TD2416 - Grouped Schools PFI Contract Expiry - Legal Services
DERBY CITY COUNCILEstimated Value
£186,225 – £0
Deadline
30 September 2026
Published
4 November 2026
Type
services
At a glance
- Buyer
- Derby City Council
- Estimated value
- From £186,225
- Closing date
- 30 September 2026 (closed)
- Published
- 4 November 2026
- Location
- East Midlands
- Type
- Services
- CPV code
- 79100000 Legal services
- Contract ends
- 31 December 2031 (expect a re-tender before then)
- Likely incumbent
- Geldards LLP, current contract ends March 2027
- Published on
- Contracts Finder
Full Description
Provision of specialist PFI advice including contract, commercial and employment law advice and drafting to assist the Council with managing the expiry of its Grouped Schools PFI Contract.
The service will support the Council's PFI Expiry Project Team to effectively manage the expiry of the PFI Contract including the re-procurement of any necessary elements of the PFI contract and working with the relevant Multi Academy Trusts in relation to elements of the PFI contract which are to become their responsibility, with a particular focus on:
- Contract reviews
- Contract management of existing arrangements
- Risk identification
- Strategy
- Exit plan and arrangements
- TUPE and Pension Issues
- Any school specific issues
- Potential disputes
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Award Details
EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (INTERNATIONAL) LLP
£186,225
Recent awards by Derby City Council
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Awarded to Geldards LLP, £27,500 · November 2026
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
GELDARDS LLP
1 contract wonlatest 12 Oct 2026ends 31 Mar 2027£95,000
total awarded
GELDARDS LLP is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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DERBY CITY COUNCILKey Dates
Published
4 November 2026
Submission deadline
30 September 2026
Notice type
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