active)
  - Award id: `006333-2025-2-6`
  - Supplier(s): **Browne Jacobon LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-138699`
  - Value: £1,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** General Legal Services (active)
  - Award id: `006333-2025-3-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Sharpe Pritchard LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-11543`
  - Value: £670,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Adult Care Legal Services (active)
  - Award id: `006333-2025-3-7`
  - Supplier(s): **Weightmans LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-181532`
  - Value: £1,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** General Legal Services (active)
  - Award id: `006333-2025-4-5`
  - Supplier(s): **Weightmans LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-181532`
  - Value: £670,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (7)
- **Contract:** General Legal Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £670,000
  - Signed Date: 04/02/2025

- **Contract:** Adult Care Legal Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,000,000
  - Signed Date: 04/02/2025

- **Contract:** General Legal Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £670,000
  - Signed Date: 04/02/2025

- **Contract:** Adult Care Legal Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,000,000
  - Signed Date: 04/02/2025

- **Contract:** General Legal Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £670,000
  - Signed Date: 04/02/2025

- **Contract:** Adult Care Legal Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,000,000
  - Signed Date: 04/02/2025

- **Contract:** General Legal Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £670,000
  - Signed Date: 04/02/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F006333-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-02-20T15:31:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T01:59:47.689Z
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