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PS25034 - Legal Services to Support Employment Tribunals and Complex Casework - Framework

UKRI

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Framework agreement

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Key details

Contracting authority
UKRI
Public authority - central government
Region
Swindon
Delivery: United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Contract value
£1,600,000ex VAT
Submissions closed
Not stated by buyer
Published
16 September 2026

Procurement

Contract period
18 August 2026 - 5 July 2028
2 years
Possible extension to 5 July 2030 · 3 years, 10 months in total
Extension terms: The Framework duration shall be for a period of 4 years with optional extensions for years 3 and 4 (2+1+1) from commencement date.
Procedure type
Open procedure
CPV classifications
  • 79100000 Legal services

What happened

UKRI awarded this contract to Burges Salmon LLP | Gowling WLG (UK) LLP | Doyle Clayton Solicitors Limited worth £1,600,000 on 18 Aug 2026. The contract runs until 5 Jul 2028.

Description

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Monday 18th May 2026 at 11.00am

DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.

All tender information MUST be submitted through the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal.

Framework Overview

UKSBS on behalf of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) (The Contracting Authority), wishes to establish a framework to procure Legal Services to Support Employment Tribunals and Complex Casework.

UKSBS is managing this procurement process in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2023 (as may be amended from time to time) (the “Regulations”).

It is intended that this Framework will be awarded to 3 Suppliers.

Supplier will be ranked 1st, 2nd and 3rd based off the total final evaluation scores from this procurement.

Call of Contracts will be awarded based on the ranked position with work being offered on for first refusal through the ranked positions.

Bidders are advised that there is no commitment of Services to be awarded as Call of Contracts under this Framework Agreement.

Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the Supplier Attachments tab within the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal.

This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria as set out in the ITQ document.

How to Apply

UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) will be using the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal for this procurement.

To register on the Jaggaer eSourcing portal please use the link https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ and follow the instructions to register as a supplier.

If you are already registered on the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal and wish to participate in this procurement, please use the link: https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/.

Once you are logged into the system you will be able to locate the Procurement you wish to leave a bid on by clicking the ITTs Open to All Suppliers and searching for the reference number itt_2586

Awarded suppliers (3)

Suppliers
  • Burges Salmon LLP
  • Gowling WLG (UK) LLP
  • Doyle Clayton Solicitors Limited
GB-PPON: PCJC-9414-RZPH
Award value
£1,600,000
Award date
18 August 2026

Contact

Address
Polaris House, Swindon, SN2 1FL

Identifiers

Buyer reference
PS25034
Notice ID
087805-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064afd

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