Notice Information
Notice Title
LBLA Solicitors (Legal Services) Framework extension
Notice Description
Westminster City Council on behalf of the London Boroughs' Legal Alliance (LBLA) tendered for a Legal Services framework, this notice is for the 6 month extension of the framework.
Lot Information
Lot Lot 1 - Regeneration
Legal advisory services in relation to Regeneration. Provide legal advisory services to the Authorities in relation to Regeneration related work for which the Authorities require legal input including but not limited to: * development agreements * joint ventures * large scale portfolio work * mixed use development * construction & regeneration * public procurement advice & tendering (including competitive dialogue) * planning inquiries * complex planning agreements * site assembly * review of construction contract terms and conditions * review of warranties to sub-contractors and sub-consultants * agreement of contract terms and conditions for construction contracts with any successful contractor * environmental matters * related state aid * any dispute or litigation closely connected with a regeneration project. * procurement in relation to regeneration * compulsory purchase in regard to development * tax in relation to regeneration
Lot Lot 2 - Full Range of Legal ServicesFull Range of Legal Services 5.2. Provide legal advisory services to the Authorities in relation to the Full Range of Legal Services (excluding regeneration) for which the Authorities require legal input including but not limited to the following four categories: * Litigation including but not limited to: * Housing * Employment * General civil including complex debt collection * Construction * Commercial including but not limited to: * Contracts * Procurement * PPP/PFI * Education law and education Projects * Property including but not limited to: * General Planning * Highway agreements * Landlord & Tenant (including Housing) * Compulsory Purchase Orders * Sales and Leasehold * Small scale development projects * Other Miscellaneous Local Government work including and not limited to: * Freedom of information law, data protection and governance * Licensing * Pensions * Elections * State Aid in regard to commercial matters and procurement * Local authority companies * Charity law
Lot 1 - RegenerationWestminster City Council on behalf of the London Boroughs' Legal Alliance (LBLA) tendered for a Legal Services framework. This notice is for the 6 month extension of the contract
Lot 2 - Full Range of Legal ServicesWestminster City Council on behalf of the London Boroughs' Legal Alliance (LBLA) tendered for a Legal Services framework. This notice is for the 6 month extension of the contract
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-02a7c0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058518-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
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
- £20,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £5,000,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 21 May 2021Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 6 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Active, Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- nbourne@westminster.gov.uk, tenders@westminster.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1E 6PQ
- 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
- TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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