Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bce-bfc2-7172-9074-c585725720e1/ekc-group-retained-legal-advice-and-services-2025 awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # EKC Group Retained Legal Advice and Services 2025 [East Kent Colleges Group](https://tendernation.io/buyers/east-kent-colleges-group) Estimated value £90,000 Published 26 Apr 2026 Deadline Closed 22 Sept 2025 ## Who can bid - Open to suppliers based in the UK The buyer has limited bidding to suppliers with substantive operations in this area. [PPN 005: reserving by supplier location](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ppn-005-reserving-below-threshold-procurements/ppn-005-guide-to-reserving-below-threshold-html) - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Below-threshold contract Buyers cannot shortlist bidders on suitability before tenders are in, so everyone gets to submit a bid (except some larger works contracts). [Procurement Act 2023, section 85](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/85) - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender ### TENDER REQUIREMENTS This project is to procure Retained Legal Advice and Services which: - Provide ad-hoc access to a professional and legislatively sound advice and guidance service and paid at an agreed fixed fee each month or on an annual fee basis in the following nine key areas (non-exhaustive list): - Education law/student matters including disability discrimination, SEND, safeguarding, admissions and exclusions and service complaints; - Corporate governance and subsidiary company advice; - Freedom of information; - Health and safety; - Data protection; - Contracts, terms and conditions, service level agreements etc.; - Property disputes, leases, land and building matters, including capital projects; - Contractual disputes with third parties and; - General advice on issues affecting the running of the Group. - Provide unlimited telephone and email advice on a range of areas as detailed in the ITT Document (including those listed above) - Provide access and communicate with up to five specific members of the team, to be specified in the agreement as necessary. - Provide advice and guidance which adds value e.g. challenging assumptions and information provided. This will also include the provision of free briefings/update sessions/webinars on key legal changes as they arise e.g. circa 2 or 3 hours per annum. ## CPV classification Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-058fe7-2026-04-26T11:42:58+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-058fe7-2026-04-26T11:42:58+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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