From published award notices · updated daily

Legal services contracts ending soon

199 legal services contracts with UK councils, the NHS, housing associations, schools and government end in the next 12 months. Most are either extended or tendered again, usually 3–9 months before the end date. Here is who buys them, what they’re worth and who holds them now.

199Ending in 12 months

62Trades

16Worth £1m+ (listed)

£100kTypical value

01Legal services contracts ending soonest first

Legal Services for Shared Rural Network (SRN) 2022/26Home Office£400kHeld by DWF LAW LLP
EndsDecember 2026
ICR Student Loans Monetisation Project - Legal ServicesDepartment for Education£500kHeld by Slaughter & May
EndsDecember 2026
Transaction amendments for two B787 aircraftUK Export Finance£108kHeld by Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
EndsDecember 2026
Legal Advice on Compulsory Purchase OrderKirklees Council£30kHeld by Freeths LLP
EndsDecember 2026
Barrister ServicesWandle Housing Association Limited£100kHeld by 4-5 Gray's Inn Square
EndsDecember 2026
Dewsbury Riverside - Provision of Legal AdviceKirklees Council£50kHeld by Freeths LLP
EndsDecember 2026
Legal ServicesUK Shared Business Services Limited£20kHeld by DWF LAW LLP
EndsDecember 2026
Legal E-disclosure PlatformOffice for Standards in Education, Childrens Services and Skills£20kHeld by Anexsys Limited
EndsDecember 2026
Legal Services for Construction ProjectsUniversity of Portsmouth£500kHeld by Kennedys LAW LLP
EndsDecember 2026
Provision of Compute Legal ServicesDsit£444kHeld by DLA Piper International LLP
EndsDecember 2026
Provision of Legal ServicesAmplius Living£358kHeld by Devenshires Solicitors
EndsDecember 2026
Metro Extension Legal AdviceWest Midlands Combined Authority£250kHeld by Winckworth Sherwood LLP
EndsDecember 2026
Legal servicesBank of England£168kHeld by Allen & Overy LLP
EndsDecember 2026
Legal support and representation costs insurance against claimsDefra£103kHeld by The Veterinary Defence Society Ltd
EndsDecember 2026
Temporary Legal AdviserOffice for Standards in Education, Childrens Services and Skills£98kHolder not published
EndsDecember 2026
multiple projects public inquiry supportCambridgeshire County Council£75kHeld by Gateley Hamer Limited
EndsDecember 2026
Legal Support for the General Export Facility (GEF) and the Export Working CapUK Export Finance£60kHeld by Hogan Lovells Cadwalader International LLP
EndsDecember 2026
Expert Witness ServicesGovernment Legal Department£48kHeld by MPG Quantity Surveyors Limited
EndsDecember 2026
MSDC Legal Case Management SystemMid Sussex District Council£43kHeld by Iken Business
EndsDecember 2026
Legal services Project FairylightBritish Patient Capital Limited£42kHeld by Linklaters LLP
EndsDecember 2026

