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Provision for Legal Provider
A public procurement published by Social Work England via Find a Tender.
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- Award value
- £34.1m
- Tender value
- 0
- Suppliers
- 0
- Awards
- 4
- Notices
- Tender
- Stage
Overview
Social Work England are looking for Supplier/s to prepare cases for Fitness to Practise hearings or meetings and to ensure the presentation of cases before a panel of independent adjudicators. Social Work England currently spends circa £6m per annum on its legal provider for investigation and advocacy services in Fitness to Practise. We expect this level of spend to continue for the first year of the contract, with the potential for the annual value to increase in subsequent years. The volume of new cases each year of the contract is estimated at 150. In addition, we currently have over 400 cases awaiting a hearing.
Key details
- Buyer
- Social Work England
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Lifecycle stage
- Tender
- Status
- planning
- CPV classification
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- Currency
- GBP
- Total award value
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- Tender value
- £34,083,333
- First published
- 31 Oct 2025
- Last updated
- 27 Feb 2026
Notice timeline
Every published notice in this procurement's lifecycle.
- Planning noticeProvision for Legal Provider
- Planning noticeProcurement of Legal Investigation and Advocacy Service in Fitness to Practise
- PlanningUpdateProcurement of Legal Investigation and Advocacy Service in Fitness to Practise
- Tender noticeProcurement of Legal Investigation and Advocacy Service in Fitness to Practise
Frameworks & programmes
More from Social Work England
FAQs about this procurement
Who is the buyer for "Provision for Legal Provider"?
Provision for Legal Provider is a UK public-sector procurement published by Social Work England via Find a Tender.
Has "Provision for Legal Provider" been awarded?
No award has been recorded yet. The current lifecycle stage is "Tender".
What is "Provision for Legal Provider" worth?
The reported tender value is £34,083,333.
When was "Provision for Legal Provider" published?
It was first published on 31 Oct 2025 and last updated on 27 Feb 2026, across 4 notices.
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