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University of Exeter · published 14 Jul 2025. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

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Contracts Finder release ID5db3ad0a-a6b7-4608-b3c1-609af52e670a-854315
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-9a4cce27-734b-4f2e-9a1c-3a1b4128675d
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-52436
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

A tender estimate and an award value answer different questions. Neither is treated as cash paid.

Award value
£1,500,000
award field
Tender value
Not disclosed
tender field
Procurement method
Open procedure
Category
services
CPV
79100000
Legal services
Delivery
South West, United Kingdom
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

The University of Exeter is looking to appoint a number of legal firms to a framework to provide expert advise and services in the following four areas: Lot 1: Property and Estates Lot 2: Employment and Higher Education Lot 3: Commercial/Contractual and Intellectual Property Lot 4: Patent Services Two firms will be appointed to each of Lots 1 to 3. Three firms will be appointed to Lot 4.

Tender statuscomplete
STAGE-DATE LEDGER

Reported dates, without an invented lifecycle.

The current projection contains one award release, not a verified chain of planning, tender, award, contract and modification records. Dates are shown in source-field order and are not silently repaired.

  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release14 Jul 2025
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published21 Feb 2025
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published30 Jun 2025
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published30 Jun 2029
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

Published names and exact identifiers

A company profile appears only when this release carries a usable company number. Name-only suppliers remain name-only.

Published name only

Appleyard Lees IP LLP

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

Published name only

Browne Jacobson LLP

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

Published name only

Forresters

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

Published name only

Michelmores

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

Published name only

Mills & Reeve LLP

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

Published name only

Wilson Gunn

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 14 Jul 2025 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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