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Legal Services Tender

SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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13 Mar 2025 at 15:51

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01 May 2024 at 12:17

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Summary of the contracting process

Severn Trent Water Limited has initiated a tender for legal services across multiple lots, with the process currently at the active stage. The tender, titled "Legal Services Tender," falls within the services industry category, specifically focusing on legal services (CPV: 79100000). The procurement method being employed is a negotiated procedure with prior call for competition. The procurement documents must be submitted electronically by 4 June 2024. Severn Trent Water Limited, based in Coventry, UK, oversees the buyers and the value of the tender is estimated at £30,000,000.

This multi-lot procurement offers substantial opportunities for legal firms to expand their business. The lots include Main Panel, Business Services Panel, Insurance and Commercial Litigation Panel, and Corporate Panel. Particularly, firms with expertise in commercial and corporate law, environmental compliance, regulatory advice, and litigation services are encouraged to participate. Successful bidders can leverage this contract to establish long-term relationships with Severn Trent Water Limited and its subsidiaries, potentially unlocking further opportunities within the broader utility sector. Competitors authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority are uniquely positioned to meet the legal needs of this prominent water company.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Legal Services Tender

Notice Description

This is a multi-lot tender for legal services. Lot 1. Main Panel Lot 2. Business Services Lot 3. Insurance and Commercial Litigation Lot 4. Corporate legal Services

Lot Information

Main Panel

The main panel provides the majority of the legal services required by the Utilities, on a non-exclusive basis, including without limitation: Commercial and innovation, competition and procurement law, construction, data protection, environmental, regulatory and health and safety, employment and pensions, real estate including real estate litigation and planning, regulatory prosecutions and defences of environmental regulatory offences, strategic resource options and direct procurement for customers, water industry regulation and licence and small corporate. Non-regulated business within the Severn Trent Plc group may also purchase legal services from Lot 1.

Business Services

This is the non-exclusive appointment of a provider of legal services to the non-regulated businesses, Severn Trent Green Power Ltd and its subsidiaries, and Severn Trent Services and its subsidiaries. Severn Trent Connect and Midlands Land Portfolio Limited may also use this panel. The range of legal services includes Commercial, Commercial Litigation, Construction Contentious and Non Contentious, Environmental Compliance, Small - Mid sized Corporate, Real Estate and Planning, Ofgem Regulatory Advice and FCA Advice, Private Water Regulations/PFI Contract Expertise. These non-regulated businesses are not subject to the Utilities Contract Regulations Act 2016

Insurance & Commercial Litigation Services

This lot is for commercial litigation and insurance legal work, namely the provision of insurance legal advice in relation to employers liability, motor claims, personal injury and third-party recoveries and Schedule 12 of the Water Industry Act. Commercial litigation may also be instructed under Lots 1, 2 and 4.

Corporate Legal Services

This appointment is for the provision of legal services to any member of the Severn Trent plc group of companies under the scope of services for this Lot 4, which may include corporate, company secretariat, tax, treasury, strategic litigation, strategic pensions, competition litigation and competition advice.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-045678
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009291-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£30,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£33,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£30,000,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Mar 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
4 Jun 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Feb 20251 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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED
Additional Buyers

Hafren Dyfrdwy Cyfyngedig

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
COVENTRY
Postcode
CV1 2LZ
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
6
Supplier Names

Burges Salmon LLP

DWF LAW LLP

Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

Gowling WLG (UK) LLP

HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS LLP

Michelmores LLP

Further Information

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