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Official procurement procedure
Provision of Barristers' Services Framework 2026
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
£2,400,000
Submission deadline 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Lots published2
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Bedford Borough Council: "Provision of Barristers' Services Framework 2026". Published status: complete. Published value: £2,400,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Bedford Borough Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £2,400,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Bedford Borough Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Bedford Borough Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
13.1Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
CONSTELLIA PUBLIC LTDTop vendor: 85.2% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 138 active published awards; 8 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| CONSTELLIA PUBLIC LTD | 1 win | £6,200,000 |
| Jenoptik UK Ltd | 1 win | £362,568 |
| Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity | 1 win | £302,934 |
| WEBCURL LIMITED | 2 wins | £160,800 |
| Ross Removals | 1 win | £108,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityBedford Borough Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSFramework | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published29 May 2026, 12:20 BST | Last source update29 May 2026, 12:20 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05961c | ||
What is being bought
Bedford Borough Council ('the Council') invites Chambers to tender for the provision of a Barristers' Framework Agreement. This Framework will provide a route to market for the purchase of barristers' services, where there is demand for capacity or specialist expertise that cannot be met within the Council's in-house Legal Services Unit
What changed
From the official release history
- tender value changed
29 May 2026, 12:20 BST - Status changed to complete
29 May 2026, 12:20 BST - Official notice release published
29 May 2026, 12:20 BST - Submission deadline changed to published date
29 May 2026, 12:20 BST - Published value updated to £2,400,000
18 Feb 2026, 10:57 GMT - Official notice release published
18 Feb 2026, 10:57 GMT - tender value changed
17 Feb 2026, 15:57 GMT - Status changed to active
17 Feb 2026, 15:57 GMT - Official notice release published
17 Feb 2026, 15:57 GMT - Submission deadline changed to 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
17 Feb 2026, 15:57 GMT - Official notice release published
16 Sept 2025, 10:30 BST - Status changed to planning
8 Sept 2025, 16:06 BST - Official notice release published
8 Sept 2025, 16:06 BST - Buyer information updated
8 Sept 2025, 16:06 BST
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 2 · #2Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
29 May 2026, 12:20 BST - Submission deadline
16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT - Award pending
20 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST · £240,000 - Award pending
20 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST · £240,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards 1GC MANAGEMENT LIMITED, 3 DJB LIMITED, 33 BEDFORD ROW LIMITED, 4 BRICK COURT CHAMBERS MANAGEMENT LIMITED, CORNERSTONE CHAMBERS LIMITED, Harcourt Chambers, Landmark Chambers, New Court Chambers, ST. ALBANS CHAMBERS LTD, THE 36 GROUP LIMITED £240,000 · 20 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST · pending CORNERSTONE CHAMBERS LIMITED, Landmark Chambers, THE 36 GROUP LIMITED £240,000 · 20 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST · pending |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statistics bids: 10 (lot 1) finalStageBids: 10 (lot 1) smeFinalStageBids: 8 (lot 1) vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 1) bids: 3 (lot 2) finalStageBids: 3 (lot 2) smeFinalStageBids: 2 (lot 2) vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 2) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Bedford Borough Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PLCV-4616-VTHLAward and contract changes
Documents (0)
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