Official UK procurement notice
Legal Framework Call-off Contract
Authority: FAIR4ALL FINANCE LIMITED (Public body)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)
Published estimate£4,800,000total for 5 lots · £4,800,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 Oct 2025awarded 2 Mar 2026
Awarded to Addleshaw Goddard LLP +7 more3 awards
Contract term 8 yrsends 31 Dec 2033 · up to 30 Dec 2033 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2026
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionLegal services - prepare and negotiate a £3m English Law committed unsecured facility agreement
- How the procedure runs: Fair4All Finance is seeking to procure a Framework of Legal Service Providers to support us in delivering our work. The Framework will be open (subject to appointing sufficient providers) which means it could run for up to 8 years. Fair4All Finance are planning 2 refresh procedures during the frameworks duration. We will be appointing Providers via a Competitive Flexible Process. All potential providers must be registered on the Central Digital Platform to apply. This process relates to Planned Procurement Notice no. 2025/S 000-037979 published on the 7 July 2025. The process will include the following stages: 1. Conditions of Participation within a Procurement Specific Questionnaire will be used to shortlist suppliers 2. Tender documents will be issued to the shortlist 3. Prospective suppliers will be interviewed or asked to present to the evaluation panel The top 2 or 3 suppliers for each lot will be awarded a place.
- No preliminary market engagement: Light touch PME was undertaken to gauge interest only. Supplier input was not used to develop the specification or any part of the competition.
CPV: Legal services
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value (£4,000,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Financial Legal and Regulatory ComplianceAwardedRenewalPublished value£800,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Data ProtectionRenewalPublished value£800,000
- UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018 and associated laws and regulations
- The direct or indirect collection, handling and dissemination of personal and/or sensitive data for analytical and research purposes
- Cyber security
- AI and its use in a mission-based organisation
- Data breaches, including interactions with relevant regulators and remediation
Lot #3Structured FinanceAwardedRenewalPublished value£800,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #4Competition Law and ProcurementRenewalPublished value£800,000
- UK Subsidy Control Act 2022 (the "Act") and associated regulations, including practical application of the provisions to achieve workable outcomes
- Schemes and individual awards under the Act, highlighting how any challenges were dealt with and/or referrals to the SAU
- Procurement Act 2023 and associated regulations
Lot #5General AdvisoryRenewalPublished value£800,000
- Corporate governance issues, including not-for-profit entities limited by guarantee and non-standard legal entities
- General employment law issues
- Intellectual property rights, protection and enforcement
- Disputes, mediation and court proceedings, including specific experience on disputes concerning funding structures, public bodies, supplier contracts and/or provision of subsidies
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 · same split on all 5 lots
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Experience: 80%
- Standards: 10%
- Data security: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Experience
- Standards
- Data security
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Jul 2025, 14:37 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Oct 2026, 15:28 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
2025-F4AF-FWK1- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054766- Accelerated
- Qualifying planned procurement notice
- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0563e5Find a Tender
- How it runs
Fair4All Finance is seeking to procure a Framework of Legal Service Providers to support us in delivering our work.
The Framework will be open (subject to appointing sufficient providers) which means it could run for up to 8 years.
Fair4All Finance are planning 2 refresh procedures during the frameworks duration.
We will be appointing Providers via a Competitive Flexible Process.
All potential providers must be registered on the Central Digital Platform to apply.
This process relates to Planned Procurement Notice no. 2025/S 000-037979 published on the 7 July 2025.
The process will include the following stages:
- Conditions of Participation within a Procurement Specific Questionnaire will be used to shortlist suppliers
- Tender documents will be issued to the shortlist
- Prospective suppliers will be interviewed or asked to present to the evaluation panel
The top 2 or 3 suppliers for each lot will be awarded a place.
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 7 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline
- 3 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
All communications relating to this process must be sent via the In-Tend eProcurement Portal.
Suppliers must be registered to submit questions, receive clarification response documents, general updates and to enable them to submit a response.
To register and access competition documents visit: in-tendhost.co.uk/fair4allfinance/aspx… ↗
Timeline
22 Jul 2025 → 23 Oct 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published22 Jul 2025, 14:37 BST
- Next notice expected7 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published8 Sept 2025, 16:04 BST
- Clarification questions by394 days ago26 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline387 days ago3 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Expressions of interest by382 days ago7 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by320 days ago8 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts297 days ago1 Jan 2026
- Assessment summaries sent236 days ago3 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends226 days ago12 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published2 days ago23 Oct 2026, 15:28 BST
Notice history
12 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jul 2025- Planned procurement notice published22 Jul 2025, 14:37 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published8 Sept 2025, 16:04 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active8 Sept 2025, 16:04 BST
- Procurement method changed8 Sept 2025, 16:04 BST
- Deadline published: 3 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST8 Sept 2025, 16:04 BST
- Contract award notice published3 Mar 2026, 14:07 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete3 Mar 2026, 14:07 GMT
- Contract signature expected31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published5 May 2026, 14:47 BSTUK7
- Procurement method changed5 May 2026, 14:47 BST
- Contract details notice published23 Oct 2026, 12:16 BSTUK7
- Contract details notice published23 Oct 2026, 15:28 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 3 Mar 2026
- 2025-09: 1 release · 8 Sept 2025
- 2025-07: 1 release · 22 Jul 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 3
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £4,800,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 14
Contracts signed 3latest 30 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Financial Legal and Regulatory Compliance1 award | |||
| Addleshaw Goddard LLP, Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP, Bates Wells & Braithwaite London LLP (T/A Bates Wells), Bevan Brittan, Burges Salmon LLP, Gowling WLG (UK) LLP +2 morejoint awardLegal Services1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 | £4,800,000 inc. VAT | 2 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Structured Finance2 awards | |||
| Norton Rose Fulbright LLP | £24,000 inc. VAT † | — | Awarded |
| Addleshaw Goddard LLP | £96,000 inc. VAT † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Singlify Debt Advancement Advise · Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2026
- Value
- £24,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 30 Sept 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
- Status
- active
COMMITTED FACILITY · Addleshaw Goddard LLP
- Signed
- 16 Sept 2026
- Value
- £96,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 16 Sept 2026 – 21 Oct 2026
- Status
- active
Legal Services · Addleshaw Goddard LLP, Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP, Bates Wells & Braithwaite London LLP (T/A Bates Wells), Bevan Brittan, Burges Salmon LLP, Gowling WLG (UK) LLP +2 more
- Signed
- 5 May 2026
- Value
- £4,800,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 5 May 2026 – 3 Mar 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Financial Legal and Regulatory Compliance | 14final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
8 commercial parties on the notice- ADDLESHAW GODDARD LLPAwarded supplier
- Anthony Collins SolicitorAwarded supplier
- Bates Wells & Braithwaite London LLPAwarded supplier
- Bevan Brittan LLPAwarded supplier
- Burges Salmon LLPAwarded supplier
- Gowling WLG (UK) LLPAwarded supplier
- NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT LLPAwarded supplier
- TLT LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender