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Provision of ongoing Legal Advice to support IRS Contract for Velindre University NHS Trust

Velindre University NHS Trust

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

01 Oct 2026 at 09:36

Award Notice
Award

18 Apr 2025 at 08:45

Award Notice
Tender

20 Sep 2024 at 14:55

Tender Notice
Planning

08 May 2024 at 12:34

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Velindre University NHS Trust commissioned ongoing legal advice and representation to support its IRS contract. The requirement is described under the Adult Social Services area, with legal services delivered in Wales. The wider Welsh Government legal-services framework covers specialist advice and casework across social services, civil and criminal litigation, governance, education, employment, commercial and IT contracts, planning and environmental matters, property, public administration, construction and investment models. For this specific procurement, the stated purpose is support for the IRS contract; the detailed description does not identify the particular legal issues or workstreams required. Welsh Government Commercial Delivery managed the procurement on the Trust’s behalf. The requirement is therefore most relevant to law firms able to advise a Welsh NHS organisation on the legal needs of this contract, rather than suppliers seeking a general legal-services brief.

The process has been awarded: Blake Morgan LLP was selected for the Adult Social Services area, and the associated contract is active. It was awarded through a direct award using a Welsh Government framework, although the wider framework procurement is also described as a restricted procedure. The contract was signed on 11 September 2026 and has a recorded value of £50,000. A separate value of £50,000,000 appears against the overall tender and its other framework contracts; it is not identified as the value of this specific award. The original framework award records a 1,440-day contract period, but the specific award does not state its own period. The wider tender used quality and price evaluation, weighted 60% and 40% respectively; the individual direct award records no separate evaluation basis.

This award demonstrates demand from Velindre University NHS Trust for continuing legal support connected with an IRS contract, sourced through the Welsh Government’s legal-services framework. A credible competitor when a similar requirement returns would need relevant public-sector legal expertise and the ability to provide practical, ongoing advice for an NHS trust. Firms with experience in adult social services law and related advice or representation are the closest fit to the described requirement. The wider framework shows that the buyer’s legal-services needs span a broad range of specialist areas, but those areas should not be mistaken for confirmed work under this particular award. The route also indicates the importance of framework access for competing for this type of work. The procurement attracted many suppliers across the framework’s areas, including both large firms and SMEs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of ongoing Legal Advice to support IRS Contract for Velindre University NHS Trust

Notice Description

Legal Advice to support IRS Contract

Lot Information

Adult Social Services

Legal Advice to support IRS Contract

Child Social Services

9.2. Within this Lot, legal advice and services may be required in relation to, but not restricted to: 9.2.1. Public interest immunity issues including attendance at court; 9.2.2. Advice and conduct of proceedings relating to judicial review; 9.2.3. Legal advice to social work teams; 9.2.4. Children Act proceedings in all courts; 9.2.5. Adoption and Children Act proceedings in all courts; and 9.2.6. Fostering and adoption advice.

Civil Litigation

10.2. Within this Lot, legal advice and services may be required in relation to, but not restricted to: 10.2.1. County Court proceedings (claimant and defendant); 10.2.2. High Court proceedings (claimant and defendant); 10.2.3. Judicial review proceedings; 10.2.4. Magistrate Court civil actions; 10.2.5. Licensing proceedings/appeals; 10.2.6. Possession proceedings; 10.2.7. Anti-Social Behaviour Orders; 10.2.8. Enforcement proceedings; 10.2.9. Bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings; 10.2.10. Housing disrepair claims; 10.2.11. Injunctions; 10.2.12. Planning public inquiries/appeals; 10.2.13. Personal injury; 10.2.14. Housing law; 10.2.15. Licensing law; 10.2.16. Travellers; 10.2.17. Alternative dispute resolution; 10.2.18. Procurement cases; 10.2.19. Competition law cases; 10.2.20. First Tier and Upper Tribunal proceedings; and Coroner's inquests.

Corporate Governance & Ethical Standards

11.2. Within this subject area, legal advice and services may be required in relation to, but not restricted to: 11.2.1. Monitoring officers support; 11.2.2. Advice to standards committee; 11.2.3. Investigations; 11.2.4. Advice on council constitutions and governance issues; 11.2.5. Ombudsman complaints; 11.2.6. Freedom of Information and Data Protection; 11.2.7. Local authority powers and vires; and 11.2.8. General local authority law.

