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title: "External Legal Litigation Advisory Services"
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buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE (T&T)"
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# External Legal Litigation Advisory Services

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE (T&T)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a968a856-fed4-4a6a-b59c-c17f613d238c

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## Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care (T&T) has awarded a contract for External Legal Litigation Advisory Services, with a total value of £665,000. The procurement method used was selective, calling off from a framework agreement. The contract period was from March 1, 2021, to June 30, 2021, with the tender period ending on February 28, 2021. The buying organisation is based in London, United Kingdom, with the procurement process now in the award stage since May 10, 2021.

This contract presents an opportunity for legal service providers to engage in delivering expertise and flexible legal resources to support litigation needs. Businesses in the legal services sector, especially those with experience in litigation and a strong track record, would find this tender suitable for bidding. The Department of Health and Social Care (T&T) aims to source legal services that are not cost-effective or cannot be provided by internal legal teams, creating a niche opportunity for specialised legal firms to contribute.

## Notice

"Litigation legal services sourced through a GLD approved GLAS panel firm. External law firms are used to deliver expertise and highly flexible legal resource that can either not be provided by Test & Trace Legal or by GLD, or which cannot be provided cost effectively. "

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4da3810e-a532-41a0-a14c-4f0d9460a633 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Feb 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 May 2021 |
| Contract period | 1 Mar 2021 - 30 Jun 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £665,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £665,000 |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE (T&T) |
| Additional buyers | ATAMIS LTD |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0EU |
| 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

- 15 Nov 2022 at 15:18 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4da3810e-a532-41a0-a14c-4f0d9460a633
- 15 Nov 2022 at 15:08 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d073e1e-5a38-4a31-8870-2088c2c7967d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4da3810e-a532-41a0-a14c-4f0d9460a633
  15th November 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d073e1e-5a38-4a31-8870-2088c2c7967d
  15th November 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/65f01718-01d7-46ff-b7ca-2e504dd69122
  Redacted Contract
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/37d26410-94aa-4547-bd89-b75d3a21c1ec
  Fully signed - 1375 DLA Piper UK LLP - DHSC - GLP Abingdon Health - litigation support contract dh v2 (1)_Redacted (1)

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