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Legal Services Framework
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01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £430,000,000Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract value
- Deadline (UK time)
- Mon 21 Jun 2021, 13:00 BSTA deadline does not apply to this historical notice. The source records Mon 21 Jun 2021, 13:00 BST, which is not an open deadline.
- Published
- 22 Dec 2021
- Region
- North East, North West, Yorkshire and The Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority has established a framework agreement for the provision of legal advice services to be utilised by UK Central Government Departments, and other public sector bodies to be identified at VI.3.
It is intended that this agreement will be the recommended vehicle for all legal services in respect of a number of general specialisms, finance specialisms and complex projects, required by UK Central Government Departments.
The Framework Agreement has 2 lots
Lot 1: General Legal Services
Lot 2: Financial and Complex Legal Services
This procurement is being conducted under the Light Touch Regime ('LTR') and is therefore subject to limited regulation. It has been conducted in accordance with regulations 74 to 76 of PCR 2015, and relates to the legal services which are listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) 2015 as a specific service.
The Framework Agreement is established for 36 months, with the option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of CCS.
Please Note - Lot 1 issued confirmation of award on 07/12/2021, Lot 2 issued confirmation of award on 30/11/2021.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 79100000
- 79000000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
One release held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 22 Dec 2021Contract notice
Contract notice published 22 December 2021.
Release 79bb1b52-184b-4b09-b7ec-7e4718e8676b
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05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- The stated value is a ceiling or programme total.
- Only one release is held, so there is no change history.
06/ Questions
About this notice
07/ Tender hubs
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08/ Related
Where to go next
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- Reference
- 79bb1b52-184b-4b09-b7ec-7e4718e8676b
- Source
- Contracts Finder
- Stage
- contract · Contract
- Framework
- Yes, as recorded by the source
- Last verified
- Thu 9 Apr 2026, 13:04 BST
- Read at
- Fri 23 Oct 2026, 12:50 BST
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