Criminal Litigation

12.2. Within this subject area, legal advice and services may be required in relation to, but not restricted to: 12.2.1. Magistrates proceedings (claimant and defendant); 12.2.2. Crown Court proceedings (claimant and defendant); 12.2.3. Judicial review proceedings; 12.2.4. Magistrate Court civil actions; 12.2.5. Enforcement proceedings; 12.2.6. Injunctions; 12.2.7. Health and Safety prosecutions; 12.2.8. Food prosecutions; 12.2.9. Trading Standards prosecutions; 12.2.10. Planning prosecutions; and 12.2.11. Fraud prosecutions.

Education Law

13.2. Within this subject area, legal advice and services may be required in relation to, but not restricted to: 13.2.1. Advice to local education authorities and schools; 13.2.2. Special needs tribunals; 13.2.3. School appeals panels; 13.2.4. Legal advice on school governance; 13.2.5. School attendance prosecutions; 13.2.6. School reorganisations; 13.2.7. Public interest immunity issues including attendance at court; 13.2.8. Advice and conduct of proceedings relating to judicial review; 13.2.9. Advice on legislation to universities and further education colleges; 13.2.10. Advice on university and further education college governance; 13.2.11. Advice on further education student complaints; and 13.2.12. Policy advice.

Employment Law

14.2. Within this subject area, legal advice and services may be required in relation to, but not restricted to: 14.2.1. General advice; 14.2.2. Contract formation; 14.2.3. Secondment and loan agreements; 14.2.4. Discrimination law; 14.2.5. Equal pay; 14.2.6. Pensions; 14.2.7. Advice on legislative changes; 14.2.8. TUPE; 14.2.9. Grievance handling; 14.2.10. Dismissal procedures; 14.2.11. Dispute resolution; 14.2.12. Settlement agreements; 14.2.13. Taxation of termination payments, including pot-employment notice pay (PENP) calculations; 14.2.14. Tribunal work; 14.2.15. School employment law; 14.2.16. Other payroll/HR matters; 14.2.17. Police authority work; 14.2.18. Senior Officer Complaints; 14.2.19. Police Staff Appeals.

Major IT & Commercial Contracts

15.2. Within this subject area, legal advice and services may be required in relation to, but not restricted to: 15.2.1. Procurement advice; 15.2.2. IT contracts; 15.2.3. Contract advice; 15.2.4. Performance bonds; 15.2.5. Guarantees; 15.2.6. Service level agreements; 15.2.7. Commercial agreements; 15.2.8. Entertainment agreements; 15.2.9. Contract and IP disputes; 15.2.10. Waste management; 15.2.11. Subsidy control; 15.2.12. Charities; 15.2.13. Company law including formation of companies; 15.2.14. Partnership/multi agency agreements; 15.2.15. Funding agreements; 15.2.16. Trust agreements; 15.2.17. Charities; 15.2.18. Joint venture agreements; and 15.2.19. Advice on trademarks, copyright and IPR.

Planning & Environmental Law

16.2. Within this subject area, legal advice and services may be required in relation to, but not restricted to: 16.2.1. Planning and environmental law advice; 16.2.2. Advice on determination of planning applications; 16.2.3. Consents and conditions; 16.2.4. Section 106 agreements; 16.2.5. Planning public enquiries/appeals; 16.2.6. Planning prosecutions; 16.2.7. Planning enforcement; 16.2.8. Contaminated land; 16.2.9. Building regulations; 16.2.10. Judicial review proceedings; 16.2.11. Rights of way; 16.2.12. Drainage; 16.2.13. Commons & village greens; 16.2.14. Highway advice; 16.2.15. Flooding advice; and 16.2.16. Parliamentary agents services (including legislative drafting and advice on vires).

Property Law

17.2. Within this subject area, legal advice and services may be required in relation to, but not restricted to: 17.2.1. Sales of commercial land and property; 17.2.2. Purchase of commercial land and property; 17.2.3. Lease of commercial land and property; 17.2.4. Compulsory Purchase Orders and inquiries; 17.2.5. Development agreements; 17.2.6. Section 106 agreements; 17.2.7. Commercial leases; 17.2.8. Redevelopment project agreements; 17.2.9. Licences and concession agreements; 17.2.10. Agriculture agreements; 17.2.11. Highway agreements; 17.2.12. Rent review and associated proceedings; 17.2.13. Road adoption agreements; 17.2.14. Conveyancing ancillary documents/agreements; 17.2.15. Sale of land and property; 17.2.16. Purchase of land and property; 17.2.17. Lease of land and property; 17.2.18. Legal charges; 17.2.19. Shared ownership; 17.2.20. Land tribunal; 17.2.21. Compulsory Purchase Orders and public inquiries; 17.2.22. Allotment agreements; 17.2.23. Rent to buy disposals; 17.2.24. Commons and village greens; 17.2.25. Land charges; 17.2.26. Housing law; and 17.2.27. Landlord and tenant.

