Published date: 30 July 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 1 September 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£70,000,000

Procurement reference

NOTTSCC001-DN542670-55700627

Published date

30 July 2021

Closing date

1 September 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

EM Lawshare is a consortium of public bodies. At the 1 May 2021 there were 220 members. This is an increase of over 80 since the commencement of the current four year contract in 2018. This makes it by far the largest consortium of its kind. The vast majority of members are local authorities however there are a large variety of other members including NHS Trusts, Fire & Rescue, Police, University, National Park and Arm's Length Management Organisations.
Originally when the consortium was first set up in 2006 all members were from the East Midlands now however members are drawn from all over the country. Spend over the last 4 years up to and including 2020/21 was £38.4 million. The spend in 2020/21 was £13.5 million
Nottinghamshire County Council (the Council) is acting as lead authority and running this procurement on behalf EM Lawshare


About the buyer

Contact name

Corporate Procurement

Address

County Hall
Loughborough Road Westbridgford
Nottinghamshire
NG2 7QP
United Kingdom

Telephone

+441159773721

Email

corporate.procurement@nottscc.gov.uk

Website

http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk