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# Provision of Legislative Drafting Services (BR-31-2024)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-legislative-drafting-services-br-31-2024-ocds-h6vhtk-04595e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NI Assembly: "Provision of Legislative Drafting Services (BR-31-2024)". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £450,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Oct 2024, 15:00 BST. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NI Assembly](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ni-assembly-GB-FTS-17)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £450,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 October 2024 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Executive and legislative services, Legislative services
- **Delivery Location:** UKN, UKN0, UKN06
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-legislative-drafting-services-br-31-2024-ocds-h6vhtk-04595e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04595e`

## 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-legislative-drafting-services-br-31-2024-ocds-h6vhtk-04595e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk%2Fepps)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-legislative-drafting-services-br-31-2024-ocds-h6vhtk-04595e#participate

## Description
The Assembly Commission has an on-going requirement for the provision of legislative drafting services. Legislative drafting services are integral to the role of the Assembly Commission which allows it to fulfil its legislative obligations. The services of legislative drafters are required for the purposes of drafting Members’, Committee and Assembly Commission led legislation, and occasionally amendments to legislation, standing orders, determinations and any other requirement of the Assembly for external drafting. The primary purpose of the contract is to provide drafting expertise to Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 75111000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £450,000
- **Description:** The Assembly Commission has an on-going requirement for the provision of legislative drafting services. Legislative drafting services are integral to the role of the Assembly Commission which allows it to fulfil its legislative obligations. The servi...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Contract (active)
  - Award id: `001140-2025-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **BIRCHAM DYSON BELL LLP, David Keys, Jennifer Cartwright (+3 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-134876`, `GB-FTS-134874`, `GB-FTS-134872`, `GB-FTS-134871`, `GB-FTS-134875`, `GB-FTS-62389`
  - Value: £450,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Contract (active)
  - Signed Value: £450,000
  - Signed Date: 14/01/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001140-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-01-14T11:11:11.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T08:59:21.309Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04595e