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title: "Legal Services - Development Division project"
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# Legal Services - Development Division project

Buyer: LONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cb7f28ea-0e7e-44f2-9f0f-7afaa20c6f08

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## Summary

The procurement process involves the London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) seeking legal services for their Development Division project. This open tender, identified as DEV00119, aims to secure high-quality legal support for complex corporate real estate transactions, including potential acquisitions of strategic land and housebuilding companies. The procurement is currently at the award stage, having reached this status on 2nd October 2019, with a contract value of £826,000. The contract period is set from 3rd October 2019 to 2nd October 2022, touching various regions including the United Kingdom and British Overseas Territories. The tender period concluded on 7th December 2018.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for legal service providers, particularly firms with expertise in corporate law, real estate transactions, and compliance. Businesses with strong management systems capable of ensuring high service standards and robust reporting will be well-suited to compete. Additionally, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) may find this an advantageous chance to demonstrate their capabilities in delivering quality legal support while contributing to L&Q's strategic goals.

## Notice

This procurement activity relates to the provision of legal services as described as follows: - the provision of legal services related to potentially generally high value and/or complex corporate real estate transactions; - the provision of legal services related specifically to the potential corporate acquisitions of two strategic land and/or housebuilding companies, and; - the provision of legal services relating to alternative structures that would satisfy L&Q's strategic ambitions. L&Q is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Service Provider to provide high quality Services supported by robust management and quality control processes. Tenderers will need to demonstrate that they have the requisite skills, infrastructure, resources and procedures already in place to perform the Contract to the standard required by L&Q. Examples of the standard expected of the Service Provider are: - being able to self-audit all aspects of the Services to ensure that consistently high levels of service are attained, including quality checks on personnel, - providing accurate and detailed cost information to enable forward planning and budget forecasting on a quarterly basis, - taking responsibility for ensuring L&Q's compliance with current legislation for all aspects of the Services as far as their work activities are concerned, - maintaining the agreed level of PI Insurance at all times the services are being provided and for a period of five (5) years thereafter. Please note all procurement documentation which includes a specification for the required services in Section D of the Part 1 ITT document.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cc0bb6d3-a628-4cfa-88af-14b39c1cffc4 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Oct 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Dec 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Oct 2019 |
| Contract period | 2 Oct 2019 - 2 Oct 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £826,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £826,000 |
| 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 | LONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E15 4PH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham |
| Local authority | Newham |
| Electoral ward | Stratford |
| Westminster constituency | Stratford and Bow |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CLIFFORD CHANCE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 4 Oct 2019 at 12:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cc0bb6d3-a628-4cfa-88af-14b39c1cffc4

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cc0bb6d3-a628-4cfa-88af-14b39c1cffc4
  4th October 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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