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Published 6 Oct 2025, 14:13 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Legal Services Fitness to Practise case preparation and presentation

Official notice

Authority: The Health and Care Professions Council (Central government)

Open framework schemeServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£24,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 5 Nov 2025
Framework period 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) invites tenders for the provision of external legal services to support the preparation, management, and presentation of Fitness to Practise (FtP) cases.

The appointed supplier(s) will investigate and manage complex and high-risk FtP cases, prepare them for hearings, and provide advocacy services before the Health and Care Professions Tribunal Service (HCPTS) and relevant courts.

CPV: Legal services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
Call-offs
every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
Framework period
2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Apr 2026
Scheme runs until
31 Mar 2030
Published description of the framework

Refer to attached Invitation to Tender (ITT)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£24,000,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensionsValue: £24,000,000 exc. VAT · £28,800,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Additional services excluded from the ITT shall only be undertaken upon approval and formalisation through a Variation Order. · An optional provision to extend for a maximum of two periods of 12 months each, subject to agreement between the parties to the contract.
79100000 Legal services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • The Quality & Technical Requirements: 60%
  • The Cost and Commercial element: 30%
  • The Presentation and Interview: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • The Quality & Technical Requirements
  • The Cost and Commercial element
  • The Presentation and Interview
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Provision of Legal Services Fitness to Practise case preparation and…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.

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
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Open framework scheme
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 Oct 2025, 14:13 BST
Last source update
27 Oct 2025, 08:59 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 24 Nov 2025
Authority reference
HCPC/TRN/2025/32
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062543
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Legal services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a8d5 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
5 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

[email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected]

Timeline

6 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published381 days ago
    6 Oct 2025, 14:13 BST
  2. Clarification questions by370 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Latest notice published360 days ago
    27 Oct 2025, 08:59 GMT
  4. Admission / appointment period ends351 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
    5 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
  5. Award decision expected by332 days ago
    24 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract starts205 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Oct 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    6 Oct 2025, 14:13 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    27 Oct 2025, 08:59 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Health and Care Professions Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PZRM-1794-HRGR Park House, 184 - 186 Kennington Park Road,, London, London, SE11 4BUContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender