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title: "CMS Litigation Services- Order for Sale"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-042de4"
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# CMS Litigation Services- Order for Sale

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042de4

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## Summary

The Department for Work and Pensions has awarded a contract for the provision of litigation services associated with processing Orders for Sale and Possession in England and Wales. The title of the contract is "CMS Litigation Services- Order for Sale" under the legal services category. The contract has been awarded to Shakespeare Martineau LLP. The procurement method used was a limited procedure without prior publication, and the award criteria was based on a Single Tender due to urgent requirements.

This tender opportunity provides businesses in the legal services sector with a chance to secure contracts for providing litigation services related to property management and court actions. Businesses specializing in legal services, particularly those with experience in handling Orders for Sale and Possession, would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The Department for Work and Pensions is the buying organisation overseeing this procurement, offering growth opportunities for law firms to expand their client base through government contracts.

## Notice

Provision of litigation services associated with processing Orders for Sale and Orders for Possession with associated property management, on behalf of DWP Child Maintenance Service

### Lot Information

Lot 1

9/1/24 Contract value uplifted from PS98,440 exc VAT ( PS118,128 including VAT) to PS147, 660 Plus VAT ( PS177,192 including VAT) following modification under PCR Reg 72 (1) b for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of contractor- (i) cannot be made for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing equipment, services or installations procured under the initial procurement, and (ii)would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority, provided that any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract;" The contract has been amended pending commencement of a new longer term contract in February 2024 https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009925-2023 Please note that this notice is a retrospective FTS notice as a notice would not have been required under the original contract award in February 2023. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The required service is to instruct solicitors to make an application for an Order for Sale (OFS) and ongoing related court actions including Orders for Possession, with associated property management. The service will be delivered in England and Wales in relation to property owned by a Paying Parent (PP) for the purposes of securing arrears of child maintenance. The Solicitor is required to attempt to set-up payment plans with the PP for the owed debt, to help avoid the sale of a property. This can be at any point of the process and the Solicitor will manage the agreed payment plans. This requirement does not extend to cases in Scotland or Northern Ireland.

### Procurement Information

Single Tender: Urgent requirement estimated to be under threshold at the time of award

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001607-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Feb 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £98,440 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS2 7UE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SHAKESPEARE MARTINEAU |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 17 Jan 2024 at 13:23 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001607-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009925-2023
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions

## Provenance

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