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Legal Services for Post Office
Post Office Limited · Central government
In brief
Post Office Limited 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.
The estimated value is £20,000,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 5 years, starting 1 December 2027.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Usually low: a median of 2 bids per contract for this buyer (from 5 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
The contracting authority intends to undertake a procurement exercise for the provision of legal services.
The services are expected to comprise a range of advisory and representation services to support the authority's statutory, regulatory, operational and commercial functions. The precise scope of services may include, but is not limited to, general and specialist legal advice, transactional support, dispute resolution, and related legal services across multiple areas of law.
The authority is currently in the process of determining the detailed requirements, contracting structure and delivery model. This may include the establishment of one or more contracts, frameworks or panels, and may be divided into lots or otherwise structured as the authority considers appropriate.
The estimated timing, scope, structure and value of the procurement remain subject to internal consideration and may change.
This notice is issued for transparency and advance planning purposes only. It does not constitute a call for competition and does not commit the contracting authority to commence or complete any procurement process. Any future procurement will be conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 and will be the subject of a separate notice.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- 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.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 048763-2026
About the buyer
Post Office LimitedLast 12 months
Procurements
251Awards
44Suppliers it has used most for legal
- Neil Hudgell Limited T/A Hudgell Solicitors1 contract
- Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP1 contract
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From notice 048763-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 26 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.