This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

Award

15 Dec 2023 at 17:15

TenderUpdate

21 Feb 2022 at 16:01

Tender

16 Feb 2022 at 12:52

TenderUpdate

18 Jan 2022 at 10:13

Planning

17 Dec 2021 at 10:52

Summary of the contracting process

The Homes England Legal Services Framework 2022-2026 has been recently awarded by Homes England, a National or federal agency/office headquartered in Coventry, UK. This procurement involved services in the category of business services, specifically legal services. The framework agreement was valued at £16 million and had specific lots for routine real estate and investment, specialist real estate and corporate, bespoke and complex projects, and affordable housing and home ownership. The award was made to several suppliers, such as Ashfords LLP and Clarke Willmott LLP.

This tender by Homes England for legal services has created business growth opportunities especially for law firms and legal service providers. Businesses well-suited to compete are those offering legal services in property, investment, and corporate law. The procurement process has completed the award stage, and notable deadlines have been marked for reference. This tender signifies the commitment of Homes England to adhere to transparency, anti-bribery, and data privacy policies in all business transactions.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Homes England Legal Services Framework 2022-2026

Notice Description

A framework agreement for legal professional service providers to provide a range of property and investment-related legal services. The range of legal services is as follows: Lot 1 Services - Routine real estate and investment Lot 2 Services - Specialist real estate and corporate Lot 3 Services - Bespoke and Complex Projects Lot 4 Services - Affordable Housing and Homes Ownership The framework is for Homes England Use Only.

Lot Information

Lot 1 Services - Routine real estate and investment

Lot 1 - Routine Real Estate & Investment - Property: including Landlord and Tenant, plot sales, estate management, release of restrictions and consents - Commercial law - Banking (short term development finance to SMEs) and Restructuring (in the event of default e.g. reservation of rights letters) - Agricultural law Additional Services for Lot 1 - Real Estate: including Acquisitions, Disposals and Building Leases - Procurement and public subsidy - Grant Agreements - Planning: including CPO - Development and Construction - Real Estate Litigation including mortgage enforcement and possession claims - Contracts (goods, works and services) - Environmental Law including biodiversity & net gain - Intellectual Property

Renewal: Estimated timing for further notices to be published 2025.

Lot 2 Services - Specialist real estate and corporate

Lot 2 - Specialist Real Estate & Corporate - Commercial Property: Property Finance, Infrastructure and Regeneration - Commercial law including Banking -Loan and Equity Finance (this will include fund structures, joint ventures, infrastructure finance, lending alliances and MMC), Restructuring (including in the event of distress) and Insolvency - Building Safety regime - Company law: including SPVs and Joint Ventures - contractual and company structures to deliver land and investment transactions - Financial Regulation and Taxation - Public/Administrative Law - Employment Law Additional Services for Lot 2 - Real Estate: including Acquisitions, Disposals and Building Leases - Procurement and public subsidy - Grant Agreements - Planning: including CPO - Development and Construction - Real Estate Litigation including mortgage enforcement and possession claims - Contracts (goods, works and services) - Environmental Law including biodiversity & net gain - Intellectual Property

Lot 3 Services - Bespoke and Complex Projects

Lot 3 - Bespoke & Complex Projects - Major infrastructure projects - including creation, acquisition, sponsor or debt capital, to portfolio management, restructuring, asset sales and exits - Major place based regeneration - including acquisition, planning, structuring, funding - Bespoke and complex financing including capital markets - Bespoke Joint ventures (e.g. outside of Homes England's existing protocol and standards) - For private equity and venture capital activity - including related fund formation, capital deployment, acquisitions, debt and equity financing, complex restructurings, portfolio management and exits) - Innovative/complex financing/investments to fund R&D and early stage product development e.g. MMC

Lot 4 Services - Affordable Housing and Homes Ownership

Lot 4 - Affordable Housing & Home Ownership - Affordable Housing - Residential mortgage regulatory advice and residential mortgage repossession - Public procurement of works and services and public subsidy in relation to housing - Housing regulatory and funding - Special administration regime - Home Ownership Initiatives and shared ownership

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0302c7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037031-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning 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

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79100000 - Legal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£47,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£47,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£18,000,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Dec 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
21 Mar 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
14 Feb 2022Expired
Award Date
18 Nov 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Procurement expected to reoccur in 2026

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
COVENTRY
Postcode
CV1 2GN
Postcode Area
Coventry
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG33 Coventry
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Coventry
Electoral Ward
St Michael's
Westminster Constituency
Coventry South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
18
Supplier Names

Ashfords LLP

Ashurst LLP

Browne Jacobson LLP

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP

Clarke Willmott LLP

DWF Law LLP

Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

Harrison Clark Rickerbys Limited

Howes Percival LLP

Linklaters LLP

Mills & Reeve LLP

Pinsent Masons LLP

Sharpe Pritchard LLP

TLT LLP

Trowers & Hamlins LLP

Veale Wasbrough Vizards LLP

Walker Morris LLP

Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP

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