TVCA-PROC-0584 - Tees Valley Combined Authority Group - Group Wide Legal Services Framework

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

Tees Valley Combined Authority

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

094916-2026

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 79100000

Published tags

award, contract

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

10 Oct 2026

Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) has established a Group-wide Open Framework for the provision of specialist legal services. The framework is structured across the following Lots: Lot 1: Corporate, Contracts and Commercial Law Lot 2: Property, Planning and Construction Lot 3: Utilities Lot 4: Regulatory, Employment and Litigation The framework provides access to specialist legal expertise across a range of disciplines to support the requirements of TVCA and its constituent organisations. Providers appointed to each Lot have demonstrated relevant experience and capability within their respective areas of practice and sectors. Commissions may, where appropriate, involve services that span multiple Lots. The estimated aggregate value of all Lots over the lifetime of the Open Framework is between £7 million and £10 million, subject to organisational requirements and the availability of external funding. The Open Framework has a maximum duration of four years and will operate through successive framework iterations as follows: - Framework 1: Initial term of 24 months. - Framework 2: Term of 12 months, with an option to extend for up to a further 12 months. - Framework 3: Final framework term of up to 12 months, subject to whether the extension option under Framework 2 is exercised. This Open Framework has been established in accordance with the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 relating to Open Frameworks, enabling the periodic admission of suppliers at prescribed refresh points throughout its duration.

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Observed notice trail

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1. Tender notice observed

   8 Dec 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   080544-2025

   Published tags

   tender

2. Award notice observed

   7 Aug 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 15 Aug 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   075162-2026

   Published tags

   award, contract

3. Award notice observed

   7 Oct 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 8 Oct 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   094916-2026

   Published tags

   award, contract

Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• Corporate, Contracts and Commercial Law

  Buyer: Tees Valley Combined AuthoritySupplier: ANTHONY COLLINS SOLICITORS LLP

  End date in notice

  13 Sept 2028Date from the linked contract

  Value shown in notice

  £2,500,000Value from the linked contract

  Official source

  Open the official Find a Tender notice for Corporate, Contracts and Commercial Law

  About this figure

  • This award names more than one supplier but does not divide the published value between them. The figure is shown for context and is not assigned to one supplier.
  • This value appears on 4 awards in the same procurement, so it is not included in summary totals.
  • This figure comes from the linked contract record. Overall totals continue to use the separately published award value.

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  Source

  Find a Tender

  Award or lot reference

  1

• Corporate, Contracts and Commercial Law

  Buyer: Tees Valley Combined Authority

Related evidence

Published terms and linked processes

• Renewal information is statedLot 1

  This competition is for the award of framework one in the scheme of frameworks. Framework one (1) is for a term of 24 months. Framework two (2) will be for a term of 12 months with an option to extend up to a maximum of 12 months. Framework three (3) which is the final framework will last 12 months, depending on whether we exercised the option to extend framework two (2). The open framework will last 4 years in total.

  Published 8 Dec 2025.Open supporting notice 080544-2025
• Renewal information is statedLot 2

  This competition is for the award of framework one in the scheme of frameworks. Framework one (1) is for a term of 24 months. Framework two (2) will be for a term of 12 months with an option to extend up to a maximum of 12 months. Framework three (3) which is the final framework will last 12 months, depending on whether we exercised the option to extend framework two (2). The open framework will last 4 years in total.

  Published 8 Dec 2025.Open supporting notice 080544-2025
• Renewal information is statedLot 3

  This competition is for the award of framework one in the scheme of frameworks. Framework one (1) is for a term of 24 months. Framework two (2) will be for a term of 12 months with an option to extend up to a maximum of 12 months. Framework three (3) which is the final framework will last 12 months, depending on whether we exercised the option to extend framework two (2). The open framework will last 4 years in total.

  Published 8 Dec 2025.Open supporting notice 080544-2025
• Renewal information is statedLot 4

  This competition is for the award of framework one in the scheme of frameworks. Framework one (1) is for a term of 24 months. Framework two (2) will be for a term of 12 months with an option to extend up to a maximum of 12 months. Framework three (3) which is the final framework will last 12 months, depending on whether we exercised the option to extend framework two (2). The open framework will last 4 years in total.

  Published 8 Dec 2025.Open supporting notice 080544-2025

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