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Provision of legal services to Historic England and English Heritage. - AWARD

HISTORIC ENGLAND

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Summary of the contracting process

Historic England is seeking to appoint a panel of four law firms to provide a comprehensive range of legal services, including planning law, property law, commercial contracts, and intellectual property, among others. This procurement process is currently at the award stage, following the completion of the tender, which ended on 21 June 2021. The contract period is set to commence on 1 September 2021 and run until 31 August 2024, with an estimated total value of £2 million. The services will be delivered across various addresses, including the UK and overseas territories, with a minimum contract value of £1.5 million.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for legal service providers, particularly those with capabilities in planning and property law related to historical contexts. Firms that specialise in commercial and intellectual property law, as well as those with experience in providing broad-spectrum legal advice, would find this an advantageous opportunity to grow their business. The competition among the selected firms is intended to ensure quality advice while fostering a diversity of legal perspectives for Historic England clients.

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Notice Title

Provision of legal services to Historic England and English Heritage. - AWARD

Notice Description

We wish to appoint, ideally, a panel of four firms, each capable of providing quality advice and services across a broad spectrum of types of legal work, including particularly: ? Planning law - with an emphasis on the law relating to the historic built environment ? Property law - particularly all aspects of property management ? Commercial - a wide range of contracts, licenses etc ? Procurement and subsidy control ? Intellectual Property -including IT, trademarks, software and data protection ? Employment ? Defendant Personal Injury ? Commercial litigation ? Contentious and non-contentious construction advice ? Charity, including tax advice ? Judicial Review We would hope that firms could offer advice in all or a majority of these areas. To enable us to deal satisfactorily with conflict of interest situations and to have competition between firms for appropriate large matters allowing us to offer clients a choice of lawyer we would ideally like to appoint a maximum of four firms.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/537fce32-971e-417b-8b65-781b1f9ce2f1
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79100000 - Legal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Aug 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
17 Aug 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Aug 20214 years ago
Contract Period
31 Aug 2021 - 31 Aug 2024 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HISTORIC ENGLAND
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN2 2EH
Post Town
Swindon
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Mannington and Western
Westminster Constituency
Swindon South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
4
Supplier Names

BEVAN BRITTAN

BURGES SALMON

TROWERS & HAMLINS

WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (UK

Further Information

Notice Documents

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