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title: "Tender for the provision of Legal Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-032c14"
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buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES"
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# Tender for the provision of Legal Services

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-032c14

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## Summary

The University of South Wales is currently conducting a tender for the provision of legal services, with a total contract value of £1,000,000. This procurement process falls within the services category, specifically focused on legal services, and will take place in the UK, particularly in Pontypridd and Cardiff. The current stage is active, and responses to the tender must be submitted electronically by 16 May 2022. The contract duration is set for a period of 1080 days, with options for two 12-month renewals based on performance.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for legal service providers, particularly those specialising in higher education law, including commercial services, dispute resolution, and employment law. Businesses that are equipped to deliver comprehensive legal advice across various disciplines, and that can demonstrate strong community benefits, will be well-positioned to compete. Suppliers should be prepared to offer expertise in statutory compliance and support the university's social and economic objectives, thus aligning their services with the authority's requirements.

## Notice

Provision of legal services to the University of South Wales Group, to include: Commercial Services (including contracts, partnership, collaborations, public procurement, IP & franchise); Dispute Resolution (including student matters); Human Resources (including employment law, dispute resolution & tribunals, recruitment, employment procedures); Property and Estates; International Law (including immigration); Governance, compliance and company law; Grants and Funding; Competition Law and Subsidy Control; Loan Agreements; Charity Law; Data Protection Law; Marketing, sponsorship and events management; Consumer Law, and laws impacting students; Corporate Law (including advice on and assistance with the structuring of commercial transactions); Health & safety, and UK Law - specifically changes in legislation and the resulting changes required in University legal documentation e.g. terms and conditions etc.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The availability of competent legal advice forms an obvious and key requirement for universities. The very nature of higher education requires the provision of legal advice across a broad spectrum of subjects. Although this broad spectrum can occasionally mean legal advice being sought from a law firm with specialist subject expertise (that would probably fall outside the scope of this tender), the majority of the legal advice required falls within the following core areas: -Commercial Services (including contracts, partnership, collaborations, public procurement, IP & franchise) -Dispute Resolution (including student matters) -Human Resources (including employment law, dispute resolution & tribunals, recruitment, employment procedures) -Property and Estates -International Law (including immigration) -Governance, compliance and company law -Grants and Funding -Competition Law and Subsidy Control -Loan Agreements -Charity Law -Data Protection Law; -Marketing, sponsorship and events management -Consumer Law, and laws impacting students; -Corporate Law (including advice on and assistance with the structuring of commercial transactions) -Health & safety, and -UK Law - specifically changes in legislation and the resulting changes required in University legal documentation e.g. terms and conditions etc. In 2021 the University conducted a strategic review of external legal costs and use of the advice provided. As a result, the University appointed in-house counsel in May 2021 providing advice in some of these core areas, together with a core duty of legal oversight. For a large higher education institution the volume, scope and complexity of legal advice requirements across these core areas as well as a range of specialists subjects, is regularly beyond the capacity and/or expertise of our in-house services team and forms the basis of this tender. For example, under the direction of the University Legal Services team, key stakeholders including estates and facilities, human resources, procurement and student casework often require external legal advice. Additional information: All Questions and Answers must be submitted via the Sell2Wales portal. Requests to attend the Supplier Engagement meeting should be made by emailing procurement@southwales.ac.uk.

Renewal: Option for 2 x 12 month renewals, subject to performance.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009593-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive procedure with negotiation |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Apr 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 16 May 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES |
| Additional buyers | MERTHYR TYDFIL COLLEGE; ROYAL WELSH COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND DRAMA |
| Locality | PONTYPRIDD |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF37 1DL |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend |
| Local authority | Merthyr Tydfil |
| Electoral ward | Cyfarthfa |
| Westminster constituency | Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare |
| Delivery location | TLL15 Central Valleys, TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services
- 79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services
- 79111000 - Legal advisory services
- 79112000 - Legal representation services
- 79130000 - Legal documentation and certification services
- 79140000 - Legal advisory and information services

## Release History

- 11 Apr 2022 at 10:36 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009593-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.merthyr.ac.uk/
- http://www.rwcmd.ac.uk
- http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales
- http://www.southwales.ac.uk
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=120299
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0315
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA1033
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA1108
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx

## Provenance

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