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title: "UK-Birmingham: Legal services."
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# UK-Birmingham: Legal services.

Buyer: CENTRAL HOUSING INVESTMENT CONSORTIUM LIMITED (CHIC)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-aa5ae7d0-180d-4193-a14b-1bc523a6c377

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## Summary

The Central Housing Investment Consortium Limited (CHIC) has completed a tender process for legal services, specifically directed towards providing high-quality commercial and practical legal advice. The total value of the contract is £15,000,000, and the contract period runs from 1st July 2020 to 30th June 2024. This public procurement was conducted using an open procedure, which concluded on 30th May 2020, and is classified under the legal services industry category. The contracting authority is based in Birmingham, UK.

This tender presents significant opportunities for law firms specialising in commercial legal services to engage with a consortium of approximately 90 housing providers. Suitable businesses include small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that can offer the necessary legal expertise to help the consortium members reduce their legal expenditures while enhancing service delivery. Given the competitive nature of this procurement, firms that are agile and capable of delivering tailored legal solutions would be particularly well-positioned to benefit from this opportunity.

## Notice

CHIC is a consortium of Registered Providers registered under the Housing & Regeneration Act 2008. It is a registered company incorporated on 25th May 2010 under company number 07266506. It currently has around 90 members, although it should be noted that some of the members are groups of housing providers. Details of members can be found at http://www.chicltd.co.uk/. The Members intend to appoint suppliers to each Lot capable of providing high-quality commercial and practical legal advice and assisting Members to reduce their legal spend. It is an objective of this tender that the Members will achieve better value, enhanced service delivery and more efficient management of matters outsourced to external solicitors.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c4a7ff2b-f66e-458a-bc31-b644785e5f12 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Jun 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 30 May 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 May 2020 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2020 - 30 Jun 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £15,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £15,000,000 |
| 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 | CENTRAL HOUSING INVESTMENT CONSORTIUM LIMITED (CHIC) |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B18 6DS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Soho & Jewellery Quarter |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 22 |
| Supplier names | ANTHONY COLLINS SOLICITORS; ASHFORDS; BATCHELORS SOLICITORS; BEVAN BRITTAN; BLM; CAPSTICKS SOLICITORS; CLARKE WILLMOTT; DEVONSHIRES SOLICITORS; EMW LAW; FORBES SOLICITORS; GLAZER DELMAR; JUDGE & PRIESTLEY; MSB SOLICITORS; PENNINGTONS MANCHES COOPER; SHARRATTS (LONDON; SHOOSMITHS; TLT; TOZERS SOLICITORS; TROWERS & HAMLINS; WARD HADAWAY; WEIGHTMANS; WRIGHT HASSALL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 26 Jun 2020 at 13:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c4a7ff2b-f66e-458a-bc31-b644785e5f12

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c4a7ff2b-f66e-458a-bc31-b644785e5f12
  26th June 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=501386968
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

## Notice URLs

- http://www.chicltd.co.uk/

## Provenance

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