Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Legal Services - Tenancy Management
Notice Description
Albyn would like to procure a legal services provider to provide expert advice and support to its customer services teams in relation to all aspects of tenancy management and enforcement action. In particular, this provider will support Albyn in the recovery of rent, service charge and factoring arrears and in responding to anti-social behaviour. The anticipated length of contract is 4 years with the option for a 1-year extension.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Services will include, but are not limited to: - working in partnership with, and on the instruction of, Albyn's customer services teams to represent Albyn's interests in situations where tenancy enforcement action is required - debt recovery action on behalf of Highland Residential's factoring service - issuing legal action warning letters - raising court proceedings - representation in court - management and monitoring of cases in the court system - providing specialist advice on all areas of housing law, including social and private housing - providing briefings as required to Albyn's board, senior management and staff on relevant case law and changes in legislation.
Renewal: Potential extension of 1 year at discretion of Albyn Housing Society.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000552502
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR350983
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- 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
79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services
79112000 - Legal representation services
79130000 - Legal documentation and certification services
79140000 - Legal advisory and information services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £100,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Apr 20196 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Sep 2018Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Nov 20187 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ALBYN HOUSING SOCIETY LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Andrew Martin, Graeme Hamilton
- Contact Email
- andrew.martin@albynhousing.org.uk, graeme.hamilton@albyn-enterprises.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1349852978
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ROSS-SHIRE
- Postcode
- IV18 0DL
- Post Town
- Inverness
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- TLM6 Highlands and Islands
-
- Local Authority
- Highland
- Electoral Ward
- Cromarty Firth
- Westminster Constituency
- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG327797&idx=4
13th August 2018 - Word version of original pdf document. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG327797&idx=3
13th August 2018 - Word version of original pdf document. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG327797&idx=1
10th August 2018 - Albyn Legal Services ITT Aug 18 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG327797&idx=2
10th August 2018 - Albyn Legal Services ESPD Aug 18 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG327797
Provision of Legal Services - Tenancy Management - Albyn would like to procure a legal services provider to provide expert advice and support to its customer services teams in relation to all aspects of tenancy management and enforcement action. In particular, this provider will support Albyn in the recovery of rent, service charge and factoring arrears and in responding to anti-social behaviour. The anticipated length of contract is 4 years with the option for a 1-year extension. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR350983
Provision of Legal Services - Tenancy Management - Albyn would like to procure a legal services provider to provide expert advice and support to its customer services teams in relation to all aspects of tenancy management and enforcement action. In particular, this provider will support Albyn in the recovery of rent, service charge and factoring arrears and in responding to anti-social behaviour. The anticipated length of contract is 4 years with the option for a 1-year extension.
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