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Recovery Strategy Unit (RSU) Legal Support Services Framework

DEPARTMENT OF LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

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02 Jun 2023 at 16:21

Summary of the contracting process

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is seeking Legal Support Services through a framework agreement named 'Recovery Strategy Unit (RSU) Legal Support Services Framework'. This procurement falls under the services main procurement category and is classified under legal advisory and representation services. The tender deadline for submission is set for 11th July 2023, with a bid validity period of 120 days. The contract value is £5,000,000 GBP. The procurement method is an open procedure, with the Department running a transparent tender process following the Open Procedure principles to assess tenderers' capacity, capability, and financial competence.

This tender opportunity sees the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities looking to appoint between one and seven Lawyers/Suppliers to provide legal support services under the scope of Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Businesses in the legal services industry specializing in legal advisory and representation services would find this tender suitable. The contracting authority is based in London, United Kingdom, and aims to establish a framework agreement for a duration of up to four years. Interested businesses must complete a non-disclosure agreement before accessing the full tender documentation and demonstrating compliance within 8 days from the tender deadline.

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Notice Title

Recovery Strategy Unit (RSU) Legal Support Services Framework

Notice Description

The Recovery Strategy Unit (RSU) part of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) is looking to establish a single lot framework for the supply of Legal Support Services via a call-off basis. The framework term will be four years. <br/><br/>It is envisaged between one and seven Lawyers/ Suppliers will be appointed to the single lot framework.<br/><br/>The required services for this procurement are legal services falling within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended by the Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 No 1319) (PCR 2015). Schedule 3 services are not subject to the full regime of PCR 2015 but are instead governed by the Light-Touch Regime (LTR) Chapter 3, Section 7, Regulations 74 to 77 of PCR 2015.<br/><br/>Neither the inclusion of a tenderer selection stage, nor the use of any language or terms found in the PRC 2015, nor the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the Contracting Authorities ('Open', 'Restricted', 'Competitive Procedure with Negotiation', 'Competitive Dialogue', 'Innovation Partnership' or any other description), nor any other indication, shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authorities intends to hold itself bound by PCR 2015, save by the provisions applicable to services coming within the scope of Schedule 3 of PCR 2015.<br/><br/>The Contracting Authority will run a transparent tender process, treating all tenderers equally and will follow the basic principles of the Open Procedure (Regulation 27 of PCR 2015) to test the capacity, capability, technical and financial competence of tenderers.<br/><br/>Before accessing this tender documentation, it will be required by the Lawyers/ Supplier to complete a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) regarding this documentation and the process. Only those Suppliers/ Lawyers who have completed the NDA document and demonstrated compliance will be able to access the full suite of documents and be able to participate in this tender process. The tender deadline allows for up to 8 days for return of this documentation. DLUHC/ RSU will not extend the tender response deadline for any Lawyer/ Supplier who fails to review and return the NDA within this timeframe.

Lot Information

Lot 1: Recovery Strategy Unit (RSU) Legal Support Services

It is envisaged between one and seven Lawyers/ Suppliers will be appointed to the single lot framework. Full details are within the associated tender documentation.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d382
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015767-2023
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

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
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
2 Jun 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
11 Jul 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT OF LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES
Contact Name
Georgina Renn
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

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