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Provision of Legal Services - Ejectments and Debt Recovery Solicitors Panel

Northern Ireland Housing Executive

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Northern Ireland Housing Executive

Buyer Address: Housing Centre, 2 Adelaide Street, Belfast, UKN06, BT2 8PB, United Kingdom

Contact Email: procurement@nihe.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
480389.0 GBP
Published
27 Jan 2026, 10:40
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
01 Feb 2026, 00:00
Contract End
31 Jan 2028, 23:59
Category
n/a
CPV
79100000 - Legal services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Arthur Cox
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The Northern Ireland Housing Executive ("the Housing Executive") requires the services of a Retained Solicitor ("the Contractor") for a single member Ejectments and Debt Recovery Solicitors Panel ("the Panel") to cover the whole of Northern Ireland. Please note that although a Contract Award Notice is being used the Services required are exempt from the Procurement Act 2023 (The Act) as per Schedule 2 paragraph 14 of The Act. Therefore the Services being procured are not deemed 'Light Touch'. Also, the Contract Value stated in this notice is the value estimated to be incurred on the professional fees for the required solicitors during the contract period as per the Tender Documentation.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Raw Notice JSON

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