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General Employment Legal Advice & Services

GOVERNMENT LEGAL DEPARTMENT

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30 Jan 2023 at 18:04

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Government Legal Department has awarded a contract for General Employment Legal Advice & Services to Addleshaw Goddard Llp. The tender was part of a selective procurement method, calling off from a framework agreement. The contract value is £50,000 and will run from December 6, 2022, to November 5, 2024. The contract was awarded on December 5, 2022, with the tender period ending on December 2, 2022. The procurement process took place in London, under the legal services category.

This tender presents an opportunity for legal service providers specialising in employment law to compete for contracts with the Government Legal Department. Companies with expertise in providing legal advice for industrial actions in the UK jurisdictions of England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland would be well-suited to pursue this opportunity. The contract involves providing legal advice during both core hours and out of hours, with no guaranteed volume of instructions or their value specified in the call-off contract.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

General Employment Legal Advice & Services

Notice Description

The Buyer is entitled to 2 hours of free initial consultation and legal advice with each Order in accordance with Paragraph 5.2 of Framework Schedule 1 (Specification). Provision of employment law advice including advice in connection with planned or actual industrial action in respect of the Buyer's clients in the jurisdictions of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Advice to be provided between 7am -10pm Monday to Friday (Core Hours) and on request at times outside of Core Hours (Out of Hours) including Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays (Weekend). The Buyer provides no guarantee as to the number of instructions issued or the value of any instructions issued under this call-off contract.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-ec2fbcd4-5238-4a1b-aee2-edd76bf55c73
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fefd2af8-dacd-4ec2-8114-559c6160c13a
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
Not specified
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
£50,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£50,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jan 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
2 Dec 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Dec 20223 years ago
Contract Period
6 Dec 2022 - 5 Nov 2024 1-2 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
GOVERNMENT LEGAL DEPARTMENT
Contact Name
David Evans
Contact Email
david.evans@governmentlegal.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 9GL
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
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ADDLESHAW GODDARD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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