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Utility Regulator - Legal Services Framework Agreement
Published 23 Jul 2026
23 Jul 2026
Closed 24 Aug 2026
- Primary CPV
-
79100000 *
Legal services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland
- Value
- £4,000,000
- Contract
-
3 years Duration
20/10/2026 19/10/2029
- Contract Types
-
79 *Business services: law, marketing, consu...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
16-22 Great Victoria Street, Belfast, BT2 7AQ, United Kingdom · UKN
Contact
Award Criteria
- AC1 Proposed Team Experience
- AC2a Service Methodology - matching
- AC2b Service Methodology
- AC2c Service Methodology - counsel
- AC3a Service Delivery - business needs
- AC3b Service Delivery - respond to work assignments
- AC4 Contingency Arrangements
- AC5 Category A Hourly Rate
- AC6 Category B Hourly Rate
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Utility Regulator
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79100000 *
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Reference: ID 6281449
The Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation (Utility Regulator) is seeking to put in place a framework for legal advice to support the in-house team. The framework consists of four Lots. Suppliers should refer to the Specification Schedule for full detail on the requirements of this Framework Agreement. The overall estimated framework value is £4 Million (ex VAT), however you should note the requirement is demand led and the Buyer does not give any guarantee as to the volume of work that will be commissioned under this framework. The Framework Agreement will be valid for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for one further year.
Full CPV breakdown
- 79100000 — Legal services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Lots
- 4
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- There is an option to extend for one further year.
- Framework agreement
- Yes
- Framework details
- A maximum of five Suppliers will be appointed to each Lot, based on the highest ranking suppliers per Lot. Suppliers will be awarded a place on the relevant lots on a ranked basis. UR reserves the right to use one of two methods to call off the framework as follows. The majority of work is expected to be called off using Method 1 (Ranked) but UR reserves the right to use Method 2 (Further Competition) when required. Please see Specification section 3 for further details.
- Submission method
- Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below. Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer. The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- Enquiries close
- 17 Aug 2026
- Award decision expected
- 2 Oct 2026
- Covered by GPA
- Yes
- Reserved / special regime
- Light Touch
- Number of lots
- 4
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 23 Jul 2026 16:36
- Deadline
- 24 Aug 2026 15:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06d27a
- Notice ID
- ID 6281449
Organisations on this notice
CPD - Supplies and Services Division
Procuring Entity, Process Contact Point
303 Airport Road West, Belfast, BT3 9ED, United Kingdom
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Lots (4)
Lot 1: Energy/Water/Utilities Specialist Legal Expertise. General utilities law expertise (UK Wide)
£1,250,000
Advice, support and, where appropriate, legal representation in all areas of Energy, Utilities and Water Law, including, but not limited to; Advice on application and interpretation of the requirements of energy law and regulation to include the interpretation of related licence conditions that are of direct relevance...
20 Oct 2026 to 19 Oct 2029 · Active
Lot 2: Regulatory law, European law, Public and administrative law, and competition law (UK Wide)
£1,250,000
Advice, support and where appropriate legal representation in regulatory, public, administrative and competition law including but not limited to:
Advice on European law in particular advice on addressing EU infractions and EU Directives transposition that are of direct relevance to the work of UR and the energy/utilit...
20 Oct 2026 to 19 Oct 2029 · Active
Lot 3: Commercial, Corporate and Contract Law; Property Law: and Employment Law and Information Law (NI Specific)
£1,000,000
Advice on corporate / commercial law including the Companies Act 2006 and all forms of contractual disputes and potential litigation which need commercial energy contract experts in GB.
Advice on EU procurement law.
Advice on finance law arrangements for example loan agreements, debentures, share equity issues, debt fi...
20 Oct 2026 to 19 Oct 2029 · Active
Lot 4: Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution (NI Specific)
£500,000
Advice, support and where appropriate legal representation in areas of civil litigation and dispute including but not limited to:
General litigation: Contract disputes, tort claims, judicial reviews.
Regulatory enforcement: Legal support in enforcing statutory duties or defending against challenges.
Alternative Dispu...
