--- title: "Legal Services Support for Recovery Strategy Unit (RSU)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03be41" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03be41" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03be41.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03be41.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES" published: "2023-04-13" --- # Legal Services Support for Recovery Strategy Unit (RSU) Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03be41 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03be41) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03be41.json) ## Summary The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is planning a tender for Legal Services Support for the Recovery Strategy Unit (RSU) with an estimated value of £5,000,000. The procurement is in the services category under the CPV classification for legal advisory and representation services. The tender aims to establish a Framework Agreement with up to seven suppliers to provide specialist litigation support to pursue actors responsible for unsafe buildings. The future notice date for this tender is April 24, 2023. This legal services tender offers business growth opportunities for innovative and experienced litigators with a track record in commercial, property, and construction litigation. The appointed suppliers will work on high-profile government priorities directly reporting to the Secretary of State. Successful firms will have the chance to use new powers to hold high-profile actors accountable, impacting construction litigation in the UK significantly. Businesses well-versed in tax compliance, commercial law, and building remediation are suited to compete for this tender. ## Notice It is anticipated that this procurement will result in the setting up of a Framework Agreement consisting of up to seven (7) Suppliers for the provision of specialist litigation support to DLUHC. Full details will be provided within the tender documentation. ### Lot Information Lot 1 In April 2022, the Building Safety Act was passed, providing a range of new powers to hold to account those responsible for unsafe buildings. To this end the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities established the Recovery Strategy Unit (RSU) to pursue those who seek to obfuscate their responsibility to pay to fix unsafe buildings and make them safe. The appointed Suppliers to this Framework Agreement will support the use of these new and untested powers to spearhead some of the first government action against actors across the built environment. This is a high-profile Government priority; the RSU reports directly to Secretary of State and the issue of building remediation receives considerable press coverage on a national scale. We want to work with innovative and experienced litigators, with a strong track record of advising on successful litigation in relation to commercial, property and construction matters. The actors we are pursuing are significant, both in terms of their resources and reputation. We also expect that some cases will have tax compliance and commercial law elements and we'd expect successful suppliers to advise on all legal avenues of redress. The successful firms will be working on a key priority for the Department and for No.10 and will have the opportunity to use a range of new powers to hold high profile actors to account and deliver justice for leaseholders. The outcome of the RSU's action will significantly impact construction litigation in this country, providing case law and establishing precedent of powerful new legal remedies. Additional information: DLUHC reserves the right to cancel all or part of this proposed procurement and/or withdraw/amend this notice including any dates (which are indicative at this stage). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010581-2023 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Apr 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Apr 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £5,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT OF LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 4DF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | TLI32 Westminster | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79100000 - Legal services - 79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services ## Release History - 13 Apr 2023 at 08:15 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010581-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-housing-communities-and-local-government ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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