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# Provision of Legal Services for Planning, Land Assembly and Statutory Consents for the Banwell Bypass

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-legal-services-for-planning-land-assembly-and-statutory-consents-for-the-banw-ocds-h6vhtk-028b86). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** North Somerset Council: "Provision of Legal Services for Planning, Land Assembly and Statutory Consents for the Banwell Bypass". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [North Somerset Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-somerset-council-ons-e06000024)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Legal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK12
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £642,950 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-028b86`

## 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/provision-of-legal-services-for-planning-land-assembly-and-statutory-consents-for-the-banw-ocds-h6vhtk-028b86#tl-md)

## Description
North Somerset Council (“NSC”) leads the promotion of the Banwell Bypass Major Transport Scheme and associated works (“the Scheme”).
The element of the Scheme relevant to this contract incorporates the construction of a new bypass to the north of Banwell village, Weston-super-Mare (Banwell Bypass) and includes flood mitigation work, improvements to the existing highway network and associated land assembly together with the bypass infrastructure works.
NSC require the provision of Legal Services, in relation to Planning, Land Assembly and Other Statutory Consents for the Banwell Bypass. This will include advice on the project structure and delivery models, advising on and reviewing the planning application, Compulsory Purchase Order preparation and making and confirmation of the Order, project management and provision of Counsel services.
The ‘Legal Services provider’ will act on behalf of the Council and be expected to provide a comprehensive Legal Service as set out in this specification.
The value of this contract was estimated at £1.7m over the full available term of the contract.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKK

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Provision of Legal Services for Planning, Land Assembly and Statutory Consents for the Banwell Bypass (active)
  - Award id: `001072-2021-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Burges Salmon LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185820`
  - Value: £642,950 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Provision of Legal Services for Planning, Land Assembly and Statutory Consents for the Banwell Bypass (active)
  - Signed Value: £642,950
  - Signed Date: 16/12/2020

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001072-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-01-19T14:20:59.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T18:17:59.422Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-028b86