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title: "Legal services for Liverpool City Region Combined Authority's Digital Infrastructure Project"
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# Legal services for Liverpool City Region Combined Authority's Digital Infrastructure Project

Buyer: MERSEYTRAVEL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e6b9deb2-d6da-4978-9dfc-06a6bcf94ae9

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## Summary

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCR CA) has completed a procurement process for legal services to support its Digital Infrastructure Project, aimed at enhancing digital connectivity across the region. This process utilised an open procurement method, with a total contract value of £150,000. The tender period concluded on 14 November 2019, and the contract is set to run from 1 December 2019 to 1 July 2020. The delivery addresses are located in the North West of the United Kingdom, specifically in Liverpool, where Merseytravel serves as the buying organisation.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in legal services, to engage with public infrastructure projects. As the legal advisory role requires alignment and cooperation with a range of stakeholders, firms with experience in public sector legal frameworks and those with an understanding of digital infrastructure initiatives would be particularly well-suited to compete. Furthermore, this contract is open to larger businesses, but the inclusion of voluntary, community, and social enterprises indicates an openness to varied types of suppliers, fostering a collaborative approach to project delivery.

## Notice

The Liverpool City Region (LCR) Combined Authority (the CA) has established a digital infrastructure programme to radically improve digital connectivity across LCR and, in doing so, to generate significant financial, social and economic returns. The CA is undertaking a digital infrastructure delivery programme by installing new ducting in parallel with its highways and transport interventions. The appointed legal advisors will advise, alongside external commercial/financial/technical advisor, a technical project manager, the CA's digital connectivity project team. It will be vital to form a coherent, cohesive project team whose advice and workstreams are aligned and, as such, the advisors will co-operate with the other appointed consultants and provide all necessary information and assistance to them.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b734b27d-d09c-471c-b6c6-aeba8b42938b |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Nov 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Nov 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Nov 2019 |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2019 - 1 Jul 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £125,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £150,000 |
| 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 | MERSEYTRAVEL |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L3 1BP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Electoral ward | Waterfront South |
| Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FREETHS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 22 Nov 2019 at 13:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b734b27d-d09c-471c-b6c6-aeba8b42938b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b734b27d-d09c-471c-b6c6-aeba8b42938b
  22nd November 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk

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