Buyer Name: London Universities Purchasing Consortium
Buyer Address: 5th Floor, Pinnacle House, 23-26 St Dunstan’s Hil, London, UKI31, EC3R 8HN, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Roy Dennis
Contact Email: r.dennis@lupc.ac.uk
Contact Telephone: +44 2073072772
London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC) is establishing a multi-provider framework agreement for the provision of legal services in England and Wales. The framework will be available to the members of LUPC, HEPCW, NEUPC, NWUPC, and SUPC. It will need to support a diverse membership of universities and colleges of higher and further education, as well as other not-for-profit organisations in the education, arts, science, charity, and wider public sectors. The Services provided will need to support members with in-house legal teams, and members with no internal legal support. Projects will vary widely from small transactional call-offs, project driven requirements, and long-term ongoing legal support. The design of the Framework Agreement is to provide members with a range of law firms with different cultures, specialisms, and resources, while providing opportunities for SME law firms, and flexibility of call off options to meet our members ever changing needs.
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External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030045-2025
Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
Lot Title: Sub Lot 1A Legal Services PA23 Band A
Lot Description: Group A Full-Service Law Firms – Maximum 8 (eight) law firms appointed, Participants awarded will have a mean average of seniority level rates of less than £200 per hour as calculated in Schedule 6 Pricing Schedule Sub Lot 1A provides legal services where the average hourly rate is
Lot LOT-0001 Status: active
Lot LOT-0001 Value: GBP 12,500,000
Lot LOT-0001 Value (Gross): GBP 45,000,000
Lot LOT-0001 Contract Start: 2025-08-19T00:00:00Z
Lot LOT-0001 Contract End: 2028-08-18T23:59:59Z
Lot LOT-0001 SME Suitable: Yes
Lot LOT-0001 Award Criterion (quality): Technical (Quality) (70%)
Lot LOT-0001 Award Criterion (price): Commercial (Price) (30%)
Lot Title: Sub Lot 1B Legal Services PA23 Band B
Lot Description: Lot 1B – Group B Full-Service Law Firms – Maximum 8 (eight) law firms appointed, Participants awarded will have a mean average of seniority level rates of between £200 and less than £250 per hour as calculated in Schedule 6 Pricing Schedule
Lot LOT-0002 Status: active
Lot LOT-0002 Value: GBP 12,500,000
Lot LOT-0002 Value (Gross): GBP 15,000,000
Lot LOT-0002 Contract Start: 2025-08-19T00:00:00Z
Lot LOT-0002 Contract End: 2028-08-18T23:59:59Z
Lot LOT-0002 SME Suitable: Yes
Lot LOT-0002 Award Criterion (quality): Technical (Quality) (70%)
Lot LOT-0002 Award Criterion (price): Commercial (Price) (30%)
Lot Title: Sub Lot 1C Legal Services PA23 Band C
Lot Description: 6.1.1.3 Lot 1C – Group C Full-Service Law Firms – Maximum 8 (eight) law firms appointed, Participants awarded will have a mean average of seniority level rates of £250 per hour or greater as calculated in Schedule 6 Pricing Schedule
Lot LOT-0003 Status: active
Lot LOT-0003 Value: GBP 12,500,000
Lot LOT-0003 Value (Gross): GBP 15,000,000
Lot LOT-0003 Contract Start: 2025-08-19T00:00:00Z
Lot LOT-0003 Contract End: 2028-08-18T23:59:59Z
Lot LOT-0003 SME Suitable: Yes
Lot LOT-0003 Award Criterion (quality): Technical (Quality) (70%)
Lot LOT-0003 Award Criterion (price): Commercial (Price) (30%)
Document Description: Not published
Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
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