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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: 088198/S 000-2026
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Regulation of procurement: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Not applicable

UKPGA UK4: Tender Notice

I) Contracting Authority/Entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: ASSOCIATED BRITISH PORTS
National registration number: ZC000195

Postal address: 25 Bedford Street
Town: London
Region: Westminster
Postal code: WC2E 9ES
Country: United Kingdom

Email: procurement@abports.co.uk

Internet address

I.3) Communication
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
Electronically
via

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Private utility

II) Object
II.1.1) Title
Framework for Major Project Legal Services
Reference number: ocds-h6vhtk-07745a

II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
Special regime
LightTouch

II.1.4) Short description
ABP is establishing a panel of law firms who it may appoint to provide planning and consenting advice, as well as other legal advice and strategy, for complex, large-scale, multi-year projects in respect of its nationally significant infrastructure. The framework will run for 5 years.
The framework will be a national framework across ABP’s portfolio of property across the UK. The successful applicants will be required to evidence their ability to deliver the services as set out in the scope.
The framework value is estimated at £10,000,000 this is not committal spend or guarantee of services.

II.1.5) Estimated Total Value
Value (including VAT)
12,000,000
Value (excluding VAT)
10,000,000
Currency
GBP

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value (including VAT)
12,000,000
Value (excluding VAT)
10,000,000
Currency
AED

II.2) Description
II.2.1) Title
Contract/Lot No
1

II.2.2) CPV codes
Main CPV codes
79100000
79110000
79111000
79112000
79140000

II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
UKL – WALES
UKM – SCOTLAND
UKC – NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
UKD – NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
UKH – EAST OF ENGLAND
UKJ – SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
UKK – SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
UKG – WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
UKF – EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
UKE – YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER
UKI – LONDON

II.2.5) Award Criteria
Quality
Name: Technical
Weighting: 70

Price
Name: Commercial
Weighting: 30

II.2.6) Estimated Value
Value (excluding VAT)
10,000,000
Currency
AED

II.2.7) Contract dates (estimated)
Start
2026-11-02 00:00
End
2031-11-08 23:59
Duration
5 years 7 days

IV) Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
Accelerated procedure
Justification
Light touch contract

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Tender period dates
Estimated award decision date
2026-10-29 23:59

IV.2.2) Tender submission deadline
2026-10-08 14:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English

VI) Complementary information
Link to source/bidding documents

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
2026-09-17 13:15