20 Oct 2026 to 19 Oct 2029 · Active
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Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Utility Regulator |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | 16-22 Great Victoria Street |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Belfast |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | BT2 7AQ |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKN06 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | https://www.uregni.gov.uk/ |
| Party 1 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 1 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Northern Irish devolved regulations apply |
| Party 2 › Name | CPD - Supplies and Services Division |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | 303 Airport Road West |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Belfast |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | BT3 9ED |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKN06 |
| Party 2 › Role › Role 1 | Procuring entity |
| Party 2 › Role › Role 2 | Process contact point |
| Party 2 › Role Details | Construction and Procurement Delivery - Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland |
Buyer
| Name | Utility Regulator |
Tender
| Title | Utility Regulator - Legal Services Framework Agreement |
| Status | active |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Legal services |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Legal advisory and representation services |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Legal advisory services |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › CPV 4 › Description | Legal representation services |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › CPV 5 › Description | Stakeholders representation services |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › CPV 6 › Description | Legal documentation and certification services |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › CPV 7 › Description | Legal advisory and information services |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › CPV 8 › Description | Law-courts-related administrative services |
| Item › Item 1 › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKN |
| Item › Item 1 › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Item 1 › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Item › Item 2 › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Legal services |
| Item › Item 2 › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Legal advisory and representation services |
| Item › Item 2 › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Legal advisory services |
| Item › Item 2 › CPV › CPV 4 › Description | Legal representation services |
| Item › Item 2 › CPV › CPV 5 › Description | Stakeholders representation services |
| Item › Item 2 › CPV › CPV 6 › Description | Legal documentation and certification services |
| Item › Item 2 › CPV › CPV 7 › Description | Legal advisory and information services |
| Item › Item 2 › CPV › CPV 8 › Description | Law-courts-related administrative services |
| Item › Item 2 › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKN |
| Item › Item 2 › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Item 2 › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Item › Item 3 › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Legal services |
| Item › Item 3 › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Legal advisory and representation services |
| Item › Item 3 › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Legal advisory services |
| Item › Item 3 › CPV › CPV 4 › Description | Legal representation services |
| Item › Item 3 › CPV › CPV 5 › Description | Stakeholders representation services |
| Item › Item 3 › CPV › CPV 6 › Description | Legal documentation and certification services |
| Item › Item 3 › CPV › CPV 7 › Description | Legal advisory and information services |
| Item › Item 3 › CPV › CPV 8 › Description | Law-courts-related administrative services |
| Item › Item 3 › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKN |
| Item › Item 3 › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Item 3 › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Item › Item 4 › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Legal services |
| Item › Item 4 › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Legal advisory and representation services |
| Item › Item 4 › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Legal advisory services |
| Item › Item 4 › CPV › CPV 4 › Description | Legal representation services |
| Item › Item 4 › CPV › CPV 5 › Description | Stakeholders representation services |
| Item › Item 4 › CPV › CPV 6 › Description | Legal documentation and certification services |
| Item › Item 4 › CPV › CPV 7 › Description | Legal advisory and information services |
| Item › Item 4 › CPV › CPV 8 › Description | Law-courts-related administrative services |
| Item › Item 4 › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKN |
| Item › Item 4 › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Item 4 › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £4,800,000 |
| Value › Value | £4,000,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Category | services |
| Special regime | Light touch |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Covered by | GPA |
| Techniques › Framework agreement | Yes |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Method | With and without reopening competition |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Type | closed |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Description | A maximum of five Suppliers will be appointed to each Lot, based on the highest ranking suppliers per Lot. Suppliers will be awarded a place on the relevant lots on a ranked basis. UR reserves the right to use one of two methods to call off the framework as follows. The majority of work is expected to be called off using Method 1 (Ranked) but UR reserves the right to use Method 2 (Further Competition) when required. Please see Specification section 3 for further details. |
| How to submit | Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below. Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer. The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Title | Energy/Water/Utilities Specialist Legal Expertise. General utilities law expertise (UK Wide) |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Description | Advice, support and, where appropriate, legal representation in all areas of Energy, Utilities and Water Law, including, but not limited to; Advice on application and interpretation of the requirements of energy law and regulation to include the interpretation of related licence conditions that are of direct relevance to the work of economic regulators and the energy industry in the UK. Advice on application and interpretation of the requirements of water law and regulation including the Water and Sewerage Services in the UK and relevant licences. |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Status | active |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Value › Value incl. VAT | £1,500,000 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Value › Value | £1,250,000 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Weighting Description | 70 percent qualitative, 30 percent quantitative |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | AC1 Proposed Team Experience |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | 44.8 percent |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | AC2a Service Methodology - matching |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | 4.2 percent |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name | AC2b Service Methodology |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Description | 4.2 percent |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Name | AC2c Service Methodology - counsel |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Description | 4.2 percent |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Name | AC3a Service Delivery - business needs |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Description | 4.2 percent |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Name | AC3b Service Delivery - respond to work assignments |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Description | 4.2 percent |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Name | AC4 Contingency Arrangements |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Description | 4.2 percent |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Type | price |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Name | AC5 Category A Hourly Rate |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Description | 15 percent |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 9 › Type | price |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 9 › Name | AC6 Category B Hourly Rate |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 9 › Description | 15 percent |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Type | economic |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Description | CoP1 Practicing Certificate CoP2 Quality Standards CoP3 Cyber Essentials Plus |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Contract period › Start | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Contract period › End | 19 Oct 2029 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Contract period › Can be extended to | 19 Oct 2030 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Renewal › Description | There is an option to extend