--- title: "Provision of legal services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-5674c26d-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5674c26d-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5674c26d-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5674c26d-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "THOMAS ALLEYNE'S HIGH SCHOOL" published: "2016-11-18" --- # Provision of legal services Buyer: THOMAS ALLEYNE'S HIGH SCHOOL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5674c26d-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5674c26d-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5674c26d-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json) ## Summary The procurement process involves the buying organisation, Thomas Alleyne's High School, seeking tenders for the "Provision of legal services" to facilitate the Academy Conversion of five schools into a Multi-Academy Trust. This process encompasses various legal requirements including funding agreements and employment transfer under TUPE. The procurement method is an open procedure, currently in the Tender stage, with a tender period that ended on 4 November 2016. The services are needed in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom, with a contract period commencing from 8 November 2016 to 31 December 2017. This tender presents significant opportunities for legal firms, particularly those with experience in educational law and multi-academy structures. Businesses that specialise in providing legal services related to contractual agreements, property law, and employment matters would be particularly well-suited to compete. Engaging in this contract could help law firms expand their client base within the education sector, especially as additional schools are expected to join the Multi-Academy Trust. ## Notice This tender invitation is for the provision of legal services to complete the Academy Conversion of five schools as a Multi-Academy Trust in agreement with the DfE, to include, but not limited to: * The funding agreements, including master funding agreement * The Commercial Transfer Agreement * The property and land transfer including the DfE Land Questionnaire and site due diligence * Employment transfer of staff (TUPE) * Establishing the Multi-Academy Trust including registration with Companies House It is also to add a further eight schools to the Multi-Academy Trust who are committed to join the trust and will be submitting applications in January 2017 to convert and to provide a price per school for any additional schools to be added to the Multi-Academy Trust awarded an academy order before the end of 2017. The initial group of five includes a High School, a Middle School and three First Schools, The schools comprise: * All Saints' C.E. (C) First School, Church Leigh, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 4PT * Hutchinson Memorial Church of England (VA) First School, Uttoxeter Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 4NB * Picknalls First School, Oldfields Road, Uttoxeter, ST14 7QL * Thomas Alleyne's High School, Dove Bank, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire ST14 8DU * Windsor Park CE (C) Middle School, Springfield Road, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, ST14 7JX The further eight schools are: * Oldfields Hall Middle School, Stone Road, Uttoxeter, ST14 7PL * Ryecroft C.E. (C) Middle School, Ashbourne Road, Rocester, Staffordshire, ST14 5NW. (This school occupies a shared site with Dove First School, which is currently not committed to joining the Uttoxeter MAT). * The Richard Clarke First School, Schoolhouse Lane, Abbots Bromley, Nr Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 3BT. * The Saints' Federation. This comprises three schools: * All Saints' C.E. (VC) First School, Denstone Oak Road, Denstone, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, ST14 5HT * St. Augustine's C.E. (C) First School, Pipehay Lane, Draycott in the Clay, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 5BY. * St. Peter's C.E. (A) First School, Town Head, Alton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST10 4AW The tender documentation is attached and can be downloaded. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c90c12e6-3c27-4fac-a5f0-f2940ab46233 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Nov 2016 | | Submission deadline | 4 Nov 2016 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 8 Nov 2016 - 31 Dec 2017 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THOMAS ALLEYNE'S HIGH SCHOOL | | Locality | UTTOXETER | | Post town | Stoke-on-Trent | | Postcode | ST14 8DU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire | | ITL 3 | TLG24 Staffordshire CC | | Local authority | East Staffordshire | | Electoral ward | Town | | Westminster constituency | Burton and Uttoxeter | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79100000 - Legal services ## Release History - 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c90c12e6-3c27-4fac-a5f0-f2940ab46233 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c90c12e6-3c27-4fac-a5f0-f2940ab46233 20th October 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6e3cc0a1-0d74-405b-a1ce-0b23f3b48dbc Tender documentation ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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