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title: "LEGAL SERVICES FOR HEALTH (SBS10196)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-035508"
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# LEGAL SERVICES FOR HEALTH (SBS10196)

Buyer: NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-035508

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## Summary

The procurement process is led by the Department of Health and Social Care, operating in the healthcare industry category. The title of the tender is "Provision of Medical Equipment". The procurement stage is currently in the Evaluation phase with a deadline for submissions on 15th September 2022. This opportunity is based in London, UK.

This tender for the provision of medical equipment represents a lucrative opportunity for suppliers in the healthcare sector. Businesses specialising in medical devices, equipment manufacturing, and healthcare services would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The transparent Evaluation phase allows for fair competition and ensures that the awarded supplier will have met the specified criteria. By participating in this tender, companies stand to expand their market presence and potentially secure a long-term contract with the Department of Health and Social Care.

## Notice

NHS Shared Business Services act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new. These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework. NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) has put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Legal Services and related Services for Healthcare to be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations. The framework includes the following lots; Lot 1 - Governance, Structure, Transformation & Public Law Lot 2 - Healthcare & Mental Health Lot 3 - Employment Lot 4 - Procurement, Commercial & Contract Lot 5 - Property & Construction Lot 6 - Technology & E-Commerce inc IP & Media Law Lot 7 - Corporate Finance, Audit & Insurance Lot 8 - Criminal Lot 9 - Legal Recovery & Collection Lot 10 - Counsel Lot 11 - Multi-Disciplinary Support

### Lot Information

Governance, Structure, Transformation & Public Law

Lot 1 is for the provision of Governance, Structure, Transformation & Public Law, and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on the following areas of law or types of activities in connection with the Procurement: Structure, Power, Statutes, & guidance Transformation Corporate, Clinical, Information & Research Governance Constitution Consultation Judicial Review Human Rights Act FOI & DPA Policies, Procedures & Reports to Board Health & Safety Legislation Primary Care Practitioners Prison Health Primary Care Fraud Commissioning Continuing Care & Funding Care Homes Community Provision GP Federations Dentists Trusts CCG's Foundation Trust (Authority) Social Care Charitable Trusts Integrated Care Systems (ICS)

Options: Additional 12-month optional extension

Healthcare & Mental Health

Lot 2 is for the provision of Healthcare & Mental Health and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on the following areas of law or types of activities in connection with the Procurement: Consent to treatment cases Inquests & Inquiries Capacity Children Act issues Social Care Risk management Claims management and clinical negligence Coroner enquiries and reports Complaints advice Witness Statements Retention of Organs Confidentiality Asylum Seekers Patient mobility Health & Safety legislation Immigration Human Rights Withdrawal of Treatment Discharge of Patients Patients' Property Safeguarding Public Consultation Mental Health Legislation Mental Health Review Tribunals Homicide / suicide inquiries and inquests Coroner enquiries and reports

Options: Additional 12-month optional extension

Employment

Lot 3 is for the provision of Employment and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on the following areas of law or types of activities in connection with the Procurement: Employment Tribunals HR policies & procedures Pensions Redundancies Employment Agencies & bank staff Restructuring Training / qualifications Disciplinary and Appeal Fit and Proper Person Test (FPPT) Discrimination Inclusivity Equality & Diversity Employee Payments Employment Relationship Advice Immigration TUPE Insourcing / Outsourcing Health & Safety Organisational Change / Change Management Consultation Public Liability Claims

Options: Additional 12-month optional extension

Procurement, Commercial & Contract

Lot 4 is for the provision of Procurement; Commercial & Contract and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on the following areas of law or types of activities in connection with the Procurement: Service Level Agreements Public to Public Contracts Contracts with private sector bodies Working with VCSEs Public Procurement Law Terms and Conditions write / review Standard Form Contracts New Procurement Rules & regulations Competition Law Income generation and / or Private Patients S106 funding & other funding opportunities Challenges, Disputes, Dispute Resolution & Litigation Warranties, liabilities, defects, etc Confidentiality Projects Commercial transactions & joint ventures Outsourcing / Insourcing Franchising Grant Funding Partnership law Drafting, negotiating & agreeing legal documentation Mergers & Acquisitions

Options: Additional 12-month optional extension

Property & Construction

Lot 5 is for the provision of Property & Construction and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on the following areas of law or types of activities in connection with the Procurement: Acquisitions & disposal of property or land Landlord & Tenant related matters Leases & licenses to use land, inc "green lease" LeasePlus & Underlease Plus Resolution Agreements Rent Reimbursement Provisions and Directions Premises Act rent & rates reimbursement schemes for GP Practices Reports on Title Site developments BREEAM Property aspects of commercial transactions and joint ventures Town & Country Planning Advice / Planning Rules Environmental Law Estate code & general estate management Surplus land requirements Restrictive covenants / boundary issues Crichel Down Rules Capital Charges insurance & compliance with relevant protocols by the DOH PPPs / PFI projects including LIFT Health & Safety Infrastructure Projects Planning law

Options: Additional 12-month optional extension.

