External Legal Services
Details
- Value
- £2,800,000
- Topic
- Legal services
- Published
- 18 June 2026
- Submission
- 23 July 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
De Montfort University ("the University") wishes to establish a new panel of external legal expertise and flexible resources to support the in-house legal services team to address gaps in existing legal expertise, periods of absence, lack of internal capacity, peak demand at short notice and projects. It is intended that this panel will comprise of up to three suppliers, with a contract duration of four years. The University is conducting the procurement using the open procedure in accordance with the requirements of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA2023) for the purpose of procuring the services described in the Specification (Requirements). A Planned Procurement Notice has previously been published to the Find a Tender Service regarding this procurement, ref. 2025/S 000-034543. More details including the full Invitation to Tender pack are available on the In-Tend e-tendering portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/demontfort/aspx/Home
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published18 June 2026Current notice
- Completed: Submission date23 July 2026
About the buyer
De Montfort University is a higher education institution in Leicester, procuring as a higher and further education buyer. Membership of the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium gives the university access to shared higher education frameworks. Crown Commercial Service and Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation frameworks are also in frequent use for smaller-value buying. A category management structure, led by the Associate Director of Procurement, covers estates, digital and ICT, and professional services buying.
Over the past 5 years, most of De Montfort University's contract awards have been in IT services, software and information systems and business services.
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@de-montfort-university.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@de-montfort-university.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@de-montfort-university.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@de-montfort-university.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@de-montfort-university.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@de-montfort-university.gov |
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