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title: "Homes England Legal Services Framework 2022-2026"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0302c7"
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buyer: "HOMES ENGLAND (THE NAME ADOPTED BY THE HOMES AND COMMUNITIES AGENCY)"
published: "2023-12-15"
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# Homes England Legal Services Framework 2022-2026

Buyer: HOMES ENGLAND (THE NAME ADOPTED BY THE HOMES AND COMMUNITIES AGENCY)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0302c7

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## Summary

The Homes England Legal Services Framework 2022-2026 has been recently awarded by Homes England, a National or federal agency/office headquartered in Coventry, UK. This procurement involved services in the category of business services, specifically legal services. The framework agreement was valued at £16 million and had specific lots for routine real estate and investment, specialist real estate and corporate, bespoke and complex projects, and affordable housing and home ownership. The award was made to several suppliers, such as Ashfords LLP and Clarke Willmott LLP.

This tender by Homes England for legal services has created business growth opportunities especially for law firms and legal service providers. Businesses well-suited to compete are those offering legal services in property, investment, and corporate law. The procurement process has completed the award stage, and notable deadlines have been marked for reference. This tender signifies the commitment of Homes England to adhere to transparency, anti-bribery, and data privacy policies in all business transactions.

## Notice

A framework agreement for legal professional service providers to provide a range of property and investment-related legal services. The range of legal services is as follows: Lot 1 Services - Routine real estate and investment Lot 2 Services - Specialist real estate and corporate Lot 3 Services - Bespoke and Complex Projects Lot 4 Services - Affordable Housing and Homes Ownership The framework is for Homes England Use Only.

### Lot Information

Lot 1 Services - Routine real estate and investment

Lot 1 - Routine Real Estate & Investment - Property: including Landlord and Tenant, plot sales, estate management, release of restrictions and consents - Commercial law - Banking (short term development finance to SMEs) and Restructuring (in the event of default e.g. reservation of rights letters) - Agricultural law Additional Services for Lot 1 - Real Estate: including Acquisitions, Disposals and Building Leases - Procurement and public subsidy - Grant Agreements - Planning: including CPO - Development and Construction - Real Estate Litigation including mortgage enforcement and possession claims - Contracts (goods, works and services) - Environmental Law including biodiversity & net gain - Intellectual Property

Renewal: Estimated timing for further notices to be published 2025.

Lot 2 Services - Specialist real estate and corporate

Lot 2 - Specialist Real Estate & Corporate - Commercial Property: Property Finance, Infrastructure and Regeneration - Commercial law including Banking -Loan and Equity Finance (this will include fund structures, joint ventures, infrastructure finance, lending alliances and MMC), Restructuring (including in the event of distress) and Insolvency - Building Safety regime - Company law: including SPVs and Joint Ventures - contractual and company structures to deliver land and investment transactions - Financial Regulation and Taxation - Public/Administrative Law - Employment Law Additional Services for Lot 2 - Real Estate: including Acquisitions, Disposals and Building Leases - Procurement and public subsidy - Grant Agreements - Planning: including CPO - Development and Construction - Real Estate Litigation including mortgage enforcement and possession claims - Contracts (goods, works and services) - Environmental Law including biodiversity & net gain - Intellectual Property

Lot 3 Services - Bespoke and Complex Projects

Lot 3 - Bespoke & Complex Projects - Major infrastructure projects - including creation, acquisition, sponsor or debt capital, to portfolio management, restructuring, asset sales and exits - Major place based regeneration - including acquisition, planning, structuring, funding - Bespoke and complex financing including capital markets - Bespoke Joint ventures (e.g. outside of Homes England's existing protocol and standards) - For private equity and venture capital activity - including related fund formation, capital deployment, acquisitions, debt and equity financing, complex restructurings, portfolio management and exits) - Innovative/complex financing/investments to fund R&D and early stage product development e.g. MMC

Lot 4 Services - Affordable Housing and Homes Ownership

Lot 4 - Affordable Housing & Home Ownership - Affordable Housing - Residential mortgage regulatory advice and residential mortgage repossession - Public procurement of works and services and public subsidy in relation to housing - Housing regulatory and funding - Special administration regime - Home Ownership Initiatives and shared ownership

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037031-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Mar 2022 |
| Future notice date | 14 Feb 2022 |
| Award date | 18 Nov 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Procurement expected to reoccur in 2026 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £47,000,000 |
| Lots value | £47,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £18,000,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HOMES ENGLAND (THE NAME ADOPTED BY THE HOMES AND COMMUNITIES AGENCY) |
| Locality | COVENTRY |
| Post town | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV1 2GN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG33 Coventry |
| Local authority | Coventry |
| Electoral ward | St Michael's |
| Westminster constituency | Coventry South |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 18 |
| Supplier names | ASHFORDS; ASHURST; BROWNE JACOBSON; BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER; CLARKE WILLMOTT; DWF LAW; EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (INTERNATIONAL; HARRISON CLARK RICKERBYS; HOWES PERCIVAL; LINKLATERS; MILLS & REEVE; PINSENT MASONS; SHARPE PRITCHARD; TLT; TROWERS & HAMLINS; VEALE WASBROUGH VIZARDS; WALKER MORRIS; WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (UK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 15 Dec 2023 at 17:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037031-2023
- 21 Feb 2022 at 16:01 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004839-2022
- 16 Feb 2022 at 12:52 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004396-2022
- 18 Jan 2022 at 10:13 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001412-2022
- 17 Dec 2021 at 10:52 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031568-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=66ef4d0f-1d8b-ec11-8110-005056b64545&fromRfxSummary=True&rfxId=30024321-1d8b-ec11-8110-005056b64545
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Login
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-information-charter
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/anti-bribery-and-corruption-policy

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