Homes England Legal Services Framework 2026-2030
Homes England · Housing
In brief
Homes England awarded legal work to Trowers and Hamlins LLP, Bevan Brittan LLP and Browne Jacobson LLP and 15 others on 29 October 2026.
It is a framework worth up to £63,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.
The contract runs for 4 years, starting 18 November 2026.
It is split into 2 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
What the notice says
Lots
| Lot | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Real Estate and Investment Legal Services 18 November 2026 to 17 November 2030 What this lot coversAn overview of the Real Estate and Investment legal services we are seeking to procure includes: Mandatory (a) Real Estate: including Acquisitions, Disposals and Building Leases; (b) Real Estate Litigation including mortgage enforcement and possession claims; (c) Development & Construction incl. building safety regime; (d) Planning: including CPO; (e) Environmental Law including biodiversity & net gain (f) Commercial Property: Property Finance, (g) Infrastructure and Regeneration (including unincorporated delivery routes); (h) Property: plot sales and estate management; (i) Grant Agreements and associated matters; (j) Affordable Housing and Shared Ownership; (k) Banking (development finance to SMEs/bilateral loans (work currently undertaken via our SME lending team) and any consequential initial Restructuring (in the event of default e.g. reservation of rights letters); (l) Public/Administrative Law incl. procurement & subsidy control; (m) Commercial law; (n) Contracts (goods, works and services); (o) Intellectual Property; (p) Employment Law; Additional Services (Optional) (q) Landlord and Tenant (r) Residential mortgage regulatory advice and residential mortgage repossession (s) Agricultural law; (t) Debt Recovery | Legal services | £35,000,000 |
| Corporate Legal Services 18 November 2026 to 17 November 2030 What this lot coversAn overview of Corporate legal services we are seeking to procure includes: (a) Banking- structured real estate finance, infrastructure finance, lending alliances and MMC (and associated disciplines for legal compliance); (b) Guarantees (to be issued by Homes England and associated structures); (c) Equity Finance including venture structures and joint ventures (and associated disciplines for legal compliance) (For private equity and venture capital activity - including related fund formation, capital deployment, acquisitions, debt and equity financing, complex restructurings, portfolio management and exits) and ancillary services including IP; (d) Infrastructure and Regeneration (including incorporated delivery routes); (e) Restructuring (including in the event of distress) and Insolvency; (f) Company law: corporate law matters including SPVs and Joint Ventures - contractual and company structures to deliver land and investment transactions; (g) Financial Regulation and Taxation; (h) Public/Administrative Law incl. procurement & subsidy control; Additional Services (Optional) (i) Affordable Housing and Shared Ownership; (j) Funds (regulated and quasi regulated) | Legal services | £28,000,000 |
Who won
| Winner | Lot | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trowers and Hamlins LLP Bevan Brittan LLP (SME) Browne Jacobson LLP HCR Legal LLP Pinsent Masons LLP Mills & Reeve LLP DWF Law LLP TLT LLP Walker Morris LLP Winckworth Sherwood LLP 16 bids received | Real Estate and Investment Legal Services | £35,000,000 | Awarded 16 October 2026 18 November 2026 to 17 November 2030 |
| Trowers and Hamlins LLP Pinsent Masons LLP Freeths LLP Addleshaw Goddard LLP Mills & Reeve LLP Bird&Bird LLP Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP (BCLP) DWF Law LLP Burges Salmon LLP Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP (SME) Walker Morris LLP Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP Ashurst LLP 15 bids received | Corporate Legal Services | £28,000,000 | Awarded 16 October 2026 18 November 2026 to 17 November 2030 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 064147-2025
- Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 005646-2026
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 006015-2026
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 006121-2026
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 098137-2026
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 102495-2026
About the buyer
Procurements
117Awards
90Suppliers it has used most for legal
- Addleshaw Goddard LLP1 contract
- Ashurst LLP1 contract
- Bevan Brittan LLP1 contract
- Bird&Bird LLP1 contract
- Browne Jacobson LLP1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open legal tenders- £200kestimated
- £27.9mestimated
- £12bnframework ceiling
From notice 064147-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 10 October 2025, last updated 29 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 29 October 2026.