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title: "Recovery Strategy Unit (RSU) Legal Support Services Framework"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03d382"
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# Recovery Strategy Unit (RSU) Legal Support Services Framework

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03d382

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## Summary

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is seeking Legal Support Services through a framework agreement named 'Recovery Strategy Unit (RSU) Legal Support Services Framework'. This procurement falls under the services main procurement category and is classified under legal advisory and representation services. The tender deadline for submission is set for 11th July 2023, with a bid validity period of 120 days. The contract value is £5,000,000 GBP. The procurement method is an open procedure, with the Department running a transparent tender process following the Open Procedure principles to assess tenderers' capacity, capability, and financial competence.

This tender opportunity sees the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities looking to appoint between one and seven Lawyers/Suppliers to provide legal support services under the scope of Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Businesses in the legal services industry specializing in legal advisory and representation services would find this tender suitable. The contracting authority is based in London, United Kingdom, and aims to establish a framework agreement for a duration of up to four years. Interested businesses must complete a non-disclosure agreement before accessing the full tender documentation and demonstrating compliance within 8 days from the tender deadline.

## Notice

The Recovery Strategy Unit (RSU) part of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) is looking to establish a single lot framework for the supply of Legal Support Services via a call-off basis. The framework term will be four years. 

It is envisaged between one and seven Lawyers/ Suppliers will be appointed to the single lot framework.

The required services for this procurement are legal services falling within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended by the Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 No 1319) (PCR 2015). Schedule 3 services are not subject to the full regime of PCR 2015 but are instead governed by the Light-Touch Regime (LTR) Chapter 3, Section 7, Regulations 74 to 77 of PCR 2015.

Neither the inclusion of a tenderer selection stage, nor the use of any language or terms found in the PRC 2015, nor the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the Contracting Authorities ('Open', 'Restricted', 'Competitive Procedure with Negotiation', 'Competitive Dialogue', 'Innovation Partnership' or any other description), nor any other indication, shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authorities intends to hold itself bound by PCR 2015, save by the provisions applicable to services coming within the scope of Schedule 3 of PCR 2015.

The Contracting Authority will run a transparent tender process, treating all tenderers equally and will follow the basic principles of the Open Procedure (Regulation 27 of PCR 2015) to test the capacity, capability, technical and financial competence of tenderers.

Before accessing this tender documentation, it will be required by the Lawyers/ Supplier to complete a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) regarding this documentation and the process. Only those Suppliers/ Lawyers who have completed the NDA document and demonstrated compliance will be able to access the full suite of documents and be able to participate in this tender process. The tender deadline allows for up to 8 days for return of this documentation. DLUHC/ RSU will not extend the tender response deadline for any Lawyer/ Supplier who fails to review and return the NDA within this timeframe.

### Lot Information

Lot 1: Recovery Strategy Unit (RSU) Legal Support Services

It is envisaged between one and seven Lawyers/ Suppliers will be appointed to the single lot framework. Full details are within the associated tender documentation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015767-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Jun 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Jul 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| 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 | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| 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

- 2 Jun 2023 at 16:21 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015767-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://mhclg.force.com/ProSpend__eSourcing_Community_Registration?locale=uk
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-housing-communities-and-local-government

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