Gives access to a wide range of legal services. Includes full service legal support. Also includes focused support for specialisms such as contracts, litigation, projects, transport and costs lawyer services.
Agreement number: RM6374
Start date: 30/07/2026
End date: 29/07/2029
Regulation: PA2023
Agreement type: Closed Framework
Available for: Central government, charities, education, health, local authority, blue light services (police, fire, ambulance, search and rescue), devolved administrations, charities, nonprofits, and any other public sector organisations.
13 August 2026: Join us on Tuesday, 22 September at 1pm for an Introduction to RM6374 Legal Panel for Public Sector. This session will cover everything you need to know about the new framework, including key changes, value-add benefits, and how to buy. Please register for the session by completing this form. In collaboration with other GCA categories, we are also launching a new series of events to help public sector teams navigate the complex PPP/PFI lifecycle. The first event is being held on Thursday 17 September at 10am. The session will introduce the series and provide the first “knowledge drop”, centred around developing a robust statement of requirements for legal, advisory and technical needs. Please register for the session by completing this form.
RM6374 Legal Panel for Public Sector (LPfPS) gives all public sector organisations across the UK an easy, compliant way to buy legal services.
This framework covers a wide range of legal specialisms, including:
The agreement has been procured under the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) Light Touch Contract and offers quick, flexible call-off award mechanisms to help buyers purchase the support they need.
Call-off contracts can be of any value or length.
This agreement is open to the whole public sector. However, all UK Central Government ministerial departments and their executive agencies should use RM6360 Legal Panel for Government as the default route to market.
If you are a central government department and would like to use Lots 1 to 5 of this agreement, you must seek approval through the Government Legal Department (GLD) exceptions process.
Approval is not needed if:
Before using this agreement, you need to read our buyer guide. You can download this in the documents section on this page. It will help you to select the right award procedure for your needs. You should also use our digital filtering tool to help you determine the most appropriate lot for your requirement. The tool can help you identify suppliers capable of meeting your needs.
You can buy services under this agreement in three ways:
When to use it:
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Agreement pricing is available through our online digital filtering tool.
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Each section below has the links to the documents, what they are for, when to use them and if you need to enter any information into them.
You might not need all the contractual documents to buy the products or services from this agreement.
Before buying from this agreement you should read the buyer guide and how to use contractual documents.
The buyer guide will help you understand how the agreement works and what you can or can’t use the agreement for.
This section might also include further guides or lists you will need to look at and make selections from, as well as previous webinar slides and Q&A scripts from sessions with buyers and suppliers.
The core terms form part of the framework and call-off contracts and must be used on every contract. They cannot be changed.
The core terms are GCA’s standard commercial terms. They govern the supplier’s relationship with GCA and every customer who has a call-off contract.
When a customer decides to buy from a supplier, they’ll complete an order form with important information about the call-off contract.
Customers can change any of their chosen schedules by adding special terms in the call-off order form.
A completed order form will contain:
The call-off contract will be created when both parties either agree to:
Joint schedule 1: definitions Essential
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This is a glossary that clarifies the exact meaning of the words used throughout the contract.
Joint schedule 2: variation form Essential
If you use this document, you must complete the relevant sections
This is the official form you must use to change any part of the contract once it has started.
Joint schedule 3: insurance requirements Essential
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This schedule lists out the insurance policies the supplier must have to cover the cost of accidents or mistakes.
Joint schedule 4: commercially sensitive information Essential
You must complete the relevant sections in this document
This schedule lists the specific sensitive information that both buyer and supplier agree to keep private.
Joint schedule 5: sustainability Essential
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This schedule clarifies how the contract will protect the environment and support fair working conditions.
Joint schedule 6: key subcontractors Optional
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This schedule lists any other companies the supplier hires to help them do the work.
Joint schedule 7: financial difficulties Optional
If you use this document, you must complete the relevant sections
This schedule clarifies what happens if the supplier has serious money problems.
Joint schedule 8: guarantee Optional
If you use this document, you must complete the relevant sections
This is a legal promise from a larger company to finish the work if the supplier fails. Only required where the financial evaluation has indicated the need for a Deed of Guarantee.
Joint schedule 9: rectification plan Essential
If you use this document, you must complete the relevant sections
This is a step-by-step plan for the supplier to fix a problem if their work is not good enough. Can be completed and used post-award to manage instances of supplier poor performance and defaults.
Joint schedule 10: processing data Essential
You must complete the relevant sections in this document
This schedule provides the strict rules for handling personal information and following data protection laws (UK GDPR).
Call-off schedules are used when suppliers sell their goods or services to customers.
You can choose which schedules to include and whether to edit these template schedules when they form a call-off contract.
Call-off schedule 1: intellectual property rights Essential
You must complete the relevant sections in this document
This schedule clarifies who owns and is allowed to use the work, ideas, and data created during the contract.
Call-off schedule 2: staff transfer Optional
If you use this document, you must complete the relevant sections
This schedule clarifies the rules and costs if staff move to a new employer when a contract starts or ends.
