--- title: "Family Law Specialist" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8b4b9265-8ae6-462d-8fdd-207897251310" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8b4b9265-8ae6-462d-8fdd-207897251310" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8b4b9265-8ae6-462d-8fdd-207897251310.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8b4b9265-8ae6-462d-8fdd-207897251310.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE" published: "2023-10-25" --- # Family Law Specialist Buyer: MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8b4b9265-8ae6-462d-8fdd-207897251310 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8b4b9265-8ae6-462d-8fdd-207897251310) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8b4b9265-8ae6-462d-8fdd-207897251310.json) ## Summary The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is seeking a Family Law Specialist through a tender process. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase. The engagement end date is set for 3rd November 2023. The procurement is classified under Financial and insurance services, with a specific focus on Legal advisory and information services. The procurement is located in London with postal code EC1N 2TD. The anticipated value of this requirement is £50k. This tender presents an opportunity for legal firms specializing in family law to engage with MaPS on providing high-level legal guidance related to separation and divorce. Small and medium-sized legal service providers who have experience across all 3 jurisdictions (England & Wales, Scotland, and NI) would be well-suited to compete. Interested businesses should respond to the engagement notice by 3rd November and express their interest in bidding. The procurement aims to ensure the correct interpretation of key legal principles for financial guidance, requiring clear and concise responses using lay language. ## Notice This is to inform you the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is looking for a Family law legal subject matter expert. Expertise is required to provide MaPS with the latest high-level legal guidance with experience in practicing across all 3 jurisdictions on Family law (England & Wales, Scotland and NI) or with coordination with other third parties in no more than a few sentences for roughly 50 specific points/questions linked to our guidance on separation and divorce, plus some additional hours for clarification discussions. The aim is to ensure we understand the key legal principles correctly as we link financial guidance to them, so legal guidance needs to be concise and clear, using lay language. The 50 questions are split into eight key areas: 1. Legal basics / principles to end relationships. 2. Legal basics / principles to protect home rights and keeping up payments when deciding to separate. 3. Legal basics / principles to protect immediate financial position when deciding to separate. 4.Legal basics / principles when the separating couple have children. 5. Legal and financial considerations when proceeding with divorce or separation. 6. Legal basics / principles for dividing assets and liabilities when reaching a financial settlement when divorcing. 7. Legal basics / principles for dividing assets or liabilities when separating as an unmarried, cohabiting couple. 8. Legal and financial considerations after divorce, dissolution or separation Examples of the types of questions we are interested in are below: *To protect the immediate financial position when deciding to separate/divorce, what actions should be considered to protect joint bank accounts, savings, investments, insurance and other assets when married or civil partners? *What are the options for financing legal costs and fees while proceedings are under way and/or when financial settlement is reached? *What are the legal remedies for non-payment or arrears of child maintenance? The anticipated value of this requirement is PS50k. If this is something you would be interested in, please provide your organisation name and email commerical@maps.org.uk by 16:00 by Friday 3 November quoting 23-098C Family Law Specialists. Additional information: We would also welcome you to attend our virtual briefing on a date TBC where we will give a brief walk through of the requirement. The invitation to this will be sent separately and will be conducted via MS Teams. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/81b2797d-4dff-4f82-a753-97491572a337 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Oct 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 3 Nov 2023 | | 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 | MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | EC1N 2TD | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden | | Local authority | Camden | | Electoral ward | Holborn & Covent Garden | | Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 66 - Financial and insurance services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 66000000 - Financial and insurance services - 79140000 - Legal advisory and information services ## Release History - 25 Oct 2023 at 15:39 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/81b2797d-4dff-4f82-a753-97491572a337 - 20 Oct 2023 at 14:45 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/81b2797d-4dff-4f82-a753-97491572a337 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/81b2797d-4dff-4f82-a753-97491572a337 25th October 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/386df976-e889-401d-b57c-d1bc7175bbf3 Request for information on Family Law ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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