External Legal Services
key details
| Value | £2,800,000 (£2,000,000 inc. VAT) |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Category (CPV) | 79100000 |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Deadline | 23 Jul 2026 |
| Procedure | open |
| SME suitable | Yes |
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-05521b |
description
De Montfort University ("the University") wishes to establish a new panel of external legal expertise and flexible resources to support the in-house legal services team to address gaps in existing legal expertise, periods of absence, lack of internal capacity, peak demand at short notice and projects. It is intended that this panel will comprise of up to three suppliers, with a contract duration of four years.
The University is conducting the procurement using the open procedure in accordance with the requirements of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA2023) for the purpose of procuring the services described in the Specification (Requirements).
A Planned Procurement Notice has previously been published to the Find a Tender Service regarding this procurement, ref. 2025/S 000-034543.
More details including the full Invitation to Tender pack are available on the In-Tend e-tendering portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/demontfort/aspx/Home
documents
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057447-2026 , tenderNotice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-2452 , biddingDocuments
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notice history
4 notices published against this procurement.
| Published | Type | Regime | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2025 | Planned procurement (UK3) | Procurement Act 2023 | 034541-2025 |
| 23 Jun 2025 | Planned procurement (UK3) | Procurement Act 2023 | 034542-2025 |
| 23 Jun 2025 | Planned procurement (UK3) | Procurement Act 2023 | 034543-2025 |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Tender notice (UK4) | Procurement Act 2023 | 057447-2026 |
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