Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Legal Services
Authority: Arbour Housing Ltd (Public body)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Framework ceiling (notional)£165,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 19 Jun 2026awarded 27 Jul 2026
Awarded to Carson McDowell LLP +2 more
Framework period 2 yrsends 5 Jul 2028 · up to 5 Jul 2029 with extensions · starts 6 Jul 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionArbour Housing wishes to commission a framework for the provision of legal services. Arbour has identified that its legal requirements (for this tender process) fall under three main areas of expertise and expects to appoint three bidders to the framework.
CPV: Legal services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 3 suppliers · 7 bids received (2.3 per place) · 3 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 3 yrs from 6 Jul 2026
Published description of the framework
Full information included in Tender Documentation
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£165,000
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).
How bids were scored
Lot awarding rule: Tender will be awarded on a MAT basis and further information is included within the tender documentation.
What this means for your bid
- “Provision of Legal Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Jun 2026, 16:14 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Sept 2026, 12:19 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-052035- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06abc7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
- Appointment period ends
- 19 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
2 Jun 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published143 days ago2 Jun 2026, 16:14 BST
- Clarification questions by130 days ago16 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends127 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown19 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts110 days ago6 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published53 days ago1 Sept 2026, 12:19 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jun 2026- Tender notice published2 Jun 2026, 16:14 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published1 Sept 2026, 12:19 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 Sept 2026, 12:19 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastSuppliers appointed 31 award · see the list ↓
Bids received 77 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson McDowell LLP, Cleaver Fulton Rankin, Mills Selig2 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2029Extensions: The FA may be extended for a one year period. | £165,000 | 27 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders | 7 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- Carson McDowell LLPFramework contractor
- Cleaver Fulton RankinFramework contractor
- Mills SeligFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender