Notice Information
Notice Title
Commercial Legal Support Services
Notice Description
Ofcom will require general legal support covering: Commercial contracts; Public procurement rules; Commercial litigation; Outsourcing/insourcing; Technology, Media & Telecoms; Intellectual property; Property, and Data protection. Ofcom require: * Ad-hoc advice on commercial procurement issues aligned to either Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2015 or the new Procurement Act (PA) 2023 * Input on specific tenders & contracts, including: o Contract advice o Contract/clause drafting, and o Negotiation support (if required) * Advice on actual, or threatened challenges to conduct/outcome of procurement processes * Occasional refresh of standard template documents * Training seminars on new or proposed changes to procurement legislation * Annual update on relevant procurement case law where a review of current processes/templates would be recommended. * Bi-monthly procurement updates to Commercial Team Additional information: Contract was awarded via CCS Framework RM6179.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-e1b33cfd-2665-4d52-ab9d-c306272bb4a9
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ffc2e63f-dc84-49f6-acbc-52562cce0d56
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79100000 - Legal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £210,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £210,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Jan 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 Feb 202512 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Oct 2027 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- OFCOM
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurementnotice@ofcom.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SE1 9HA
- Post Town
- South East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Southwark
- Electoral Ward
- Borough & Bankside
- Westminster Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ffc2e63f-dc84-49f6-acbc-52562cce0d56
9th April 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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