--- title: "Legal Services Request for Information/Meet the Buyer Event" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8240c39f-cd1b-49a7-a288-1cb214179d5f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8240c39f-cd1b-49a7-a288-1cb214179d5f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8240c39f-cd1b-49a7-a288-1cb214179d5f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8240c39f-cd1b-49a7-a288-1cb214179d5f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MIDLAND HEART HOUSING LTD" published: "2019-08-12" --- # Legal Services Request for Information/Meet the Buyer Event Buyer: MIDLAND HEART HOUSING LTD Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8240c39f-cd1b-49a7-a288-1cb214179d5f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8240c39f-cd1b-49a7-a288-1cb214179d5f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8240c39f-cd1b-49a7-a288-1cb214179d5f.json) ## Summary Midland Heart Housing Ltd is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Legal Services Request for Information/Meet the Buyer Event." This opportunity falls under the legal services category and is located in Birmingham, West Midlands, England. A key date for interested parties is the engagement end date, which is set for 30th August 2019, prior to the Meet the Buyer Event scheduled for 9th September 2019. This engagement aims to gather market insights that will inform Midland Heart's subsequent Invitation to Tender documents. This tender presents valuable opportunities for businesses specialising in legal services, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary/community sector organisations (VCSEs). Participating in the RFI and the Meet the Buyer Event could position these businesses favourably to shape the forthcoming tender process. Midlands Heart is open to feedback from various specialists in legal services, making this a viable opportunity for niche legal providers to engage and potentially establish a partnership with the buyer. ## Notice Midland Heart is carrying out a Request for Information (RFI) to gain an understanding and appreciation of what the market can provide in terms of Legal Services. The information from this exercise will be used to review Midland Heart's current service provision and finalize our Invitation to Tender documents. The RFI document outlines a number of key questions Midland Heart would like to obtain feedback on from the market during our Meet the Buyer event. Midland Heart understands that a single partner may not be able to support ALL components of Legal Services and welcomes specialists to respond, based on their area of expertise. The RFI is issued solely for the purpose of conducting market engagement and does not constitute any commitment by Midland Heart to undertake any procurement exercise in the future. This exercise includes no element of supplier evaluation. No parties will be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to this questionnaire, there is no commitment of any kind involved on either side. This RFI does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services and Midland Heart is not bound by any proposal offered. Midland Heart is also not liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party in its response to this soft market testing questionnaire. Meet the Buyer Event - Midland Heart intends to hold a Meet the Buyer Event on the 9th of September 2019 - Times for the event are 10am - 12pm 1st Session or 2pm - 4pm 2nd Session - Contractors only need to attend one session; Midland Heart is currently planning to run two sessions due to the size of the room, we are limited to 16 places per session. - Places will be allocated on a first come first service basis, one place per organization. - The Meet the Buyer Event will be held at Midland Hearts Head Office, 20 Bath Row, Birmingham, B15 1LZ. Please note: invites to the meet the buyer event will be subject to receipt of the completed RFI document by the 30th August 2019. All enquires in relation to the RFI and document submissions should be submitted in writing, quoting the title 'RFI Legal Services' to the Procurement Manager Laura Bennett using the email address Laura.Bennett@midlandheart.org.uk . ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/20a1d60d-6652-4a67-a105-d2d69193c3da | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 12 Aug 2019 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Aug 2019 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MIDLAND HEART HOUSING LTD | | Locality | BIRMINGHAM | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B15 1LZ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Ladywood | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood | | 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 - 12 Aug 2019 at 11:49 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/20a1d60d-6652-4a67-a105-d2d69193c3da ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/20a1d60d-6652-4a67-a105-d2d69193c3da 12th August 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9aa900a6-9670-48ed-a459-2fb85d87cc7b Draft KPI Handbook - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/faa0cd75-1b31-497f-a44b-5dc8aaae495e Draft Pricing Schedule - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/533bb69d-7e91-49dd-a191-c683339774e5 Draft Specification - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/92c3e438-06c8-4b32-a4bb-62a2508891b9 Legal Services Request for Information ## Notice URLs - https://www.midlandheart.org.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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