Official UK procurement notice
NUN – Legal Services Framework
Authority: Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Council has a requirement to procure a legal services framework consisting of our (4 Lots, covering a range of legal services to act as an extension to the in-house legal team.
CPV: Legal representation services · Legal services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 8 bids received · 5 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 2 yrs from 1 Jun 2025, N/A
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1PlanningCancelledRenewal
o enable the Council to maximise potential benefits, the requirement has been divided into 4 lots via an Open Procedure under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. It is the Council’s intention to award a maximum of 2 suppliers per Lot onto the framework agreement. Please note, should fewer returns be received, or fewer bids are deemed acceptable, the Council reserves the right to proceed with the award of the Framework Agreement and each Lot despite awarding to fewer bidders than originally proposed. Furthermore, Call off contracts executed during the term of the framework agreement (before the end date) may continue after the framework agreement end date in accordance with the call-off contract term (and any contract extensions) stated in the call-off contract.
Lot #2Commercial and ContractsCancelledRenewal
Lot #3PropertyCancelledRenewal
Lot #4HousingCancelledRenewal
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 50
- Price: 50
- Technical & professional ability
SRA (or equivalent) qualified individuals qualified to practice Law. A declaration to be included asking legal firm to include the individual(s) at each level and their associated SRA qualification number.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “NUN – Legal Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Feb 2025, 13:25 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Jan 2026, 10:44 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 26 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
NUN - 21882- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-000562- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e683Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.csw-jets.co.uk/ ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 26 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 26 Mar 2025, 12:30 GMT
Timeline
26 Mar 2025 → 6 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown26 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened26 Mar 2025, 12:30 GMT
- Contract starts1 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published293 days ago6 Jan 2026, 10:44 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete6 Jan 2026, 10:44 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £75,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Legal Services Framework
- Signed
- 2 Jan 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Legal Services Framework
- Signed
- 2 Jan 2026
- Value
- £150,000
- Status
- active
Legal Services Framework
- Signed
- 2 Jan 2026
- Value
- £100,000
- Status
- active
Legal Services Framework
- Signed
- 2 Jan 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8bids · 8 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Cabinet Office - Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
6 commercial parties on the notice- Anthony Collins Solicitors LLPFramework contractor
- Davitt Jones BouldFramework contractor
- Devonshires Solicitors LLPFramework contractor
- Forbes SolicitorsFramework contractor
- Freeths LLPFramework contractor
- Freeths LLPFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria