Notice Information
Notice Title
Litigation Advice & Representation
Notice Description
Tenderers are invited to submit an offer to provide RCH's internal legal team with advice and representation for recovery of possession in heritable actions (such as evictions), and rent arrears for properties (and sundry debtors) which are the responsibility of River Clyde Homes and are located within the Inverclyde area.
Lot Information
Lot 1
River Clyde Homes are seeking to employ a suitably experienced and competent law firm to assist RCH's staff with advice and representation for recovery of possession in heritable actions and rent arrears cases in Greenock Sheriff Court and also to potentially represent RCH in the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber). The advice and representation required also includes general debt recovery work in Greenock Sheriff Court and any other litigation matters as required. Tenderers should note that employment law advice and representation and matters such as construction law disputes and adjudications and health and safety matters are excluded from the remit of this contract. The successful bidder will liaise closely and be available to meet regularly with River Clyde Homes' staff involved in debt recovery and tenancy management. Prior to undertaking any court action on behalf of River Clyde Homes, the successful bidder shall discuss anticipated costs and prospects of success with River Clyde Homes staff. The successful bidder will also liaise as required with River Clyde Homes' staff in relation to tenancy management issues, e.g. anti-social behaviour and succession issues, etc. In relation to ad-hoc Debt Recovery, the successful bidder shall provide River Clyde Homes with expert advice to identify the correct solution to suit River Clyde Homes' needs providing guidance regarding the cost effectiveness and the practicalities of any debt recovery action. The full specification of the services required is more particularly detailed in Appendix B (Specification).. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.
Renewal: The contract will run for an initial 2-year period. RCH may wish, at its sole discretion, to extend any resultant agreement for a further 2, 12 month periods subject to the agreement of the successful bidder.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000635955
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR408906
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website 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
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- CPV Codes
79100000 - Legal services
79111000 - Legal advisory services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Mar 20214 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 3 Dec 2020Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 29 Jan 20215 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- November 2024
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- RIVER CLYDE HOMES
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GREENOCK
- Postcode
- PA15 4JT
- Post Town
- Paisley
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM83 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
-
- Local Authority
- Inverclyde
- Electoral Ward
- Inverclyde North
- Westminster Constituency
- Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV399489&idx=9
7th December 2020 - RCH487 - Appendix D - Pricing Schedule v3 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV399489&idx=10
7th December 2020 - RCH487 - Appendix D - Pricing Schedule v4 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV399489&idx=8
4th December 2020 - RCH487 - Appendix D - Pricing Schedule v2 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV399489&idx=5
2nd December 2020 - RCH487 - Appendix D - Pricing Schedule -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV399489&idx=1
12th November 2020 - RCH487 - Litigation Advice & Representation ITT -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV399489&idx=2
12th November 2020 - RCH487 - Appendix A - ESPD -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV399489&idx=3
12th November 2020 - RCH487 - Appendix B - Specification -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV399489&idx=4
12th November 2020 - RCH487 - Appendix C - Tenderer Response Document -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV399489&idx=6
12th November 2020 - RCH487 - Appendix E - Terms & Conditions -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV399489&idx=7
12th November 2020 - RCH487 - Appendix F - Certification -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV399489
Litigation Advice & Representation - Tenderers are invited to submit an offer to provide RCH's internal legal team with advice and representation for recovery of possession in heritable actions (such as evictions), and rent arrears for properties (and sundry debtors) which are the responsibility of River Clyde Homes and are located within the Inverclyde area. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR408906
Litigation Advice & Representation - Tenderers are invited to submit an offer to provide RCH's internal legal team with advice and representation for recovery of possession in heritable actions (such as evictions), and rent arrears for properties (and sundry debtors) which are the responsibility of River Clyde Homes and are located within the Inverclyde area.
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