Show 80 more contracts

Legal Tasking - Standardised Contract TemplateMinistry of Defence£40kHeld by Burges Salmon Company Limited
EndsDecember 2026
Legal reviewBritish Patient Capital Limited£38kHeld by Hogan Lovells Cadwalader International LLP
EndsDecember 2026
Legal Services for the Demolition of Darley Mills BridgeDerby City Council£25kHeld by Geldards LLP
EndsDecember 2026
Cranston Inquiry (small boats)Government Legal Department£11kHeld by Altlaw E Discovery Ltd
EndsDecember 2026
Provision of legal servicesKent Community Health N H S Foundation Trust£100kHeld by Bevan Brittan LLP
EndsJanuary 2027
e-Signature SolutionCoventry City Council£27kHolder not published
EndsJanuary 2027
Legal ServicesGeneral Pharmaceutical Council£1.6mHeld by Blake Morgan LLP
EndsJanuary 2027
Independent InvestigationSheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust£45kHeld by Niche Health & Social Care Consulting
EndsJanuary 2027
Legal ApprenticeshipsMinistry of Justice£1.6mHeld by BPP Professional Education Limited
EndsJanuary 2027
Provision of Legal Advisers for Project TaraDfTc - Department for Transport£45kHeld by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
EndsJanuary 2027
Legal Services FrameworkOffshore Renewable Energy Catapult£500kHeld by 5 suppliers
EndsJanuary 2027
Legal Services PanelUniversity of Plymouth£31kHeld by 2 suppliers
EndsJanuary 2027
Legal Services FrameworkEastlight Community Homes£4mHeld by 12 suppliers
EndsJanuary 2027
E-signature toolThe Insolvency Service£64kHeld by Node 4 Limited
EndsJanuary 2027
Presenting Officer Services for Teacher Misconduct Cases (Teaching Regulation Agency)Department for Education£7.4mHeld by 2 suppliers
EndsJanuary 2027
Legal Advisor Services for Teacher Misconduct Cases (Teaching Regulation Agency)Department for Education£3.2mHeld by 2 suppliers
EndsJanuary 2027
The Provision of Legal Advisers for Passenger Services Legal Call OffDfTc - Department for Transport£500kHeld by Osborne Clarke LLP
EndsJanuary 2027
Revenue Collection Services for Council Debt RecoveryBirmingham City Council£272kHeld by Wilkin Chapman LLP
EndsJanuary 2027
Legal work quotation (Council Tax and Business Rates)Buckinghamshire Council£120kHeld by Ward Hadaway LLP
EndsJanuary 2027
Barrister ServicesWandle Housing Association Limited£100kHeld by Ashley Taylors Legal Ltd
EndsFebruary 2027
Legal ServicesGeneral Pharmaceutical Council£596kHeld by Kingsley Napley LLP
EndsFebruary 2027
Legal servicesGovernment Legal Department£17kHeld by Mil Mental Health Limited
EndsFebruary 2027
Legal Services Contract issues & DisputesCity of Doncaster Council£100kHeld by Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP
EndsFebruary 2027
Legal Services Contract issues & DisputesCity of Doncaster Council£100kHeld by Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP
EndsFebruary 2027
National Housing Bank - Solicitor - Development Loan - Stoke GoldingHomes England£12kHeld by Veale Wasbrough Vizards LLP
EndsFebruary 2027
Legal Services Framework AgreementGambling Commission£8.3mHeld by 4 suppliers
EndsFebruary 2027
Legal Services Framework AgreementGambling Commission£5mHeld by 5 suppliers
EndsFebruary 2027
Provision of Criminal Barrister ServicesGambling Commission£4.8mHeld by QEB Management Company Limited
EndsFebruary 2027
Electronic signature and sealingBasingstoke & Deane Borough Council£77kHeld by Docusign UK Limited
EndsFebruary 2027
Orders for Sale Litigation ServicesDepartment for Work and Pensions£566kHeld by Shakespeare Martineau
EndsFebruary 2027
Advice in respect of the mergerUK Export Finance£100kHeld by Allen & Overy LLP
EndsFebruary 2027
Legal servicesBank of England£300kHeld by Clifford Chance LLP
EndsFebruary 2027
Legal advice - Aircraft SubstitutionUK Export Finance£300kHeld by Allen & Overy LLP
EndsFebruary 2027
Regulatory Equivalency ReviewNational Savings & Investments£80kHeld by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
EndsFebruary 2027
Legal Case Management SystemWest Yorkshire Combined Authority£95kHolder not published
EndsFebruary 2027
Blackburn College 2324-008 Legal ServicesBlackburn College£45kHeld by Forbes Solicitors
EndsFebruary 2027
National Housing Bank Ltd - Solicitor - Development Loan - DerbyHomes England£27kHeld by Walker Morris LLP
EndsFebruary 2027
Legal Services in ScotlandRiverside£16kHeld by TC Young LLP
EndsFebruary 2027
Barristers Services for Child Protection Responsibilities and associated legal mattersSefton Council£1mHeld by Keyventure Ltd
EndsMarch 2027
Legal Case Management SystemCare Quality Commission£225kHeld by Iizuka Software Technologies Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Legal support to the Oxford Workplace Parking Levy SchemeOxfordshire County Council£85kHeld by BDB Pitmans
EndsMarch 2027
Williams InquiryGovernment Legal Department£22kHeld by Epiq Systems, Ltd
EndsMarch 2027
Iken Cloud Legal Case Management and Time Recording and associated servicesHerefordshire Council£155kHeld by Iken Business
EndsMarch 2027
Distributed Data Discovery Tool RFI and CFBritish Business Bank£102kHeld by Associated Interim Management Limited
EndsMarch 2027
National Housing Bank Ltd - Solicitor - Development Loan - AndoverHomes England£16kHeld by DWF LLP
EndsMarch 2027
External Legal SupportH M Revenue & Customs£250kHeld by Mills & Reeve Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Guildhall Legal AdviceExeter City Council£150kHeld by Ashfords LLP
EndsMarch 2027
Legal AdviceTees Valley Combined Authority£25kHeld by Geldards LLP
EndsMarch 2027
Legal Advisers for Project Snow 2DfTc - Department for Transport£3.2mHeld by Linklaters LLP
EndsMarch 2027
eDisclosure ServicesGovernment Legal Department£165kHeld by Epiq Systems, Ltd
EndsMarch 2027
Iken Cloud Legal Case Management and Time Recording servicesDurham Constabulary£164kHeld by Iken Business
EndsMarch 2027
NOE CPC Legal ServicesNorth of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative£200mHeld by 6 suppliers
EndsMarch 2027
NDA Legal Panel 2025Nuclear Decommissioning Authority£5mHeld by 3 suppliers
EndsMarch 2027
Legal Services FrameworkWarwickshire Police£1.9mHeld by 2 suppliers
EndsMarch 2027
NHS Pensions McCloud Programme Management SupportDepartment of Health and Social Care£1.4mHeld by Lumera Ltd
EndsMarch 2027
Temporary Legal Adviser, EmploymentOffice for Standards in Education, Childrens Services and Skills£129kHeld by Law Absolute Recruitment Ltd
EndsMarch 2027
Temporary Legal ResourceBritish Business Bank PLC£110kHeld by Obelisk Legal Support Solutions Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Adhoc Legal ServicesGovernment Legal Department£100kHeld by DLA Piper UK LLP
EndsMarch 2027
Legal framework access adviceUK Shared Business Services Limited£99kHeld by DLA Piper Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Debt Recovery Legal ServicesCoventry City Council£80kHeld by Blake Morgan LLP
EndsMarch 2027
Legal Research ServiceThe Electoral Commission£71kHeld by LexisNexis
EndsMarch 2027
Thomson Reuters (Professional) Ltd - Order ID QWest Northamptonshire Council£55kHeld by Thomson Reuters UK Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Legal Support (WBD)Tees Valley Combined Authority£55kHeld by Womble Bond Dickinson LLP
EndsMarch 2027
Motor Uninsured Loss Recovery Legal ProtectionHampshire Constabulary£51kHolder not published
EndsMarch 2027
MR General legal servicesDepartment of Health and Social Care£50kHolder not published
EndsMarch 2027
Legal servicesHampshire Constabulary£48kHolder not published
EndsMarch 2027
Legal Training in ACW ServicesSheffield City Council£37kHeld by Edge Training & Consultancy Ltd
EndsMarch 2027
Advising BBI on its participation on a FundBritish Business Investments Ltd£35kHeld by Simmons & Simmons LLP
EndsMarch 2027
National Housing Bank Ltd - Solicitor - Development Loan - East HoathlyHomes England£34kHeld by Walker Morris LLP
EndsMarch 2027
Broadacres Legal Services Panel 2024-27Broadacres Housing Association Limited£20kHeld by 4 suppliers
EndsMarch 2027
Governance and funding reviewUK Shared Business Services Limited£15kHeld by DLA Piper UK LLP
EndsMarch 2027
Provision of Legal Services via NEPO513 FrameworkBromsgrove District Council£135kHeld by Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP
EndsApril 2027
MCA Legal Services - UK Regulatory & Compliance Investigations Team (RCIT)MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency£2.2mHeld by DWF LLP
EndsApril 2027
Legal Aid Agency Bench Model Software Development ServicesMinistry of Justice£10mHeld by Opencast Software Europe Limited
EndsApril 2027
Lot 1 LBLA - Legal Advice - Leisure & Recreational InfrastructureLondon Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham£89kHeld by DWF LLP
EndsApril 2027
Legal Assistance for ArbitrationDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport£500kHeld by Pinsent Masons
EndsApril 2027
Contract for Legal AdviceBromsgrove District Council£25kHeld by Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP
EndsApril 2027
IT - Docusign Electronic signature systemBristol City Council£58kHeld by Docusign UK Limited
EndsApril 2027
eDisclosure Services and Review ServicesGovernment Legal Department£39kHeld by Anexsys Limited
EndsApril 2027
In-House PlatformGovernment Legal Department£12kHeld by Anexsys Limited
EndsApril 2027

