EKC Group Retained Legal Advice and Services 2025

Published 28 Aug 2025

28 Aug 2025

Closed 22 Sep 2025

East Kent Colleges Group

Primary CPV: 79000000 *
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Location: 🇬🇧 South East
Value: £90,000
Contract: 3 years Duration
09/01/2026 08/01/2029
Contract Types: 79 *Business services: law, marketing, consu...
Full CPV Breakdown
SME suitable: Not stated

Publisher Address

Ramsgate Road, Broadstairs, CT10 1PN, United Kingdom · UKJ

Contact

David Lutterodt-Coleman

queries.corporate.services@ekcgroup.ac.uk

Award Criteria

Not specified

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Please see the attached: EKC Tender Pack for Applicants - Zi... · Bidding Documents

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Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-058fe7

TENDER REQUIREMENTS This project is to procure Retained Legal Advice and Services which: 1. Provide ad-hoc access to a professional and legislatively sound advice and guidance service and paid at an agreed fixed fee each month or on an annual fee basis in the following nine key areas (non-exhaustive list): a. Education law/student matters including disability discrimination, SEND, safeguarding, admissions and exclusions and service complaints; b. Corporate governance and subsidiary company advice; c. Freedom of information; d. Health and safety; e. Data protection; f. Contracts, terms and conditions, service level agreements etc.; g. Property disputes, leases, land and building matters, including capital projects; h. Contractual disputes with third parties and; i. General advice on issues affecting the running of the Group. 2. Provide unlimited telephone and email advice on a range of areas as detailed in the ITT Document (including those listed above) 3. Provide access and communicate with up to five specific members of the team, to be specified in the agreement as necessary. 4. Provide advice and guidance which adds value e.g. challenging assumptions and information provided. This will also include the provision of free briefings/update sessions/webinars on key legal changes as they arise e.g. circa 2 or 3 hours per annum.

Full CPV breakdown

79000000 — Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security (primary)

Notice details

Buyer type: Local authority
Competition: Open competition (any supplier can bid)
Contract type: Services
Procurement method: Below threshold - open competition
Main category: Services
Above threshold: No
Legal basis: UKPGA 2023/54
Notice status: Active
Options: In some circumstances EKC Group may launch business innovations projects requiring additional contract negotiation and drafting support from its retained legal advisers. This may be on an ad hoc basis, and as such, it is necessary to include options for this within the scope of this procurement process.
Submission method: Note: QUESTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS Questions and clarifications to be sent to: queries.corporate.services@ekcgroup.ac.uk Queries must be sent to this box within the windows for clarifications set out in the Invitation to Tender timeline. MAKING A TENDER SUBMISSION Submission ONLY to be sent to: tenders.corporate.services@ekcgroup.ac.uk The submissions box will not be opened until Tuesday, 23 September 2025
Enquiries close: 4 Sep 2025
Language: EN
Published: 28 Aug 2025 23:27
Deadline: 22 Sep 2025 17:00
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058fe7
Notice ID: ocds-h6vhtk-058fe7

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Organisations

Name	East Kent Colleges Group
Address › Street	Ramsgate Road
Address › Town / city	Broadstairs
Address › Postcode	CT10 1PN
Address › Country	GB
Address › Country	United Kingdom
Address › Region (NUTS)	UKJ44
Contact › Name	David Lutterodt-Coleman
Contact › Email	queries.corporate.services@ekcgroup.ac.uk
Role	buyer
Link	https://www.ekcgroup.ac.uk/
Classification › Description	Public authority - sub-central government

Buyer

Name	East Kent Colleges Group

Tender

Title	EKC Group Retained Legal Advice and Services 2025
Status	active
Item › CPV › Description	Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS)	UKJ
Item › Delivery › Country	GB
Item › Delivery › Country	United Kingdom
Value › Value incl. VAT	£108,000
Value › Value	£90,000
Value › Currency	GBP
Procedure type	open
Procedure	Below threshold - open competition
Category	services
Above threshold	No
How to submit	Note: QUESTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS Questions and clarifications to be sent to: queries.corporate.services@ekcgroup.ac.uk Queries must be sent to this box within the windows for clarifications set out in the Invitation to Tender timeline. MAKING A TENDER SUBMISSION Submission ONLY to be sent to: tenders.corporate.services@ekcgroup.ac.uk The submissions box will not be opened until Tuesday, 23 September 2025
Submission Terms › Electronic submission	Not allowed
Bidding period › End	22 Sep 2025
Questions period › End	4 Sep 2025
Other Requirements › Reserved Participation Location › Gazetteer › Identifiers	K02000001
Lot › Status	active
Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT	£108,000
Lot › Value › Value	£90,000
Lot › Value › Currency	GBP
Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Description	Ideally, participants should be approximately within 50 miles of Canterbury, UK.
Lot › Suitable for › SMEs	Yes
Lot › Contract period › Start	9 Jan 2026
Lot › Contract period › End	8 Jan 2029
Lot › Has options	Yes
Lot › Options › Description	In some circumstances EKC Group may launch business innovations projects requiring additional contract negotiation and drafting support from its retained legal advisers. This may be on an ad hoc basis, and as such, it is necessary to include options for this within the scope of this procurement process.
Lot › Award criteria › Description	Service Delivery Requirements: 40% for this overall section Quality and relevance of the experience of the proposed legal team: 20% for this overall section Cultural Fit & Corporate Social Responsibility: 10% for this overall section Added Value: 10% for this overall section Pricing, Value For Money & Management of Public Money: 20% for this overall section See attached files for full criteria, query contact details, and submissions instructions.
Document › Document 1 › Document type	Bidding documents
Document › Document 1 › Description	Please see the attached: EKC Tender Pack for Applicants - Zipped folder. This zip folder contains three files: 1. Invitation to Tender EKC - Retained Legal Advice and Services (Aug 2025) 2. Form of Tender & Bona Fide Tender Declaration (EKC Aug 2025) 3. Appendix - Customer Reqs-Pricing-CorpSocResp-Added value NOTE: Clarifications and questions to be sent to: queries.corporate.services@ekcgroup.ac.uk Submissions ONLY to be sent to: tenders.corporate.services@ekcgroup.ac.uk
Document › Document 1 › Link	https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-4663
Document › Document 2 › Document type	Tender notice
Document › Document 2 › Description	Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document › Document 2 › Link	https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052242-2025
Document › Document 2 › Published	28 Aug 2025

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