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Homes England - Legal Services Framework 2026-2030

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Deadline
259 days left
November 18, 2026
Contract Details
Category
Other
Reference
006015-2026
Value
£75,600,000
Location
North East England, United Kingdom
Published
February 24, 2026
CPV Code
Project Timeline

Tender Published

January 23, 2026

Deadline for Questions

November 11, 2026

Submission Deadline

November 18, 2026

Contract Start Date

November 18, 2026

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Budget
£75,600,000
Duration
48 months
Location
North East England
Type
Other
57
Quality Score/100
Fair

Original Tender Description

Homes England is planning to appoint a national framework of legal professional service providers to provide a range of property and investment related legal services. It is proposed that the framework will cover services over 2 lots, with lot 1 for real estate and investment legal services (including affordable housing) and lot 2 for corporate legal services. Individual commissions and appointments from the framework will be either be via direct award or further competition. A reference to Homes England means Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency), its subsidiaries (including but not limited to the National Housing Bank) or anyone acting on behalf of Homes England that is seeking to invite suitable Suppliers to participate in this procurement process.

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Requirements & Qualifications

14 requirements across 5 categories

Submission (4)
Mandatory (1)
Compliance (3)
Technical (5)
Financial (1)
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS4
--Submit the bid by the deadline: 2026-11-18T00:00:00+00:00.
--Participate in a Restricted procurement process, which involves an initial selection stage.
--Be prepared to bid for inclusion in a national framework of legal professional service providers.
MANDATORY EXCLUSION GROUNDS1
--No specific mandatory exclusion grounds are detailed in the provided information. Bidders should refer to the full tender documents for standard public procurement exclusion criteria.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS3
--Be a legal professional service provider.
--Be capable of providing services on a national level (UK).
--Be able to provide services to Homes England, its subsidiaries (e.g., National Housing Bank), or anyone acting on their behalf.
TECHNICAL CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS5
--Be able to provide property and investment related legal services.
--Be able to provide real estate legal services.
--Be able to provide affordable housing legal services.
FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS1
--No specific financial requirements are detailed in the provided information. Bidders should refer to the full tender documents for any financial stability or turnover requirements.

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Documents

4 documents available with AI summaries

OCDS RecordDOC
006015-2026_ocds_record.json

Homes England is establishing a national framework for legal professional services, covering property, investment, and corporate legal services across two lots, with appointments made via direct award or further competition.

OCDS Release PackageDOC
006015-2026_ocds_release.json

Homes England is establishing a national framework for legal professional service providers to deliver property, investment, and corporate legal services across two lots, with individual commissions awarded via direct award or further competition.

Official PDF VersionPDF
006015-2026_official.pdf

Homes England is establishing a national framework for property and investment-related legal services, divided into two lots (real estate/investment/affordable housing and corporate legal services), with appointments made via direct award or further competition.

Tender NoticeHTM
006015-2026.html

This notice announces Homes England's plan to establish a national framework for legal professional services, covering property, investment, and corporate legal needs across two lots, with appointments made via direct award or further competition.

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57
Fair

Tender Quality Score

This tender presents a clear service description but suffers from critical omissions regarding evaluation criteria, electronic submission, and data consistency, significantly impacting fairness and practicality. Sustainability aspects are entirely absent.

Score Breakdown

Legal Compliance75/100

The tender correctly identifies the CPV code and procedure type, and the submission period is ample. However, the absence of specified evaluation criteria and the missing reveal date are significant compliance gaps. The AI-extracted requirements also defer critical details like mandatory exclusion grounds and financial requirements to full documents, which should ideally be summarized or clearly referenced in the primary notice for full compliance.

Missing reveal date
No evaluation criteria specified
Clarity60/100

The description of the framework, its lots, and award mechanisms is clear. However, the critical absence of evaluation criteria makes it impossible for bidders to understand how their proposals will be judged. The AI-extracted requirements, while understandable, are not comprehensive, deferring crucial details to full documents, which reduces overall clarity for initial assessment.

No evaluation criteria specified
AI-extracted requirements lack comprehensive detail for critical aspects (financial, exclusion)
Completeness65/100

Basic information such as title, organization, reference, value, duration, and CPV code is present. However, the tender is incomplete due to the explicit absence of evaluation criteria and the high-level nature of financial and mandatory exclusion requirements, which are essential for a complete tender package.

No evaluation criteria specified
Financial and mandatory exclusion requirements not detailed
Fairness50/100

The tender discloses the estimated value and provides a reasonable timeframe for submission. However, the critical absence of evaluation criteria severely compromises fairness and transparency, as bidders cannot understand the basis of award. The lack of e-submission also presents a barrier to equal access for all potential suppliers.

No evaluation criteria specified
No e-submission
Practicality40/100

The tender lacks support for electronic submission, which is a significant practical drawback in modern procurement. Furthermore, the contract start date being identical to the submission deadline is highly impractical and indicates a fundamental error in the tender's timeline, suggesting a lack of practical planning. No direct document URL is provided.

No e-submission
Contract start date identical to submission deadline
Data Consistency55/100

While many key fields are populated, there is a critical inconsistency where the contract start date is identical to the submission deadline, which is illogical for a framework agreement. Additionally, 'Liable Person' and specific codes for 'Type' and 'Procedure' are missing, indicating incomplete data population.

Contract start date identical to submission deadline
Missing 'Liable Person' and procedure codes
Sustainability20/100

The tender information provided explicitly lacks any mention of green procurement, social aspects, or innovation focus. This indicates a complete absence of sustainability considerations within the scope of this procurement.

Not green procurement
No social criteria

Strengths

Clear description of services and framework structure
Estimated value and contract duration are specified
Ample time provided for bid preparation (from today's date)
CPV code is correctly assigned
Tender is divided into clear lots

Concerns

Critical absence of evaluation criteria
Lack of electronic submission support
Contract start date is inconsistent with submission deadline
Missing detailed mandatory exclusion and financial requirements in the summary
No sustainability, social, or innovation aspects considered

Recommendations

1. Immediately publish detailed evaluation criteria to ensure transparency and fairness.
2. Implement electronic submission capabilities to enhance accessibility and efficiency.
3. Correct the contract start date to reflect a realistic timeline post-award.

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