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TVCA-PROC-0584 - Tees Valley Combined Authority Group - Group Wide Legal Services Framework

No classification published
Location not published
Published value
£10,000,000
Submission deadline 16 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
Lots published4
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Tees Valley Combined Authority: "TVCA-PROC-0584 - Tees Valley Combined Authority Group - Group Wide Legal Services Framework". Published status: complete. Published value: £10,000,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityTees Valley Combined AuthorityScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
16 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£10,000,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Tees Valley Combined Authority
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Tees Valley Combined Authority. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
4.9Bids / Report
17.2% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationLow Concentration
SOLMEK LIMITEDTop vendor: 18.5% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 119 active published awards; 29 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
SOLMEK LIMITED1 win£500,000
Ambient People4 wins£347,475
Dean Taxis t/a Arrow Cars1 win£310,000
Solace in Business Ltd1 win£288,250
Penna PLC1 win£260,715
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityTees Valley Combined Authority
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published7 Aug 2026, 10:39 BST
Last source update7 Aug 2026, 10:39 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05f0a1
What is being bought
Tees Valley Combined Authority wishes to establish an Open Framework for group-wide legal services framework to provide specialist legal support in a range of disciplines which will be divided into Lots: Lot 1 – Corporate, Contracts and Commercial Law Lot 2 – Property, Planning and Construction Lot 3 – Utilities Lot 4 – Regulatory, Employment and Litigation Prospective providers for respective Lots will be required to demonstrate previous experience in their field and within specific sectors. It is recognised that there may be some cross-over between Lots, and some commissions may span more than one Lot. It is anticipated that the total value of all the Lots over the next 4 years will be between seven and ten million (subject to the needs and resources of external funders). This competition is for the award of framework one in the scheme of frameworks. - Framework one (1) is for a term of 24 months. - Framework two (2) will be for a term of 12 months with an option to extend up to a maximum of 12 months. - Framework three (3) which is the final framework will last 12 months, depending on whether we exercised the option to extend framework two (2). The open framework will last 4 years in total. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-Darlington:-Legal-services./Y2H4NR3P89 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/Y2H4NR3P89 If you experience any technical difficulties from accessing the above url, then please contact the Delta eSourcing Helpdesk on call 0800 923 9236 or email helpdesk@delta-esourcing.com.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    7 Aug 2026, 10:39 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    7 Aug 2026, 10:39 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    7 Aug 2026, 10:39 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    7 Aug 2026, 10:39 BST
  5. Published value updated to £10,000,000
    8 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT
  6. Status changed to active
    8 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT
  7. Official notice release published
    8 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT
  8. Submission deadline changed to 16 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
    8 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT
  9. Buyer information updated
    8 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT
Lots and requirements (4)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #3
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 4 · #4
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    7 Aug 2026, 10:39 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    16 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
  3. Award pending
    7 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · £2,500,000
  4. Award pending
    7 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · £2,500,000
  5. Award pending
    7 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · £2,500,000
  6. Award pending
    7 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · £2,500,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP, Capsticks Solicitors LLP, DEVONSHIRES SOLICITORS LLP Supplier type, Geldards LLP, MUCKLE LLP, Ward Hadaway LLP
£2,500,000 · 7 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · pending
Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP, Capsticks Solicitors LLP, DEVONSHIRES SOLICITORS LLP Supplier type, Geldards LLP, MUCKLE LLP, Ward Hadaway LLP
£2,500,000 · 7 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · pending
Foot Anstey LLP, Geldards LLP, MUCKLE LLP, Ward Hadaway LLP, Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP
£2,500,000 · 7 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · pending
Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP, Capsticks Solicitors LLP, DEVONSHIRES SOLICITORS LLP Supplier type, Geldards LLP, MUCKLE LLP, Ward Hadaway LLP
£2,500,000 · 7 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · pending
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statistics
bids: 9 (lot 1)
finalStageBids: 9 (lot 1)
smeFinalStageBids: 1 (lot 1)
vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 1)
bids: 9 (lot 2)
finalStageBids: 9 (lot 2)
smeFinalStageBids: 2 (lot 2)
vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 2)
bids: 7 (lot 3)
finalStageBids: 7 (lot 3)
smeFinalStageBids: 2 (lot 3)
vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 3)
bids: 9 (lot 4)
finalStageBids: 9 (lot 4)
smeFinalStageBids: 1 (lot 4)
vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 4)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Tees Valley Combined Authority

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PDNG-8971-ZVCR
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  • Tees Valley Combined Authority
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PDNG-8971-ZVCR
    Teesside Airport Business Suite, Teesside international Airport, Darlington, UKC13, DL2 1NJ, GB
    01325792600
  • ANTHONY COLLINS SOLICITORS LLP
    supplier

    GB-PPON: PPBG-8565-RGRR
    134 Edmund Street, Birmingham, UKK11, BS3 2ES, GB
  • CAPSTICKS SOLICITORS LLP
    supplier

    GB-PPON: PXCG-2134-WBYX
    Wellington House, 68 Wimbledon Hill Road, London, UKI63, SW19 7PA, GB
  • DEVONSHIRES SOLICITORS LLP Supplier type
    supplier

    GB-PPON: PLDC-8533-XXMX
    30 Finsbury Circus, London, UKI31, EC2M 7DT, GB
  • FOOT ANSTEY LLP
    supplier

    GB-PPON: PBQP-4215-CNCN
    Salt Quay House, 4 North East Quay, Plymouth, UKK41, PL4 0BN, GB
  • GELDARDS LLP
    supplier

    GB-PPON: PPNZ-6759-TVNZ
    4 Capital Quarter, Tyndall St, Cardiff, UKL22, CF10 4BZ, GB
  • MUCKLE LLP
    supplier

    GB-PPON: PPBW-1869-LWYR
    Time Central, 32 Gallowgate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UKC22, NE1 4BF, GB
  • WARD HADAWAY LLP
    supplier

    GB-PPON: PCJR-3564-XTZQ
    Sandgate House, 102 Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, UKC22, NE1 3DX, GB
  • WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (UK) LLP
    supplier

    GB-PPON: PYBM-6288-WNYY
    The Spark, Draymans Way, Newcastle Helix, Newcastle upon Tyne, UKC22, NE4 5DE, GB
Award and contract changes
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