Live legal services tenders open now: see the live list.

02Contracts ending by trade

All trades 12179 Software 1557 IT support 1109 Construction 1086 Passenger transport 957 Healthcare 776 Training 766 Architect and surveying 707 Facilities management 644 Fleet and vehicle 585 Environmental services 466 Finance and audit 377 Marketing and print 373 Business support 353 Leisure and culture 344 Consultancy 339 Highways and civil engineering 330 Research and evaluation 300 Telecoms 271 Recruitment 243 Medical equipment 229 Cleaning 222 Social care 209 Waste and recycling 200 Legal services 199 Catering 189 Furniture 166 Laboratory and diagnostics 160 Electrical 157 IT hardware 152 Grounds maintenance 140 Demolition and groundworks 137 Medical consumables 135 Machinery and equipment 124 Courier and logistics 121 Plumbing and heating 101 Energy and utilities 101 CCTV and alarm 98 Mental health 95 Fire safety 92 Property and estates 91 Housing repairs and voids 86 Security 84 Office supplies 83 Uniform and PPE 79 Roofing 72 Cyber security 71 Events 68 Public health 61 Lift maintenance 60 Renewable energy 60 Painting and decorating 57 Care home 54 Pharmaceutical 51 Supported living 37 Temporary accommodation 36 Children's services 30 Domiciliary and home care 26 Translation and interpreting 25 Play and sports equipment 19 Pest control 18 Education and early years 18 Laundry and linen 17

03Common questions

What happens when a public sector contract ends?

The buyer usually either uses an extension option written into the contract or runs a new procurement. If it goes back out to tender, the new notice normally appears 3–9 months before the end date, and the tender window itself is often only a few weeks.

How can I prepare for a contract that's about to be re-tendered?

Check the buyer's past notices for the pass/fail rules they used (turnover, insurance, accreditations), get missing certificates in place early, and make sure you're registered on the buyer's portal and the Central Digital Platform. When the new notice is published you then only need to write the bid.

Where does this data come from?

From contract award notices published on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, refreshed every night. It lists 12,179 contracts worth at least £10k that end in the next 12 months. End dates are the ones published at award; buyers can extend or end contracts early.