Find a Tender
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Official procurement procedure
Provision of Barristers' Services Framework 2026
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
£2,400,000
Submission deadline 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Lots published2
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Suitable for SMEs
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 13:48 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
2lots
CPV family not published
Decision Velocity
34 days
Sector median: 52 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
80% savings
10 award suppliers linked
Bidding Competition
10 bids
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 79)
Based on 227 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
43.445%
Typical Bids Received
1 bidders
Typical Evaluation Window
52 days
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 79)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
| Supplier | Awards won in sector | Total awarded value | Avg. winning discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 contracts | £1,753,017 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 19 contracts | £156,407,838 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 18 contracts | £224,962,106 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
KPMG LLPCRN: OC301540 | 16 contracts | £7,633,517,648 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
| 16 contracts | £187,064,626 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 15 contracts | £174,557,578 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
DELOITTE LLPCRN: OC303675 | 14 contracts | £6,091,949,765 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
| 14 contracts | £680,244,503 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 13 contracts | £173,324,030 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
KPMG LLPCRN: OC301540 | 12 contracts | £1,015,969,208 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Evidence coverage
8/12 core inputs published
Comparable published opportunities
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
No sufficiently evidenced comparable record has been calculated yet.Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Bedford Borough Council: "Provision of Barristers' Services Framework 2026". Published status: complete. Published value: £2,400,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Bedford Borough Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £2,400,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Bedford Borough Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Bedford Borough Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
13.9%Historical Average
Competition Density
10Bids / Report (median)
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
CONSTELLIA PUBLIC LTDTop vendor: 78.2% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 138 active published awards; 8 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 in this Category (CPV 79):
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable Value | Avg. Price Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONSTELLIA PUBLIC LTD | 1 win | £6,200,000 | — |
| McKenzie Arnold Group Limited | 1 win | £372,556 | — |
| PARAMOUNT TRAINING LIMITED | 1 win | £289,000 | -11.1% below budget |
| The Pontoon and Dock Company Ltd | 1 win | £110,000 | — |
| Crowdguard Limited | 1 win | £96,630 | — |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityBedford Borough Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSFramework | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published29 May 2026, 12:20 BST | Last source update29 May 2026, 12:20 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05961c | ||
What is being bought
Bedford Borough Council ('the Council') invites Chambers to tender for the provision of a Barristers' Framework Agreement. This Framework will provide a route to market for the purchase of barristers' services, where there is demand for capacity or specialist expertise that cannot be met within the Council's in-house Legal Services Unit
What changed
From the official release history
- tender value changed
29 May 2026, 12:20 BST - Status changed to complete
29 May 2026, 12:20 BST - Official notice release published
29 May 2026, 12:20 BST - Submission deadline changed to published date
29 May 2026, 12:20 BST - Published value updated to £2,400,000
18 Feb 2026, 10:57 GMT - Official notice release published
18 Feb 2026, 10:57 GMT - tender value changed
17 Feb 2026, 15:57 GMT - Status changed to active
17 Feb 2026, 15:57 GMT - Official notice release published
17 Feb 2026, 15:57 GMT - Submission deadline changed to 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
17 Feb 2026, 15:57 GMT - Official notice release published
16 Sept 2025, 10:30 BST - Status changed to planning
8 Sept 2025, 16:06 BST - Official notice release published
8 Sept 2025, 16:06 BST - Buyer information updated
8 Sept 2025, 16:06 BST
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 2 · #2Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
29 May 2026, 12:20 BST - Submission deadline
16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT - Award pending
20 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST · £240,000 - Award pending
20 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST · £240,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards 1GC MANAGEMENT LIMITED, 3 DJB LIMITED, 33 BEDFORD ROW LIMITED, 4 BRICK COURT CHAMBERS MANAGEMENT LIMITED, CORNERSTONE CHAMBERS LIMITED, Harcourt Chambers, Landmark Chambers, New Court Chambers, ST. ALBANS CHAMBERS LTD, THE 36 GROUP LIMITED £240,000 · 20 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST · pending CORNERSTONE CHAMBERS LIMITED, Landmark Chambers, THE 36 GROUP LIMITED £240,000 · 20 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST · pending |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statistics bids: 10 (lot 1) finalStageBids: 10 (lot 1) smeFinalStageBids: 8 (lot 1) vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 1) bids: 3 (lot 2) finalStageBids: 3 (lot 2) smeFinalStageBids: 2 (lot 2) vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 2) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Bedford Borough Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PLCV-4616-VTHLAward and contract changes
Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published