Tender

Tender for the provision of Legal Services

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES

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Tender

11 Apr 2022 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The University of South Wales is seeking tenders for the provision of legal services, with a contract value of £1,000,000. The tender, which is currently in the active planning stage, addresses a wide range of legal needs including commercial services, dispute resolution, human resources, and compliance with UK law. Interested suppliers should note that the submission deadline is 16th May 2022. The procurement method is described as selective, using a competitive procedure with negotiation, and submissions can be made electronically.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for legal firms and consultants specialising in various aspects of law, particularly those with experience in higher education and public sector regulations. Businesses with expertise in commercial and corporate law, human resources, and dispute resolution would be well-suited to compete. Additionally, this opportunity is ideal for firms capable of providing tailored legal advice aligned with the diverse needs of a large educational institution, which regularly requires external legal support to supplement in-house capabilities.

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Notice Title

Tender for the provision of Legal Services

Notice Description

Provision of legal services to the University of South Wales Group, to include: Commercial Services (including contracts, partnership, collaborations, public procurement, IP & franchise); Dispute Resolution (including student matters); Human Resources (including employment law, dispute resolution & tribunals, recruitment, employment procedures); Property and Estates; International Law (including immigration); Governance, compliance and company law; Grants and Funding; Competition Law and Subsidy Control; Loan Agreements; Charity Law; Data Protection Law; Marketing, sponsorship and events management; Consumer Law, and laws impacting students; Corporate Law (including advice on and assistance with the structuring of commercial transactions); Health & safety, and UK Law - specifically changes in legislation and the resulting changes required in University legal documentation e.g. terms and conditions etc.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The availability of competent legal advice forms an obvious and key requirement for universities. The very nature of higher education requires the provision of legal advice across a broad spectrum of subjects. Although this broad spectrum can occasionally mean legal advice being sought from a law firm with specialist subject expertise (that would probably fall outside the scope of this tender), the majority of the legal advice required falls within the following core areas: -Commercial Services (including contracts, partnership, collaborations, public procurement, IP & franchise) -Dispute Resolution (including student matters) -Human Resources (including employment law, dispute resolution & tribunals, recruitment, employment procedures) -Property and Estates -International Law (including immigration) -Governance, compliance and company law -Grants and Funding -Competition Law and Subsidy Control -Loan Agreements -Charity Law -Data Protection Law; -Marketing, sponsorship and events management -Consumer Law, and laws impacting students; -Corporate Law (including advice on and assistance with the structuring of commercial transactions) -Health & safety, and -UK Law - specifically changes in legislation and the resulting changes required in University legal documentation e.g. terms and conditions etc. In 2021 the University conducted a strategic review of external legal costs and use of the advice provided. As a result, the University appointed in-house counsel in May 2021 providing advice in some of these core areas, together with a core duty of legal oversight. For a large higher education institution the volume, scope and complexity of legal advice requirements across these core areas as well as a range of specialists subjects, is regularly beyond the capacity and/or expertise of our in-house services team and forms the basis of this tender. For example, under the direction of the University Legal Services team, key stakeholders including estates and facilities, human resources, procurement and student casework often require external legal advice.. All Questions and Answers must be submitted via the Sell2Wales portal. Requests to attend the Supplier Engagement meeting should be made by emailing procurement@southwales.ac.uk.

Renewal: Option for 2 x 12 month renewals, subject to performance.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-120299
Publication Source
Sell2Wales
Latest Notice
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=120299
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Apr 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
16 May 2022Expired
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
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES
Additional Buyers

MERTHYR TYDFIL COLLEGE

ROYAL WELSH COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND DRAMA

Contact Name
Catherine Lund
Contact Email
gareth.tottle@rwcmd.ac.uk, procurement@southwales.ac.uk, sara.fowler@merthyr.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1685726000, +44 2920391381

Buyer Location

Locality
PONTYPRIDD
Postcode
CF37 1DL
Post Town
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
TLL15 Central Valleys, TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

Local Authority
Merthyr Tydfil
Electoral Ward
Cyfarthfa
Westminster Constituency
Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

Further Information

Notice Documents

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