Call-off schedule 3: continuous improvement Optional
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This schedule provides a way for the supplier to improve their service and lower costs over time.
Call-off schedule 4: call-off tender Optional
If you use this document, you must complete the relevant sections
This schedule lists out the specific promises, solutions, and prices the supplier offered when they bid for the work.
Call-off schedule 5: pricing details Optional
If you use this document, you must complete the relevant sections
This schedule clarifies the prices the supplier will charge and how the buyer will pay them.
Call-off schedule 7: key supplier staff Optional
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This schedule lists out the specific people the supplier must use to do the work.
Call-off schedule 8: business continuity and disaster recovery Optional
If you use this document, you must complete the relevant sections
This schedule clarifies the plan for keeping services running if something goes wrong, like a power cut or a hack.
Call-off schedule 9a: security short form Optional
If you use this document, you must complete the relevant sections
This form enlists the security rules needed to protect data, buildings, and people. Use this for low-risk projects that only need basic security.
Call-off schedule 9b: security consultancy Optional
If you use this document, you must complete the relevant sections
This schedule explains the rules for hiring security experts to provide advice for your project.
Call-off schedule 9e: security buyer-led assurance Optional
If you use this document, you must complete the relevant sections
This schedule explains how the buyer will check the supplier’s security systems themselves.
Call-off schedule 10: exit management Optional
If you use this document, you must complete the relevant sections
This schedule lists out the plan for handing over the work when the contract ends.
Call-off schedule 12: clustering Optional
If you use this document, you must complete the relevant sections
This schedule clarifies how different buyers can group together to buy things as one team.
Call-off schedule 13: implementation plan and testing Optional
If you use this document, you must complete the relevant sections
This schedule lists out the timeline for the project and how you will prove the work is finished.
Call-off schedule 14: performance levels Optional
If you use this document, you must complete the relevant sections
This schedule clarifies the quality standards (KPIs) the supplier must meet every day.
Call-off schedule 15: call-off contract management Optional
If you use this document, you must complete the relevant sections
This schedule provides the rules for how the buyer and supplier will talk and solve problems.
Call-off schedule 16: benchmarking Optional
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This schedule provides a way to check if the supplier’s prices are still fair compared to the rest of the market.
Call-off schedule 17: MOD terms Optional
If you use this document, you must complete the relevant sections
This schedule clarifies the extra legal and security rules for Ministry of Defence (MOD) contracts
Call-off schedule 18: background checks Optional
If you use this document, you must complete the relevant sections
This schedule lists out the security and criminal record checks staff must pass before they can start work.
Call-off schedule 19: Scottish law Optional
If you use this document, you must complete the relevant sections
This schedule clarifies that the contract will follow the laws of Scotland rather than England and Wales.
Call-off schedule 20: specification Optional
If you use this document, you must complete the relevant sections
This schedule provides a detailed list of exactly what the buyer wants to buy.
Call-off schedule 21: Northern Ireland law Optional
If you use this document, you must complete the relevant sections
This schedule clarifies the specific laws and tax rules that apply to work in Northern Ireland.
Call-off schedule 23: HMRC terms Optional
If you use this document, you must complete the relevant sections
This schedule provides the tax rules that the supplier must follow, including rules on off-payroll working (IR35).
Call-off schedule 24: corporate resolution planning Optional
If you use this document, you must complete the relevant sections
This schedule clarifies what happens if a large supplier has serious money problems or goes out of business.
Call-off schedule 25: additional sustainability requirements Optional
If you use this document, you must complete the relevant sections
This schedule lists out the extra “green” rules the supplier must follow to protect the environment.
Call-off schedule 26: carbon reduction Optional
If you use this document, you must complete the relevant sections
This schedule clarifies the supplier’s specific plan to lower their carbon emissions during the contract.
Call-off schedule 28: secondment agreement Optional
If you use this document, you must complete the relevant sections
This schedule should be used if seconding employees either out of or into a Civil Service department.
Framework schedules are used by GCA to set up the agreement with suppliers.
Framework schedule 1: specification Essential
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This schedule provides a detailed list of all the goods and services available under this agreement.
Framework schedule 2: framework tender Essential
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This schedule lists out the specific promises, solutions, and expertise the supplier offered to join the agreement.
Framework schedule 3: framework prices Essential
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This schedule lists out the maximum prices the supplier is allowed to charge for their goods or services.
Framework schedule 4: framework management Essential
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This schedule clarifies how GCA and the supplier will work together to keep the agreement running well.
Framework schedule 5: management charges and information Essential
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This schedule clarifies the fees the supplier pays to use the agreement and the data they must share.
Framework schedule 7: call-off award procedure Essential
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This schedule clarifies the legal steps you must follow to choose a supplier from this agreement.
Framework schedule 8: self-audit certificate Essential
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This is a document where the supplier confirms that the sales and price information they gave to the government is correct.
Framework schedule 9: cyber essentials scheme Essential
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This schedule provides the rules for the security certificates the supplier must have to protect against online attacks.