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title: "General Employment Legal Advice & Services"
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# General Employment Legal Advice & Services

Buyer: GOVERNMENT LEGAL DEPARTMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ec2fbcd4-5238-4a1b-aee2-edd76bf55c73

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## Summary

The Government Legal Department has awarded a contract for General Employment Legal Advice & Services to Addleshaw Goddard Llp. The tender was part of a selective procurement method, calling off from a framework agreement. The contract value is £50,000 and will run from December 6, 2022, to November 5, 2024. The contract was awarded on December 5, 2022, with the tender period ending on December 2, 2022. The procurement process took place in London, under the legal services category.

This tender presents an opportunity for legal service providers specialising in employment law to compete for contracts with the Government Legal Department. Companies with expertise in providing legal advice for industrial actions in the UK jurisdictions of England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland would be well-suited to pursue this opportunity. The contract involves providing legal advice during both core hours and out of hours, with no guaranteed volume of instructions or their value specified in the call-off contract.

## Notice

The Buyer is entitled to 2 hours of free initial consultation and legal advice with each Order in accordance with Paragraph 5.2 of Framework Schedule 1 (Specification). Provision of employment law advice including advice in connection with planned or actual industrial action in respect of the Buyer's clients in the jurisdictions of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Advice to be provided between 7am -10pm Monday to Friday (Core Hours) and on request at times outside of Core Hours (Out of Hours) including Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays (Weekend). The Buyer provides no guarantee as to the number of instructions issued or the value of any instructions issued under this call-off contract.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fefd2af8-dacd-4ec2-8114-559c6160c13a |
| 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 | 30 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Dec 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Dec 2022 |
| Contract period | 6 Dec 2022 - 5 Nov 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £50,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £50,000 |
| 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 | GOVERNMENT LEGAL DEPARTMENT |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 9GL |
| 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 | ADDLESHAW GODDARD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 30 Jan 2023 at 18:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fefd2af8-dacd-4ec2-8114-559c6160c13a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fefd2af8-dacd-4ec2-8114-559c6160c13a
  30th January 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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