Official UK procurement notice
TD2416 - Grouped Schools PFI Contract Expiry - Legal Services
Authority: Derby City Council (Local council)
Provision of specialist PFI advice including contract, commercial and employment law advice and drafting to assist the Council with managing the expiry of its Grouped Schools PFI Contract. The service will support the Council's PFI Expiry Project Team to effectively manage the expiry of the PFI Contract including the re-procurement of any necessary elements of the PFI contract and working with the relevant Multi Academy Trusts in relation to elements of the PFI contract which are to become their responsibility, with a particular focus on:
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of specialist PFI advice including contract, commercial and employment law advice and drafting to assist the Council with managing the expiry of its Grouped Schools PFI Contract.
The service will support the Council's PFI Expiry Project Team to effectively manage the expiry of the PFI Contract including the re-procurement of any necessary elements of the PFI contract and working with the relevant Multi Academy Trusts in relation to elements of the PFI contract which are to become their responsibility, with a particular focus on:
- Contract reviews
- Contract management of existing arrangements
- Risk identification
- Strategy
- Exit plan and arrangements
- TUPE and Pension Issues
- Any school specific issues
- Potential disputes
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP1 Oct 2026 – 31 Dec 2031 | £186,225 | 11 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
TD2416 - Grouped Schools PFI Contract Expiry - Legal Services · Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2026
- Value
- £186,225
- Period
- 1 Oct 2026 – 31 Dec 2031
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Under £5 million
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award under framework
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Call-off under a framework
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Sept 2026, 08:52 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Nov 2026, 12:22 GMT
- Authority reference
TD2416- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-104626- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0776ffFind a Tender
- Call-off under framework Legal Panel for Public Sector
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Sept 2026- Contract award notice published22 Sept 2026, 08:52 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published4 Nov 2026, 12:22 GMTUK7
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (INTERNATIONAL) LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender