Notice Information
Notice Title
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Legal Services
Notice Description
NHS Commercial Solutions is seeking to procure, through a Framework Agreement, a panel of suitably experienced and qualified suppliers of legal services to provide expert guidance to NHS and, potentially, other public sector organisations.
Lot Information
Lot 1
he purpose of this procurement is to facilitate, through a Framework Agreement, the provision of legal services, on any of: (i) a case by case basis; (ii) a periodical basis (e.g., a 12-month period); (iii) a retainer basis or (iv) in support a specific identified project. The categories of law for which services are expected to be required for include, but are not necessarily limited to: - commercial and corporate, - employment, - property, - health, - primary care, - mental health, - healthcare projects (including PFI, PPP, joint ventures and Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) Schemes), - NHS Governance and Public Law. The estimated total value of contracts awarded under the Framework Agreement is expected to be between 130 000 000 GBP and 150 000 000 GBP. However, interested parties should note that the Framework Agreement is not a guarantee of work and the Contracting Authority makes no commitment by any party to the use of the agreement nor the estimated value.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-035560
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012179-2023
- 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
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79100000 - Legal services
79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services
79130000 - Legal documentation and certification services
79140000 - Legal advisory and information services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £150,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- £150,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £150,000,000 £100M-£1B
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Apr 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Sep 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 Jan 20233 years ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Feb 2023 - 31 Jan 2027 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SURREY AND BORDERS PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Sharon D'Cruze
- Contact Email
- sharon.dcruze@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- +44 1306646822
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEATHERHEAD
- Postcode
- KT22 7FG
- Post Town
- Kingston upon Thames
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ26 East Surrey
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Mole Valley
- Electoral Ward
- Leatherhead North
- Westminster Constituency
- Epsom and Ewell
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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