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title: "Legal Services for Material Contract Breach"
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current_stage: "Award"
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# Legal Services for Material Contract Breach

Buyer: NHS BUSINESS SERVICES AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ff86d34e-92e5-4a1c-a32b-170175be1dd9

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## Summary

The NHS Business Services Authority, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, has recently completed a procurement process for urgent legal services related to a material breach of contract. The contract, valued at £20,000, was awarded following a direct procurement method under a single tender action, as it falls below the applicable threshold. The contract period commenced on 2nd March 2021 and extends until 30th July 2021. This procurement process was initiated due to a critical service failure, necessitating immediate legal expertise to advise on potential actions, and the tender was concluded on 1st March 2021.

This opportunity for legal service providers, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), presents a chance to engage with a prestigious contracting authority within the public sector. Firms specialising in legal advisory services, with experience in contractual disputes, would be particularly well-suited to compete in similar future tenders. The ability to provide timely and specialised support can not only enhance the service capability of the NHS Business Services Authority but also help businesses expand their portfolio within the public sector.

## Notice

Urgent Legal services to advise on a material breach of a contract. This is a short-term urgent requirement whilst the impact of an unforeseen critical service failure and contract breach is investigated and next steps are determined. Legal advice is required to support the resulting actions. It is not anticipated that services will be required on a long term basis and therefore it is not appropriate to engage the incumbent NHSBSA legal advisors on this engagement when prior knowledge of the contract is essential to enable key decisions to be made at pace. The spend is estimated to be less than PS20k ex VAT and this is a cap on the spend.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/afd03ad8-c104-467e-bfbf-01ab24aa4de3 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Jul 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Mar 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Mar 2021 |
| Contract period | 2 Mar 2021 - 30 Jul 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £20,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £20,000 |
| 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 | NHS BUSINESS SERVICES AUTHORITY |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE15 8NY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Lemington |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WARD HADAWAY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79111000 - Legal advisory services

## Release History

- 1 Jul 2021 at 12:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/afd03ad8-c104-467e-bfbf-01ab24aa4de3
- 18 Jun 2021 at 08:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5d3612f4-ef54-4c14-b940-c72dd50f31eb
- 18 Jun 2021 at 08:33 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ebd77b45-2d5e-41e2-819d-194eb1a6255e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/afd03ad8-c104-467e-bfbf-01ab24aa4de3
  1st July 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5d3612f4-ef54-4c14-b940-c72dd50f31eb
  18th June 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ebd77b45-2d5e-41e2-819d-194eb1a6255e
  18th June 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://atamis-1928.cloudforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/4J000000Q75r/4bvr3YcpeMDRYvJXgZUDjU78AfCjvuhsLVqqT6BV0.E
  NHS Business Services Authority Terms and Condition for the Purchase of Goods and or Services

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