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EM Lawshare Framework Agreement for Legal Services

EM Lawshare Framework Agreement for Legal Services is a UK public sector tender from West Northamptonshire Council (East Midlands), with an estimated value of £1000m (excluding VAT). The closing date is .

In our daily copy of Find a Tender and Contracts Finder data (), 3 open tenders share CPV 79100000; West Northamptonshire Council has 4 open tenders; the median stated value for that CPV code is £5m.

EM Lawshare Framework Agreement for Legal Services. Source: Find a Tender and Contracts Finder
BuyerWest Northamptonshire Council (Northampton)
Published
Closing date, 12:00 UK time (request to participate)
Estimated value£1000m (excluding VAT)
CPV code79100000 — Legal services
CPV categoryBusiness services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Contract typeServices
ProcedureCompetitive flexible procedure
RegionEast Midlands
Location—
Marked suitable forSMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises)
SourceFind a Tender, notice 088655-2026

Read the full notice and documents on Find a Tender

Summary from the notice

West Northamptonshire Council (the Authority) is acting as lead authority and running this procurement on behalf of the EM Lawshare (EMLS). This procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 and is being conducted through the Competitive Flexible procedure to identify…

Official summary as published on Find a Tender (shortened).

How this procurement works

This uses the competitive flexible procedure (Procurement Act 2023). The buyer designs its own stages, often a request to participate first, then invited tenders. Read the notice for each stage and deadline.

Who can bid

The buyer marked this tender as suitable for SMEs. That is a signal the buyer expects smaller organisations to be able to bid, but you still need to meet the requirements in the notice.

Closing date

1 day left: the deadline for requests to participate is , 12:00 UK time (as of ). Late submissions are normally rejected; check the notice for the exact time and how to submit.

Next steps

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  3. Check that you meet the selection criteria (experience, insurance, finances) and send clarification questions early.
  4. Prepare your response, including any social value questions, and submit before the closing date.

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