for one further year. |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Title | Regulatory law, European law, Public and administrative law, and competition law (UK Wide) |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Status | active |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Value › Value incl. VAT | £1,500,000 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Value › Value | £1,250,000 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Weighting Description | 70 percent qualitative, 30 percent quantitative |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | AC1 Proposed Team Experience |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | 44.8 percent |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | AC2a Service Methodology - matching |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | 4.2 percent |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name | AC2b Service Methodology |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Description | 4.2 percent |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Name | AC2c Service Methodology - counsel |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Description | 4.2 percent |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Name | AC3a Service Delivery - business needs |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Description | 4.2 percent |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Name | AC3b Service Delivery - respond to work assignments |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Description | 4.2 percent |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Name | AC4 Contingency Arrangements |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Description | 4.2 percent |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Type | price |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Name | AC5 Category A Hourly Rate |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Description | 15 percent |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 9 › Type | price |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 9 › Name | AC6 Category B Hourly Rate |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 9 › Description | 15 percent |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Type | economic |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Description | CoP1 Practicing Certificate CoP2 Quality Standards CoP3 Cyber Essentials Plus |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Contract period › Start | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Contract period › End | 19 Oct 2029 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Contract period › Can be extended to | 19 Oct 2030 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Renewal › Description | There is an option to extend for one further year. |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Title | Commercial, Corporate and Contract Law; Property Law: and Employment Law and Information Law (NI Specific) |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Status | active |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Value › Value incl. VAT | £1,200,000 |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Value › Value | £1,000,000 |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Weighting Description | 70 percent qualitative, 30 percent quantitative |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | AC1 Proposed Team Experience |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | 44.8 percent |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | AC2a Service Methodology - matching |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | 4.2 percent |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name | AC2b Service Methodology |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Description | 4.2 percent |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Name | AC2c Service Methodology - counsel |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Description | 4.2 percent |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Name | AC3a Service Delivery - business needs |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Description | 4.2 percent |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Name | AC3b Service Delivery - respond to work assignments |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Description | 4.2 percent |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Name | AC4 Contingency Arrangements |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Description | 4.2 percent |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Type | price |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Name | AC5 Category A Hourly Rate |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Description | 15 percent |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 9 › Type | price |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 9 › Name | AC6 Category B Hourly Rate |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 9 › Description | 15 percent |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Type | economic |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Description | CoP1 Practicing Certificate CoP2 Quality Standards CoP3 Cyber Essentials Plus |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Contract period › Start | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Contract period › End | 19 Oct 2029 |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Contract period › Can be extended to | 19 Oct 2030 |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Renewal › Description | There is an option to extend for one further year. |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Title | Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution (NI Specific) |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Description | Advice, support and where appropriate legal representation in areas of civil litigation and dispute including but not limited to: General litigation: Contract disputes, tort claims, judicial reviews. Regulatory enforcement: Legal support in enforcing statutory duties or defending against challenges. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR): Mediation, arbitration, expert determination. Disclosure and evidence handling. Specialist litigation: Environmental, competition, or procurement-related disputes. |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Status | active |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Value › Value incl. VAT | £600,000 |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Value › Value | £500,000 |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Weighting Description | 70 percent qualitative, 30 percent quantitative |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | AC1 Proposed Team Experience |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | 44.8 percent |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | AC2a Service Methodology - matching |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | 4.2 percent |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name | AC2b Service Methodology |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Description | 4.2 percent |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Name | AC2c Service Methodology - counsel |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Description | 4.2 percent |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Name | AC3a Service Delivery - business needs |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Description | 4.2 percent |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Name | AC3b Service Delivery - respond to work assignments |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Description | 4.2 percent |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Name | AC4 Contingency Arrangements |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Description | 4.2 percent |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Type | price |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Name | AC5 Category A Hourly Rate |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Description | 15 percent |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 9 › Type | price |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 9 › Name | AC6 Category B Hourly Rate |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 9 › Description | 15 percent |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Type | economic |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Description | CoP1 Practicing Certificate CoP2 Quality Standards CoP3 Cyber Essentials Plus |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Contract period › Start | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Contract period › End | 19 Oct 2029 |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Contract period › Can be extended to | 19 Oct 2030 |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Renewal › Description | There is an option to extend for one further year. |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | Not published |
| 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/069936-2026 |
| Document › Document 2 › Published | 23 Jul 2026 |
| Has Recurrence | Yes |
| Recurrence › Dates › Start | 23 Jul 2030 |
| Risk Details | If at any time during the procurement, or post award, it comes to the attention of the Buyer or CPD, by whatever means, that a Supplier has become 'excluded' or 'excludable' as per Sec 57 of the PA 2023, the CA, after compliance with its obligations under the PA 23, reserves the right to exclude said Supplier from the procurement procedure or terminate any contract they have been awarded. |