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title: "Legal Services Panel"
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# Legal Services Panel

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02b9fd

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## Summary

The University of Lincoln recently completed a procurement process for a Legal Services Panel, aimed at appointing five providers to deliver essential legal advice and support across key areas such as General and Commercial Law, Property, Employment, and Student Affairs. This selective tender was conducted following a two-stage approach, comprising a Shortlisting Questionnaire and subsequent Tender and Award phases. The contract, valued at £2,000,000, will run for an initial period of three years from 1st June 2021 to 31st May 2024, with the possibility of extension for an additional two years. The geographical focus for service delivery is within Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.

This contracting opportunity is ideally suited for legal firms with expertise in the specified core deliverables, looking to collaborate with educational institutions. Businesses that specialise in various areas of legal services, particularly those with experience in public sector contracts, would benefit from competing. With nine bids received, including competition from non-EU firms, providers will find a competitive environment where their specialisations in education-related legal matters could drive growth and partnership opportunities with the University of Lincoln.

## Notice

Contract award notice for the University's Legal Services Panel of five providers appointed following a two stage procurement process. Legal Services are listed in Schedule 3 of Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR's) as a specific service which is subject to the Light Touch Regime. The tender process was conducted in accordance with regulations 74 to 76 of the PCR's.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The University has appointed a panel of five providers to provide legal advice, support and guidance to each of the colleges within the University and Professional Service departments. Legal services are required to cover the below four core deliverable areas: - General and Commercial - Property - Employment and People - Student Focus The procurement process was undertaken in two stages, comprising of Stage 1: Shortlisting Questionnaire, followed by Stage 2: Tender and Award. Providers successful at Stage 1 were invited to participate in Stage 2. The panel is for the sole use of the University of Lincoln and will run for a an initial period of 3 years from 01st June 2021 to 31st May 2024. There will be an option for the University to extend the Contract by a period of 2 years in yearly increments taking the maximum contract end date to 31st May 2026.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012940-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Jun 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 May 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| 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 | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN |
| Locality | LINCOLN |
| Post town | Lincoln |
| Postcode | LN6 7TS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF3 Lincolnshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF30 Lincolnshire CC |
| Local authority | Lincoln |
| Electoral ward | Boultham |
| Westminster constituency | Lincoln |
| Delivery location | TLF3 Lincolnshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 5 |
| Supplier names | BIRKETTS; PENNINGTONS MANCHES COOPER; PINSENT MASONS; SHAKESPEARE MARTINEAU; VEALE WASBROUGH VIZARDS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 9 Jun 2021 at 13:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012940-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:568504-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=600961651
- https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/

## Provenance

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