# Legal Services for Construction Projects

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [University of Portsmouth](/buyers/university-of-portsmouth/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Kennedys Law LLP](/contract-winners/kennedys-law/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £500,000
- Tender value: £500,000
- Award date: 16 June 2025
- Published: 14 July 2025
- Contract start: 1 July 2025
- Contract end: 31 December 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 4fb9b7cc-020c-4bac-814a-d414817707ec-854162
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0aa293fc-db8f-4ad8-a65c-7c0d123898f4

## Description

This is a call-off Contract under the NHS SBS Legal Services framework agreement for construction legal services advice covering all University Capital Projects\. Legal support services shall include: construction procurement advice, construction contract advice, ongoing contract administration & amendments, commercial and residential property, property & land acquisitions and disposals, real estate litigation, asset management, regeneration and development, planning, highways and drainage, preliminary advice and structuring, regulatory and compliance, financing and security arrangements, intellectual property and contractual rights, dispute resolution mechanisms, and joint ventures, business transfers\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4fb9b7cc-020c-4bac-814a-d414817707ec-854162)