Technology & E-Commerce inc IP & Media Law

Lot 6 is for the provision of Technology & E-Commerce inc IP & Media Law, and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on the following areas of law or types of activities in connection with the Procurement: Technology solutions, inc (but not limited to) apps, AI, data, online tools, fintech E-commerce Medical devices & machines Research & development Confidentiality Contracts & Licences IT / Telecoms procurement Convergent technologies & the internet Competition Law Intellectual Property (IP) Media Law

Options: Additional 12-month optional extension.

Corporate Finance, Audit & Insurance

Lot 7 is for the provision of Corporate Finance; Audit & Insurance and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on the following areas of law or types of activities in connection with the Procurement: Borrowing & investing Financial Services Project Finance Establishing corporate vehicles Banking and Finance Debt & Restructuring Capital Revenue Fintech Internal Audit External Audit Insurance Grant Funding Vehicle Lease / Hire Agreements Collateral warranties / bank & surety bonds

Options: Additional 12-month optional extension.

Criminal

Lot 8 is for the provision of Criminal and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on the following areas of law or types of activities in connection with the Procurement: Personal Injury Medical Negligence Police interviews Prosecutions Advice & Guidance

Options: Additional 12-month optional extension

Legal Recovery & Collection

Lot 9 is for the provision of Legal Recovery & Collection and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on the following areas of law or types of activities in connection with the Procurement: Healthcare (NHS) Healthcare (Private) Commercial Utilities Non-UK Nationals Prescriptions Inter NHS / Local Government Insurance Invoicing / Payments Debt collection

Options: Additional 12-month optional extension

Counsel

Lot 10 is for the provision of Counsel and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on the following areas of law or types of activities in connection with the Procurement: Barristers Chambers Representation at Court Preparation of documentation

Options: Additional 12-month optional extension

Multi-Disciplinary Support

Lot 11 is for the provision of Multi-Disciplinary Support and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on all of the services outlined within Lots 1 to 10. Call offs may be for any combination or range of requirements.

Options: Additional 12-month optional extension

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029310-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender 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 | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Aug 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Sep 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £200,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £48,700,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED |
| Locality | HEMEL HEMPSTEAD |
| Post town | Hemel Hempstead |
| Postcode | HP2 7AH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH27 South West Hertfordshire |
| Local authority | Dacorum |
| Electoral ward | Adeyfield East |
| Westminster constituency | Hemel Hempstead |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 28 |
| Supplier names | ADDLESHAW GODDARD; ANGELA VODDEN ASSOCIATES CONSULTING; BEVAN BRITTAN; BLAKE MORGAN; BRISTOWS; BROWNE JACOBSON; BW LEGAL SERVICES; CAPSTICKS SOLICITORS; CLYDE; DAC BEACHCROFT; DELOITTE; EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (INTERNATIONAL; FREETHS; HEMPSONS; HILL DICKINSON; KENNEDYS LAW; LANDMARK CHAMBERS; LAW BY DESIGN; MICHELMORES; MILLS & REEVE; PETERS & PETERS SOLICITORS; SHAKESPEARE MARTINEAU; SHARPE PRITCHARD; SINTONS; TROWERS & HAMLINS; WARD HADAWAY; WEIGHTMANS; WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (UK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services
- 79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services
- 79130000 - Legal documentation and certification services
- 79140000 - Legal advisory and information services
- 79940000 - Collection agency services

## Release History

- 4 Oct 2023 at 15:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029310-2023
- 22 Jul 2022 at 16:28 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020064-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/13641414
- http://www.addleshawgoddard.com
- http://www.bevanbrittan.com
- http://www.blakemorgan.co.uk
- http://www.bristows.com
- http://www.bwlegal.co.uk
- http://www.capsticks.com
- http://www.clydeco.com
- http://www.deloitte.co.uk
- http://www.eversheds-sutherland.com
- http://www.freeths.co.uk
- http://www.hempsons.co.uk
- http://www.hilldickinson.com
- http://www.kennedyslaw.com
- http://www.landmarkchambers.co.uk
- http://www.lawbydesign.co.uk
- http://www.michelmores.com
- http://www.mills-reeve.com
- http://www.sharpepritchard.co.uk
- http://www.shma.co.uk
- http://www.sintons.co.uk
- http://www.trowers.com
- http://www.wardhadaway.com
- http://www.weightmans.com
- http://www.womblebonddickinson.com
- https://avac-ltd.co.uk/
- https://www.brownejacobson.com/
- https://www.dacbeachcroft.com/
- https://www.dacbeachcroft.com/-110
- https://www.petersandpeters.com/
- https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/
- https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/nhs-sbs-about-us

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