ClosedBusiness services

Legal Panel for Government (LPG)[E11]

Liverpool, United KingdomCrown Commercial Service[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Legal Services to be utilised by central government departments including associated arm's length bodies (ALBs). It is intended that this commercial agreement will be the recommended vehicle for all legal services required by central government departments and their ALBs.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 8 Apr 2025, 15:00 UTC+1. UTC: 8 Apr 2025, 14:00 UTC.
Published 19 Feb 2025.
Value: GBP 820,000,000
Buyer: Crown Commercial ServiceSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]: 8 Apr 2025, 15:00 UTC+1
Value[E12]: GBP 820,000,000
Published[E9]: 19 Feb 2025
Procedure[E8]: Open procedure (above threshold)
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 4 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Legal Services to be utilised by central government departments including associated arm's length bodies (ALBs). It is intended that this commercial agreement will be the recommended vehicle for all legal services required by central government departments and their ALBs. The Framework Agreement will have 7 Lots: Lot 1 - Core Legal Services Lot 2 - Major Projects and Complex Advice Lot 3 - Finance and High Risk / Innovation Lot 4a - Trade and Investment Negotiations Lot 4b - International Trade Disputes Lot 4c - International Investment Disputes Lot 5 - Rail Legal Services[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: United Kingdom.[E6]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:38 UTC
The deadline (2025-04-08T14:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document 4ed350b9-9bbc-49b0-bd18-d2e93b9e6262-837062

Evidence

12 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Crown Commercial Service.
Document 4ed350b9-9bbc-49b0-bd18-d2e93b9e6262-837062, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:38 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 79100000 (Legal services).
Document 4ed350b9-9bbc-49b0-bd18-d2e93b9e6262-837062, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:38 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
“England”
Document 4ed350b9-9bbc-49b0-bd18-d2e93b9e6262-837062, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:38 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 8 Apr 2025, 15:00 UTC+01:00.
“2025-04-08T15:00:00+01:00”
Document 4ed350b9-9bbc-49b0-bd18-d2e93b9e6262-837062, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:38 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Legal Services to be utilised by central government departments including associated arm's length bodies (ALBs). It is intended that this commercial agreement will…”
Document 4ed350b9-9bbc-49b0-bd18-d2e93b9e6262-837062, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:38 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: United Kingdom.
Document 4ed350b9-9bbc-49b0-bd18-d2e93b9e6262-837062, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:38 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This notice changes or updates a call for competition.
“tenderAmendment”
Document 4ed350b9-9bbc-49b0-bd18-d2e93b9e6262-837062, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:38 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Open procedure (above threshold).
Document 4ed350b9-9bbc-49b0-bd18-d2e93b9e6262-837062, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:38 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 19 Feb 2025.
“2025-02-19T16:15:48Z”
Document 4ed350b9-9bbc-49b0-bd18-d2e93b9e6262-837062, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:38 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 4ed350b9-9bbc-49b0-bd18-d2e93b9e6262-837062, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:38 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "Legal Panel for Government (LPG)".
Document 4ed350b9-9bbc-49b0-bd18-d2e93b9e6262-837062, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:38 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The stated value is GBP 820,000,000.
“820000000 GBP”
Document 4ed350b9-9bbc-49b0-bd18-d2e93b9e6262-837062, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:38 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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