Notice Information
Notice Title
Legal Services
Notice Description
North Star Housing Group and Castles and Coasts wish to commission a framework for the provision of legal services from independent firms of solicitors in the private sector to support the delivery of a range of housing related activities. It is estimated that the contract value is likely to be around PS600k per annum with an overall contract value of around PS3m over the full term of this contract including any extensions. This figure is an estimate only and may be exceeded. However, no guarantee is given as to any level of business to be awarded through the framework.
Lot Information
Lot 1
North Star and Castles and Coast are looking to procure a framework for the provision of legal services.
Renewal: The initial term of this contract will be 24 months with the option to extend for a further 24 months on a 12 plus 12 basis.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-02df60
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031732-2021
- 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
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
- £2,400,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,400,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £2,400,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Dec 20214 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 11 Oct 2021Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 20 Dec 20214 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- 48 months
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTH STAR HOUSING GROUP
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- David Poulton, Kerry Hunter
- Contact Email
- david.poulton@castlesandcoasts.co.uk, kerry.hunter@northstarhg.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 01642796327
Buyer Location
- Locality
- THORNABY
- Postcode
- TS17 6QN
- Post Town
- Cleveland
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD1 Cumbria
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD13 Cumberland
- Delivery Location
- TLC1 Tees Valley and Durham, TLC2 Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear, TLD1 Cumbria
-
- Local Authority
- Cumberland
- Electoral Ward
- Castle
- Westminster Constituency
- Carlisle
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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