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Planned procurement · Notice 104920-2026

London Boroughs’ Legal Alliance (LBLA) Barristers Framework 2028

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

Value
£140m
Stage
Early notice
Where
London
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Yes, says the buyer
Contract
1 Jan 2028 – 31 Dec 2031

Framework: winning a place puts you on an approved list for future work. It's the entry ticket, not guaranteed work.

In plain English

Richmond upon Thames Council, acting for the London Boroughs' Legal Alliance, wants a panel of expert barristers and legal advisers to provide specialist advocacy and related legal services, with a contract period from 1 January 2028 to 31 December 2031. This is a list of approved suppliers that London boroughs, and other councils in Greater London and South-East England, can call on; a place on it is the entry ticket to future work, not guaranteed work, and the estimated value is £140,000,000.

Good fit for: Barristers' chambers and specialist legal advisers experienced in advocacy work for local authorities.

Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.

What the buyer says

The Council of the London Borough of Richmond is acting as the Contracting Authority on behalf of the London Boroughs’ Legal Alliance (the “LBLA”), comprised of the London Boroughs of: Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Camden, City of London Corporation, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham, Haringey, Havering, HB Public Law (Harrow, Barnet, and Hounslow, Aylesbury Vale District Council, and Slough), Hillingdon, Islington, Bi-Borough (Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster City Council), Lewisham, Lambeth, One Source (Newham and Havering), Redbridge, SLLP (South London Legal Partnership - Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton, Wandsworth), Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, London Fire and Planning Authority, Royal Borough of Greenwich (together the "Authorities"). The Members wish to procure a panel of expert and experienced legal advisers as preferred suppliers of specialist advocacy and related legal services with the intention of concluding a number of separate framework agreements with each of the successful bidders. The framework agreement will also be available for other local authorities within Greater London and South-East England to access (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex ), whether or not they are also a member of the LBLA.

Read the official notice

What happens next

This is an early notice: the buyer is planning a tender, and its documents come when the tender is published. The notice gives the buyer's team as procurement@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk. Read the official notice for the details.

Procedure: not stated. Published 4 Nov 2026.

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