Award

Legal Services Framework

TOGETHER HOUSING ASSOCIATION

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

21 Dec 2023 at 10:44

Tender

09 May 2023 at 13:32

Summary of the contracting process

The Together Housing Association has awarded contracts for Corporate Finance Commercial, Employment, Housing & Litigation, and Property legal services under the Legal Services Framework. This procurement process involved a total value of £1,000,000 and was completed on 21st December 2023. The buying organisation is a public body governed by public law based in Halifax, UK. The procurement method used was an open procedure for services in the Legal Services industry category.

This tender for Legal Services Framework presents business growth opportunities for legal firms specialising in Corporate, Financial & Commercial, Employment, Housing Management & Litigation, and Property law. Companies providing legal services, particularly SMEs, could compete for these contracts. The tender process included submission deadlines and award dates, offering a chance for legal service providers to secure contracts with Together Housing Association, a prominent public sector buyer in the UK.

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Notice Title

Legal Services Framework

Notice Description

A framework split into four lots for the provision of Legal Services, as more fully described in the ITT Documents.

Lot Information

Corporate, Financial & Commercial

More fully described in the Procurement Documents

Employment

More fully described in the Procurement Documents

Housing Management & Litigation

More fully described in the Procurement Documents

Property

More fully described in the Procurement Documents

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c732
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037629-2023
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
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
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Dec 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
12 Jun 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Dec 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
TOGETHER HOUSING ASSOCIATION
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
tony.loughman@togetherhousing.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
HALIFAX
Postcode
HX1 2EB
Post Town
Halifax
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Calderdale
Electoral Ward
Town
Westminster Constituency
Halifax

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
6
Supplier Names

ANTHONY COLLINS SOLICITORS

BEVAN BRITTAN

CAPSTICKS SOLICITORS

DEVONSHIRES SOLICITORS

FORBES SOLICITORS

WARD HADAWAY

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