Published date: 26 February 2024

Open future opportunity - This means that the buyer is not yet ready to invite bid applications but early notification has been provided and some dialogue may be possible.


Approach to market date: 27 January 2025

Contract summary

Industry

  • Legal services - 79100000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£650,000,000

Procurement reference

RM6360

Published date

26 February 2024

Approach to market date

27 January 2025

Contract start date

2 September 2025

Contract end date

1 September 2029

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This Prior Information Notice is to signal an intention to procure a new legal services agreement and to that end to commence market engagement within the legal market.

Crown Commercial Service intends to hold market engagement sessions during early 2024 with suppliers interested in bidding for the resulting panel contracts.

If you would like to be involved please express your interest by emailing info@crowncommercial.gov.uk with the subject line 'RM6360 Supplier Engagement' no later than midday on Friday 22 March 2024 further details will be provided to you.

Your email must clearly state:
- name of your organisation
- contact details for the individual(s) who will be participating in the market engagement.

CCS invite you to complete a short survey to help us begin to gather your feedback. It should only take a few minutes to complete. The link to the survey can be found and accessed within the attachments area of this notice.

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) will use an eSourcing system for this competition and reserves the right to use an electronic auction. The eSourcing system we will use is https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk.

Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.

The value is an indicative value over 4 years in total, but this may be subject to change following market engagement.

The date in section 1 is the estimated date of publication, please refer to the CCS pipeline page http://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/procurement-pipeline for updates and monitor Find a Tender for the publication of the OJEU contract notice.

More information

Spend profile

This table displays the spend profile of the notice
Financial year Budget
2025/2026 £162,500,000
2026/2027 £162,500,000
2027/2028 £162,500,000
2028/2029 £162,500,000

Links

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service (CCS)

Address

9th Floor, Capital Building
Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
England

Telephone

+44 3454102222

Email

info@crowncommercial.gov.uk

Website

https://www.gov.uk/ccs