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title: "Legal Support for Landscape Recovery"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-6c2ca905-10a1-4b87-a3a1-e3cc62f3f7db"
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# Legal Support for Landscape Recovery

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6c2ca905-10a1-4b87-a3a1-e3cc62f3f7db

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## Summary

The public procurement contracting process for the tender titled "Legal Support for Landscape Recovery" has been completed. The buyer, Defra Network eTendering Portal, sought external legal support for services related to implementation phase agreements, private finance, and property/land law. The tender, valued at £321,622.55 GBP, followed a selective procurement method with a call-off from a framework agreement. The contract period runs from October 13, 2022, to October 12, 2024, with a tender period ending on September 16, 2022, in London, England.

This tender for legal services offers opportunities for businesses involved in legal support, particularly in the areas of public funding agreements, private finance structures, property law, and project management. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations with expertise in legal services are well-suited to compete in this procurement process. Understanding the legal intricacies of funding agreements, finance structures, and property law would be advantageous for businesses looking to grow through public procurement opportunities in the legal services sector.

## Notice

The Customer wishes to engage external legal support during the PDP for the following services: 1. Implementation Phase Agreements: a. Advise on the appropriate terms for a template public funding agreement for the project implementation phase (PIP) (e.g. grant or contract) and draft template; this may involve utilising the Cabinet Office model grant agreement or model services contract, depending on bespoke funding arrangements agreed with the projects; b. Draft, advise during negotiations and assist in the execution of the bespoke PIP agreements (based on the template) with up to 22 projects, and ensure that they dovetail with any private finance arrangements (referred to in paragraph 3 below) and land assembly / ownership / collaboration arrangements (referred to in paragraph 4 below); c. Provide legal advice in relation to any risks in relation to the bespoke PIP agreements (including (without limitation) regarding the structure and governance of any entity or consortium set up by a project to receive public funding and execute the PIP agreement); and d. Provide legal project management services, including maintaining a holistic view of all negotiations to ensure fair and equal treatment of all PDP projects as they move into the PIP. 2. Private Finance: a. Advise on the legal structures for private finance funding and whether the Authority / the delivery partners should be party to these agreements; b. Advise during any negotiation as required with any private funders who will provide additional funding to the projects in the PIP, with a view to maintaining value for money and protecting the integrity of public funds; c. Negotiate associated legal agreements (NB: the Authority assumes the legal advisors to the private funders will have primary drafting responsibility for any private finance agreements, and that private finance will be subject to separate legal agreements (i.e. not incorporated into the public PIP agreements under paragraph 2 above). Please assume a minimum of 2 private finance agreements per project, noting that in some cases it may be more); and d. Advise as required in relation to the risks of any private funding structures, such as: i. Ownership of outcomes between buyers, sellers and investment groups in order to avoid disputes; ii. Financial liability in the event of project underperformance or if a project partner gets into financial difficulties; iii. Ensuring an appropriate allocation of risk to the parties involved; and iv. Managing any potential imbalances in decision making and any recourse between project stakeholders. 3. Property / Land Law a. Provide legal risk advice regarding any property or land law issues as necessary, including for example: i. The proposed ownership structure of the land in each project together with any collaboration arrangements, and whether they satisfy the requirement for 'management control' of the land (including responding to any ad hoc queries regarding tax

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2605c4c3-a238-403a-ab93-872834b65c26 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Sep 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Oct 2022 |
| Contract period | 12 Oct 2022 - 12 Oct 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £321,622 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £321,622 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3JR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DLA PIPER |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 10 Feb 2023 at 15:22 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2605c4c3-a238-403a-ab93-872834b65c26
- 10 Feb 2023 at 15:19 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2605c4c3-a238-403a-ab93-872834b65c26
- 10 Feb 2023 at 15:14 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2605c4c3-a238-403a-ab93-872834b65c26
- 10 Feb 2023 at 15:10 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2605c4c3-a238-403a-ab93-872834b65c26
- 10 Feb 2023 at 15:08 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2605c4c3-a238-403a-ab93-872834b65c26
- 10 Feb 2023 at 15:04 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2605c4c3-a238-403a-ab93-872834b65c26
- 10 Feb 2023 at 15:03 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2605c4c3-a238-403a-ab93-872834b65c26
- 10 Feb 2023 at 15:01 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2605c4c3-a238-403a-ab93-872834b65c26
- 10 Feb 2023 at 09:50 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2605c4c3-a238-403a-ab93-872834b65c26
- 1 Feb 2023 at 14:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2605c4c3-a238-403a-ab93-872834b65c26

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2605c4c3-a238-403a-ab93-872834b65c26
  10th February 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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