Scope
Reference
T: 2025 - 005
Description
The appointed Legal Services Provider will be required to satisfy the Executive and the Board of Governors that they will provide an appropriate level of legal advice, guidance and support to ensure that the college group remains fully legally compliant in all aspects of its work.
The Legal Services Provider of The City of Liverpool College and its Group will be appointed by the Corporation Board; the appointment will be for an initial period of 3 years with an optional further 1 x year extension. The contract will however be subject to review after a 2 year period with an opportunity for a break in the contract to be applied at that time. The expected value of this contract is in the region of £125,000 inc vat per year.
Total value (estimated)
- £104,000 excluding VAT
- £125,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029
- Possible extension to 31 July 2030
- 4 years
Description of possible extension:
The tender includes an optional 1 x year extension
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 79100000 - Legal services
Contract locations
- UKD72 - Liverpool
Participation
Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation
Information will be available within the ITT documents once they are published
Technical ability conditions of participation
Information will be available within the ITT documents once they are published
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
25 February 2026
Enquiry deadline
27 March 2026, 12:00pm
Submission type
Tenders
Tender submission deadline
15 April 2026, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Companies will need to register on the College's In-Tend portal via the following link to be able to locate & download the tender documents:
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
5 May 2026
Recurring procurement
Publication date of next tender notice (estimated): 26 February 2026
Award criteria
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | To demonstrate a good understanding of the services required to meet the College's legal requirement, how you will manage the contract. |
Quality | 60% |
| Price | Prices as per the description that will show within Appendix B of the tender documents once published. |
Price | 25% |
| Added Value | What added value can you offer as part of this framework? Apprenticeships, additional services, student training/placements educational visits, masterclasses, student prizes |
Quality | 10% |
| Environmental, Corporate Responsibility & EDI | Policy including willingness to implement change. Evidence of carbon reduction or plastic reduction action taken. Demonstrable understanding of the positive impact equality diversity & inclusion... |
Quality | 5% |
Other information
Payment terms
All invoices must display the official purchase order number that would be sent relating to the requirements. All invoices must also be sent to the dedicated Payments email address for processing:
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Special regime
Light touch
Competitive flexible procedure description
This tender will be a 2 x stage process as a pass/fail, only the companies that pass this stage will be evaluated further with a maximum of the top 3 scoring companies being invited to the presentation stage.
Contracting authority
The City of Liverpool College
- UK Register of Learning Providers (UKPRN number): 10003955
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZGX-5416-YRGY
The City of Liverpool College
The Learning Exchange, Liverpool
L1 9DW
United Kingdom
Email: payments@liv-coll.ac.uk
Website: http://www.liv-coll.ac.uk
Region: UKD72 - Liverpool
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government