Public Administration Law

18.2. This lot is to cover the requirements of public bodies with regulatory responsibilities or those creating legislation or regulations. 18.3. Within this subject area, legal advice and services may be required in relation to, but not restricted to: 18.3.1. The interpretation of and compliance with legislation or regulations, including those that describe individual organisation's powers or duties and vires and those that more generally impact how public bodies operate. This will include relevant Welsh Language Standards, the Equalities Act, the Well-being of Future Generations Act, the Environment Act and the Social Procurement and Social Partnership Act and any other applicable legislation; 18.3.2. Interpretation of education legislation as it affects all education in Wales; 18.3.3. The operationalising of legislation or Regulations - including the creation of rules or conditions and other regulatory documents, policy, procedures and template documentation; 18.3.4. Reviewing advice or guidance on legislation, regulations, rules or conditions provided by public bodies to those regulated (or users of public services); 18.3.5. Provide advice in relation to regulating governance within the education sector to include: 18.3.5.1. Reviewing advice on education governance; 18.3.5.2. Charity commission role in education in Wales; 18.3.5.3. Registered charities compliance with charity requirements including the Charities Act 2011; 18.3.5.4. Advice on educational oversight of the education sector in the context of Home Office guidance and UK student visa legislation; 18.3.5.5. Financial risk assessment of regulated bodies; 18.3.5.6. Regulatory impact assessments to include all relevant legal requirements to assess impacts; 18.3.6. Decision making and associated documentation and correspondence on issues with legal implications including regulatory decisions, consultations or engagement activities; 18.3.7. Case law precedent; 18.3.8. Risk mitigation; 18.3.9. Responding to potential or actual challenges to decisions or responding to investigations by other regulators; 18.3.10. Responding to complaints or whistleblowing; 18.3.11. Preparing for a judicial review or other and appointing individuals to act on behalf of the public body; 18.3.12. Options for enforcement action and advice on proportionality; 18.3.13. Reviewing relevant draft documentation; and 18.3.14. Working with other public bodies in Wales or other UK jurisdictions including other regulators.

Construction Law

19.2. Within this subject area, legal advice and services may be required in relation to, but not restricted to: 19.2.1. Construction frameworks and contracts; 19.2.2. PFI agreements; 19.2.3. School construction agreements; 19.2.4. Project documentation and industry forms; 19.2.5. Defects and warranties; 19.2.6. Development agreements; 19.2.7. Dispute resolution (mediation, adjudication, arbitration, litigation) 19.2.8. Building and planning regulations compliance; 19.2.9. Regulatory compliance; 19.2.10. Environmental and sustainability matters; 19.2.11. Procurement; 19.2.12. Insurance and bonding, (to include performance bonds); 19.2.13. Due diligence; 19.2.14. Construction-related insolvency; 19.2.15. Health and safety; 19.2.16. Parent company guarantees; 19.2.17. Policy fulfilment (e.g. modern slavery; and 19.2.18. Liquidated damages.

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Central Government Advice (Welsh Government)

Central Government Advice (Welsh Government)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0457e9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092648-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79100000 - Legal services

79111000 - Legal advisory services

79112000 - Legal representation services

79130000 - Legal documentation and certification services

79140000 - Legal advisory and information services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£50,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£50,050,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Oct 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
28 Oct 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
23 Aug 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
2028

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Velindre University NHS Trust
Additional Buyers

Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government

Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government - Commercial Delivery

Welsh Government - Commercial Delivery

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF15 7QZ
Postcode Area
Cardiff
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
Delivery Location
TLL Wales
Local Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Electoral Ward
Taff's Well
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
20
Supplier Names

Blake Morgan LLP

Browne Jacobson LLP

Hugh James

Weightmans LLP

ACUITY LAW LIMITED

BERRY SMITH LLP

Capital Law Limited

Geldards LLP

HCR Legal LLP

OPC LAW LIMITED

TLT LLP

Bevan Brittan LLP

DARWIN GRAY LLP

Red Kite Law LLP

DLA Piper UK LLP

Clarke Willmott LLP

DJM LAW LIMITED

DWF LLP

Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

Morgan LaRoche Solicitors

Further Information

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