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Crown Commercial Service · Central government

In brief

Crown Commercial Service has announced plans to buy legal work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

It is a framework worth up to £500,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 5 August 2026.

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.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 22.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 130 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £500,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

This notice has been replaced by UK2 notice OCID reference - ocds-h6vhtk-0503d3 Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place an agreement for the provision of Legal Services for use primarily by the Wider Public Sector and UK public sector bodies. Central Government will be able to use the agreement by exception. The agreement will replace and bring together specialisms currently available under live agreements: RM6240 Public Sector Legal Services RM6284 Costs Lawyer Services 2 A high level lotting structure being proposed is (this will continue to be refined as a result of further market engagement); Lot 1 Full Legal Service Provision Lot 2 Litigation and Disputes Lot 3 Property, Real Estate & Construction Lot 4 Contracts & Commercial Lot 5 Major, Complex Projects including PFI Lot 6 HR, Employment and Pensions Lot 7 Transport & Planning (Full UK) Lot 8 Costs Lawyer Services Lot 9 Health & Social Care Lot 10 Local Government, Local Community & Housing Lot 11 Specialism Specific All updates and further details can be found on our webpage: https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6374

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 007844-2026

About the buyer

Crown Commercial ServiceLast 12 months

Procurements

70

Awards

31

Suppliers it has used most for legal

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From notice 007844-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 29 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.