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# Procurement of Legal Investigation and Advocacy Service in Fitness to Practise

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-of-legal-investigation-and-advocacy-service-in-fitness-to-practise-ocds-h6vhtk-05d84e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Social Work England: "Procurement of Legal Investigation and Advocacy Service in Fitness to Practise". Published status: complete. Published Value: £34,083,333. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Apr 2026, 12:30 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Social Work England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/social-work-england-gov-pb1298)
- **Published Value:** £34,083,333 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 April 2026 at 12:30 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Legal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKE3, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £34,083,332 (exc. VAT, 2 awards)
- **Official Documents:** 7 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-of-legal-investigation-and-advocacy-service-in-fitness-to-practise-ocds-h6vhtk-05d84e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05d84e`

## 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/procurement-of-legal-investigation-and-advocacy-service-in-fitness-to-practise-ocds-h6vhtk-05d84e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fsocialworkengland%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-of-legal-investigation-and-advocacy-service-in-fitness-to-practise-ocds-h6vhtk-05d84e#participate

## Description
The Authority is looking for two 2 Suppliers to deliver the following as part of the Service:
a. conduct further investigation and prepare cases for Fitness to Practise hearings or meetings;
b. undertake pre-hearing case management procedures in accordance with agreed performance targets and in collaboration with other parties to the hearing; and
c. ensure the presentation of cases before adjudicators at hearings (those hearings are predominantly carried out remotely using video conferencing software but can, on occasion, be in-person at our offices in Sheffield).
Over a period of 3 - 5 years, the Authority aims to work with the Suppliers to eliminate the current backlog of circa 400 cases awaiting a final hearing. By the end of this period, the intention is to have worked successfully in partnership with the Suppliers to both eliminate the backlog and to be managing a 'steady state' of circa 150 cases being processed per annum.
This contract has a maximum value of £40.9 million. Contract 1 and Contact 2 notice values of £20.45 million, represents an estimated allocation and is provided for indicative purposes only.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £34,083,333

- **Contract Period:** 21/07/2026 to 21/07/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 1 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **CAPSTICKS SOLICITORS LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-62392`
  - Value: £17,041,666 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 21/05/2026

- **Award:** 2 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **KINGSLEY NAPLEY LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-143894`
  - Value: £17,041,666 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 21/05/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017653-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-22T14:52:14.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T18:38:01.281Z
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