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title: "Provision of legal services to Historic England and English Heritage"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02b3af"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "HISTORIC ENGLAND"
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# Provision of legal services to Historic England and English Heritage

Buyer: HISTORIC ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02b3af

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## Summary

The procurement process involves Historic England seeking legal services for a project titled "Provision of legal services to Historic England and English Heritage." This tender falls under the services category, specifically focused on legal services, and is located in the UK. The procurement stage is currently active, having its tender period ending on 21 June 2021. Interested parties were required to register their interest electronically, with services expected to commence on 1 September 2021 and extend until 31 August 2024. The procurement method employed is an open procedure, allowing for wide participation.

This tender provides significant opportunities for law firms, particularly those specialising in areas such as planning law, property management, commercial contracts, and intellectual property. Businesses that are well-suited to compete include small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in diverse legal disciplines, as Historic England aims to appoint a panel of four capable firms to deliver comprehensive legal advice across various sectors linked to historic preservation and property management. The potential for collaboration on different legal aspects presents a valuable platform for growth within the legal industry.

## Notice

We wish to appoint, ideally, a panel of four firms, each capable of providing quality advice and services across a broad spectrum of types of legal work, including particularly: Planning law - with an emphasis on the law relating to the historic built environment Property law - particularly all aspects of property management Commercial - a wide range of contracts, licenses etc Procurement and subsidy control Intellectual Property -including IT, trademarks, software and data protection Employment Defendant Personal Injury Commercial litigation Contentious and non-contentious construction advice Charity, including tax advice Judicial Review

### Lot Information

Lot 1

We wish to appoint, ideally, a panel of four firms, each capable of providing quality advice and services across a broad spectrum of types of legal work, including particularly: Planning law - with an emphasis on the law relating to the historic built environment Property law - particularly all aspects of property management Commercial - a wide range of contracts, licenses etc Procurement and subsidy control Intellectual Property -including IT, trademarks, software and data protection Employment Defendant Personal Injury Commercial litigation Contentious and non-contentious construction advice Charity, including tax advice Judicial ReviewWe would hope that firms could offer advice in all or a majority of these areas. To enable us to deal satisfactorily with conflict of interest situations and to have competition between firms for appropriate large matters allowing us to offer clients a choice of lawyer we would ideally like to appoint a maximum of four firms.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020118-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Aug 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Jun 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Aug 2021 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2021 - 31 Aug 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HISTORIC ENGLAND |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 2EH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Mannington and Western |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 4 |
| Supplier names | BEVAN BRITTAN; BURGES SALMON; TROWERS & HAMLINS; WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 17 Aug 2021 at 14:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020118-2021
- 21 May 2021 at 12:40 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011325-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://historicengland.org.uk/
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/historic-england/aspx/Home

## Provenance

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