Planning

Legal Services Support for Recovery Strategy Unit (RSU)

DEPARTMENT OF LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

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Planning

13 Apr 2023 at 08:15

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is planning a tender for Legal Services Support for the Recovery Strategy Unit (RSU) with an estimated value of £5,000,000. The procurement is in the services category under the CPV classification for legal advisory and representation services. The tender aims to establish a Framework Agreement with up to seven suppliers to provide specialist litigation support to pursue actors responsible for unsafe buildings. The future notice date for this tender is April 24, 2023.

This legal services tender offers business growth opportunities for innovative and experienced litigators with a track record in commercial, property, and construction litigation. The appointed suppliers will work on high-profile government priorities directly reporting to the Secretary of State. Successful firms will have the chance to use new powers to hold high-profile actors accountable, impacting construction litigation in the UK significantly. Businesses well-versed in tax compliance, commercial law, and building remediation are suited to compete for this tender.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Legal Services Support for Recovery Strategy Unit (RSU)

Notice Description

It is anticipated that this procurement will result in the setting up of a Framework Agreement consisting of up to seven (7) Suppliers for the provision of specialist litigation support to DLUHC. <br/><br/>Full details will be provided within the tender documentation.

Lot Information

Lot 1

In April 2022, the Building Safety Act was passed, providing a range of new powers to hold to account those responsible for unsafe buildings. To this end the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities established the Recovery Strategy Unit (RSU) to pursue those who seek to obfuscate their responsibility to pay to fix unsafe buildings and make them safe.

The appointed Suppliers to this Framework Agreement will support the use of these new and untested powers to spearhead some of the first government action against actors across the built environment. This is a high-profile Government priority; the RSU reports directly to Secretary of State and the issue of building remediation receives considerable press coverage on a national scale.

We want to work with innovative and experienced litigators, with a strong track record of advising on successful litigation in relation to commercial, property and construction matters. The actors we are pursuing are significant, both in terms of their resources and reputation. We also expect that some cases will have tax compliance and commercial law elements and we'd expect successful suppliers to advise on all legal avenues of redress. The successful firms will be working on a key priority for the Department and for No.10 and will have the opportunity to use a range of new powers to hold high profile actors to account and deliver justice for leaseholders. The outcome of the RSU's action will significantly impact construction litigation in this country, providing case law and establishing precedent of powerful new legal remedies. Additional information: DLUHC reserves the right to cancel all or part of this proposed procurement and/or withdraw/amend this notice including any dates (which are indicative at this stage).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03be41
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010581-2023
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£5,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Apr 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
23 Apr 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT OF LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES
Contact Name
commercialtenders@levellingup.gov.uk
Contact Email
commercialtenders@levellingup.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
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
TLI32 Westminster
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

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