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title: "Legal Services South Downs National Park Authority"
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# Legal Services South Downs National Park Authority

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-services-south-downs-national-park-authority-ocds-h6vhtk-06da53). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** South Downs National Park Authority: "Legal Services South Downs National Park Authority". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £500,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [South Downs National Park Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-downs-national-park-authority-ons-e26000010)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Legal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-services-south-downs-national-park-authority-ocds-h6vhtk-06da53#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06da53`

## Before you bid
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- **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-south-downs-national-park-authority-ocds-h6vhtk-06da53#tl-md)

## Description
The South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) is undertaking a review of its external legal services arrangements ahead of the expiry of its current legal services contracts. Our current Legal Services Contracts end on 26 June 2027. The Authority intends to undertake a formal procurement exercise for the provision of external legal services and is seeking to engage with the market to help inform its procurement strategy, contract structure and future service requirements.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 26/06/2027 to 26/06/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F073357-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-03T15:24:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T02:00:53.123Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06da53