Award

Legal Services

PARLIAMENTARY AND HEALTH SERVICE OMBUDSMAN

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

14 Aug 2019 at 08:21

Tender

12 Feb 2019 at 08:47

Summary of the contracting process

The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) is conducting a procurement process to award contracts for Legal Services, aimed at providing general legal advice and specialist legal counsel on various matters including employment and property law. This procurement is currently in the Award stage, with a total contract value of £300,000. The tender process began with a published opportunity on 12th February 2019, and submissions were required by 12th March 2019. The awarded contracts will commence on 1st June 2019 and run until 31st May 2022, covering the delivery of services across several regions, including England and the UK overseas territories.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for legal firms to expand their client base and grow their business by engaging with a key public sector entity. Firms with expertise in public law, litigation, and related specialisations—particularly those interested in bidding for one or more of the specified contract lots—are well-suited to compete. The PHSO aims to partner with around three legal firms, which creates a collaborative landscape for smaller legal service providers and SMEs to establish themselves in the public procurement sphere.

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Notice Title

Legal Services

Notice Description

PHSO require General Legal Advice to supplement the PHSO's in-house Legal Team. In seeking providers for legal services PHSO would require a supplier to have an excellent understanding of public law and associated litigation. Specialist advice would also be required on employment law and property law. Summary of services required: 1) Provide external legal services to PHSO and to enable orders to be placed through PHSO's in-house Legal Team. 2) Provide specialist legal advice on employment matters, general advice, property matters to PHSO as and when required. 3) Ensure litigation is managed effectively, efficiently and economically. 4) Provide access to training and resources for members of the PHSO Legal Team. PHSO intends to award contracts to approximately three legal firms, to cover the required areas of legal specialisms (lots) detailed below, whilst providing contingency for any potential conflicts of interest. Tenderers are required to indicate which lot they are bidding for when submitting their response and may bid for more than one lot. The requirements are divided into the below lots: Lot 1 - General Legal Advice Lot 2 - Litigation and Judicial Review Lot 3 - Employment Law Lot 4 - Contractual Law Lot 5 - Public Law Lot 6 - Property Law Tender documentation for this requirement (including a full specification and response document) can be obtained by submitting your expression of interest to: procurement.enquiries@ombudsman.org.uk.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-90d9da57-7cd6-43a9-a83d-5a31f3969888
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e3865756-aec6-4b6d-9e53-c7beb191d57a
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
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
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Aug 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
12 Mar 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 May 20196 years ago
Contract Period
25 May 2019 - 25 May 2022 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
PARLIAMENTARY AND HEALTH SERVICE OMBUDSMAN
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4QP
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
Vincent Square
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
4
Supplier Names

BATES WELLS & BRAITHWAITE

BROWNE JACOBSON

CAPSTICKS SOLICITORS

DAC BEACHCROFT

Further Information

Notice Documents

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