# Legal Services Panel

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Crown Commercial Service](/buyers/crown-commercial-service/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £400,000,000
- Published: 4 September 2019
- Planned start: 1 February 2021
- Planned end: 31 January 2024
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 651ca741-d569-402e-a3c1-a3e5ad82b5b4-311699
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-26803faf-ba0a-4eb0-9dc8-f092fc1a0f47

## Description

Crown Commercial Service \(CCS\) as the Authority intends to put in place an agreement for the provision of legal advice services to be utilised by UK Central Government Departments, and other public sector bodies to be identified in the Contract Notice\. It is intended that this agreement will be the recommended vehicle for all legal services in respect of a number of general specialisms, finance specialisms and complex projects, required by UK Central Government Departments\. Indicative lots will be: Lot 1: General Legal Services Lot 2: Financial and Complex Legal Services Additional information: This Prior Information Notice is to signal an intention to commence market engagement within the legal market\. Crown Commercial Service intends to hold market engagement sessions during November with industry experts and suppliers interested in potentially bidding for the resulting panel contracts\. If you are interested in attending a market engagement session please express your interest by emailing supplier@crowncommercial\.gov\.uk no later than midday on Monday the 7th of October\. Please include RM6179 as your email subject heading Further details will be provided to you\. Your email must clearly state: the name of your organisation, and contact details for the individual\(s\) who will be participating in the market engagement\. The date in II\.3\) is the estimated date of publication, please refer to the CCS pipeline page http://ccs-agreements\.cabinetoffice\.gov\.uk/procurement-pipeline for updates and monitor Tenders Electronic Daily for the publication of the OJEU contract notice\.

## Related contract awards

- [Construction Professional Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-ef9d53d6-d412-4bf4-a5cc-856df493e69d): Crown Commercial Service
- [Audit and Assurance Services Two \(A&AS2\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-134ddb7b-5d67-4256-819f-96af62f09e23): Crown Commercial Service
- [The Provision of Workday Licences](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-bf5442b9-cd6a-45f9-8b27-72a80f29e560): Crown Commercial Service

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/651ca741-d569-402e-a3c1-a3e5ad82b5b4-311699)