Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bd1-2589-7222-aa88-2ae3663a5525/specialist-legal-advice-for-land-and-property-transactions awarded GB direct award procedure Suitable for SMEs # Specialist Legal Advice for Land and Property Transactions [University of Keele](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-keele) Estimated value Not stated Published 13 Apr 2026 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Following the publication of a Transparency Notice on 23 December 2025 and a Contract Award Notice on 13 January 2026, University of Keele is publishing this Contract Details Notice to announce, in accordance with its statutory obligations under Section 53 of the Procurement Act 2023, that it has awarded a contract to Osborne Clarke LLP for the provision of specialist legal advice relating to complex land and property transactions. This direct award is justified under Paragraphs 7, 13 and 14 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023. The services require a strategic review of, and advice on, highly complex and long standing legal and financial structures. The successful delivery of these services is contingent upon a deep and specific understanding of a unique transactional history, comprising multi-layered agreements and involving multiple specific parties and intricate relationships. Osborne Clarke LLP was previously engaged by the University to conduct an initial high level scoping review of this specific matter. As a result, they now possess pre-existing, supplier-specific expertise and a demonstrated understanding of the transaction's particularities. This includes a detailed, phased methodology for the work, developed during the initial engagement. Appointing any alternative supplier would require them to acquire this specific expertise and experience. This would necessitate a substantial duplication of effort and cost, and an unacceptable period of mobilisation, resulting in: - Potential material duplication of cost for the University; and - Detrimental delays in the delivery of time-critical advice, which would prevent the University from achieving its immediate and lasting operational and financial objectives. The award of this contract to Osborne Clarke LLP represents the only viable route to secure the required services in a timely and cost-effective manner, as a competitive procurement process would be objectively unsuitable in these specific circumstances. Read full description Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-05fce4-2026-04-13T18:21:36+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-05fce4-2026-04-13T18:21:36+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. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile University of Keele: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-keele) ## More tenders like this [Cochlear Implants · The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland) · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1599c-c8ee-7311-a960-2c841b8ccbb0/cochlear-implants) [Supply of Paint and Consumables - Selhurst Depot · Thameslink Southern Great Northern Limited (TSGN) · 65 days left · 23 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1599c-c917-7350-8f5d-c9d3b15bb2a8/supply-of-paint-and-consumables-selhurst-depot) [Preventative and Reactive Fire Alarm And Associated Systems Maintenance · Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management · 38 days left · 27 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1599c-c982-7227-b1d3-831bbdbff6bd/preventative-and-reactive-fire-alarm-and-associated-systems-maintenance) [Delivery and supply of 11 Hoists · North East London NHS Foundation Trust · 13 days left · 2 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1599c-c9a1-7022-be69-dade0279382a/delivery-and-supply-of-11-hoists) [Procurement for Communal Cleaning, Grounds Maintenance and Window Cleaning in Central and East of England (Habinteg)(Split into Lots) · Habinteg Housing Association Limited · 36 days left · 25 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1599c-c9d7-7053-92b2-88d12b254b3e/procurement-for-communal-cleaning-grounds-maintenance-and-window-cleaning-in-ce) [Boiler Replacement Scheme · West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority · 59 days left · 18 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1599c-ca0f-7129-83ab-7f5da966bec5/boiler-replacement-scheme)