Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
UK
Telephone: +44 3454102222
E-mail: supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/ccs
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Other: Public procurement
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Legal Panel for Public Sector
Reference number: RM6374
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place a Public Sector Agreement for the provision of Legal Services for use primarily by the Wider Public Sector / UK public sector bodies. The proposed commercial vehicle(s) will include a comprehensive list of legal specialisms, including but not limited to the following which may change as a result of
further market engagement:
Commercial
Contracts Law
Property Construction and Real Estate
Dispute Resolution and Litigation
Employment Law
PFI/PPP
Projects
Public Procurement Law
Costs Lawyer Services
Health, Healthcare and Social Care
Transport
Education
The agreement will replace and bring together specialisms currently available under live agreements:
RM6240 Public Sector Legal Services
RM6284 Costs Lawyer Services 2
The lotting structure of this framework will be determined as a result of the market engagement.
Further information is included in the Additional Information section VI.3.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
200 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
79110000
79111000
79112000
79130000
79140000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Legal Panel for the Public Sector
The agreement will replace RM6240 Public Sector Legal Services & RM6284 Costs Lawyer Services 2. It will continue to cover legal specialisms relevant to the public sector.
Crown Commercial Service intends to hold market engagement sessions during early 2025 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 ‘RM6374 Supplier Engagement’ no later than midday on Monday 3rd March 2025. Your email must clearly state: name of your organisation, contact details for the individual(s) who will be participating in the market engagement and further details will be provided to you.
In the meantime, please complete this short survey to help us begin to gather your feedback, it should take you no longer than a few minutes.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
02/01/2026
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This Prior Information Notice is to signal an intention to procure a new Public Sector Legal Services agreement and to that end to commence market engagement within the legal market.
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place a Public Sector Agreement for the provision of Legal Services for use primarily by the Wider Public Sector / UK public sector bodies including Health, Education bodies, Local and Regional Government organisations, Emergency Services and Third Sector organisations.
Consideration is being given to the addition of legal training by legal practitioners as a service provided through this agreement. Inclusion of this service will be determined by the outcome of the engagement session held with both buyers and the market.
The drivers for the development and procurement of this agreement are to:
- Provide buyers with a compliant route to market for Legal Services
- Offer an improved agreement for both buyers and suppliers
- Provide buyers with access to high quality legal services
- Achieve value for money
The value in II.1.5 is an indicative value over 4 years.
The date in II.3) is the estimated date of publication, please refer to the CCS website page for updates and monitor Find A Tender Service for the publication of the contract notice.
A Future Opportunity on contract finder can be found here: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71dcb67d-de71-41ad-9819-66a69e37240d
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/01/2025