Public procurement body to conduct early engagement on £100m legal services framework

Public sector procurement organisation YPO has said it hopes to establish an "easier route to market" for public sector bodies requiring legal services with the launch of a framework worth an estimated £100m.

In a 'future opportunity' notice, the organisation announced it is looking to conduct early supplier engagement for the framework.

The notice said: "[The] aim of the framework is to provide access to high-quality legal services for public sector organisations either on an ad hoc basis to provide support to in-house services or as standalone requirement."

It added that YPO requires engagement from suppliers to ensure it has a fit-for-purpose solution in place for customers to call off.

YPO is owned by 13 local authorities and provides a wide range of services to councils, from health and social care to corporate and financial services. It also supplies more than 30,000 schools with resources.

YPO will be holding pre-engagement supplier sessions from 1 to 23 December 2022.

The contract notice is scheduled to be published on 8 March 2023.

Adam Carey