Award

Legal Services Contract (2020-2025)

ARGYLL COMMUNITY HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

03 Aug 2020 at 00:00

TenderUpdate

05 Feb 2020 at 00:00

Tender

10 Jan 2020 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The Argyll Community Housing Association Limited is seeking legal services through a tender process for the period of April 2020 to March 2025. This contract, titled "Legal Services Contract (2020-2025)," falls under the services category, specifically in the housing and community amenities industry. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the contract will cover locations including Oban, Lochgilphead, Dunoon, and Helensburgh. Key dates include a bid submission deadline of 10 February 2020, and the contract was awarded to TC Young Solicitors on 7 July 2020.

This opportunity presents a significant business growth avenue, particularly for law firms specialising in various areas such as corporate law, employment law, housing law, and general litigation. Given that the procurement was open to all qualified bidders, companies that are members of the Law Society of Scotland and have experience in providing legal services to public sector bodies would be well-suited to compete. The awarded contract has a value of £700,000, underscoring its potential impact for successful bidders in expanding their service portfolio within the public procurement landscape.

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Notice Title

Legal Services Contract (2020-2025)

Notice Description

Argyll Community Housing Association seek to appoint a company to manage all our legal service requirements for the period April 2020 to March 2025.

Lot Information

Lot 1

To procure legal services for ACHA and its subsidiaries including but not limited to; Corporate and Contracts Law, Charity and Company Law, Governance & Regulation, Construction and Procurement Law, Employment Law, Health and safety Law including tribunal representation, Data Protection (GDPR) and Freedom of Information Law, Housing Law, Insurance, Banking and Finance law, Land and Property Law, Conveyancing and remedial conveyancing Property Investment Law, Development & Regeneration Law, Heritable property recovery and debt recovery, Shared Equity, General Litigation and General legal Advice.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000610282
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG391793
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
SME

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

79130000 - Legal documentation and certification services

79140000 - Legal advisory and information services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£700,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Aug 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
10 Feb 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Jul 20205 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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ARGYLL COMMUNITY HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED
Contact Name
Bruce West
Contact Email
bruce.west@acha.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1546605829

Buyer Location

Locality
OBAN
Postcode
PA34 4RY
Post Town
Paisley
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
TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute

Local Authority
Argyll and Bute
Electoral Ward
Oban South and the Isles
Westminster Constituency
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TC YOUNG SOLICITORS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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