Award

Provision of legal services to Historic England and English Heritage

HISTORIC ENGLAND

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

17 Aug 2021 at 14:49

Tender

21 May 2021 at 12:40

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves Historic England seeking legal services for a project titled "Provision of legal services to Historic England and English Heritage." This tender falls under the services category, specifically focused on legal services, and is located in the UK. The procurement stage is currently active, having its tender period ending on 21 June 2021. Interested parties were required to register their interest electronically, with services expected to commence on 1 September 2021 and extend until 31 August 2024. The procurement method employed is an open procedure, allowing for wide participation.

This tender provides significant opportunities for law firms, particularly those specialising in areas such as planning law, property management, commercial contracts, and intellectual property. Businesses that are well-suited to compete include small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in diverse legal disciplines, as Historic England aims to appoint a panel of four capable firms to deliver comprehensive legal advice across various sectors linked to historic preservation and property management. The potential for collaboration on different legal aspects presents a valuable platform for growth within the legal industry.

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Notice Title

Provision of legal services to Historic England and English Heritage

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

Lot Information

Lot 1

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 ReviewWe 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
ocds-h6vhtk-02b3af
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020118-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Aug 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
21 Jun 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 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
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HISTORIC ENGLAND
Contact Name
Helena Myska
Contact Email
procurement@historicengland.org.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1793414047

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

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