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title: "Legal Service Planning and Consents"
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# Legal Service Planning and Consents

Buyer: RESTORATION & RENEWAL DELIVERY AUTHORITY LTD  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b1e8

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## Summary

The Restoration & Renewal Delivery Authority Ltd in London has initiated a tender process for the provision of legal services in the field of planning and consents, focusing on the Restoration and Renewal Programme of the Palace of Westminster. This public procurement process falls under the services category with a classification of Legal services (CPV: 79100000). However, following a review on 22 November 2024, the Delivery Authority decided to withdraw the tender as the needs for legal support were reassessed. Although initially aiming for key deadlines in early January 2025, these have been removed as part of the amendments during the tender withdrawal phase.

This tender had the potential to offer significant opportunities for law firms specialised in planning law, heritage issues, environmental impact assessments, and related legal challenges. It was tailored for businesses with expertise in supporting large-scale heritage restoration projects, providing legal advice on issues such as town planning applications, listed buildings, and consents for temporary works. Firms experienced in navigating complex legal frameworks and securing necessary consents for prestigious and sensitive projects like the Palace of Westminster would have been ideal candidates, thus allowing them to substantially contribute to one of the most important heritage projects in the UK.

## Notice

The Delivery Authority has undertaken a review of its near-term requirements for legal support for planning and consents, and this support is now not required as early as previously anticipated. In view of this the Delivery Authority has taken the decision to withdraw the Planning Legal Tender at this time. This tender notice is separate from UK Parliament's existing legal support.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Delivery Authority is seeking to appoint a provider of legal services in the field of planning law to support the R&R Programme. The Services will support the Delivery Authority in the performance of its functions and duties under the Act and will include but not limited to legal advice in relation to: * town planning applications, issues and procedures; * heritage issues including conservation areas, listed buildings (the case for public benefit for works to listed buildings and all relevant consenting matters relating to listed buildings), archaeology and world heritage site issues; * environmental impact assessment (EIA) including EIA strategy, screening and scoping for the R&R Programme; * highway procedures and consents (including procedures for stopping- up highways and traffic regulation orders); * marine consents for works in the River Thames; * section 106 agreements; * community infrastructure levy; * compulsory purchase and compensation; * consents for temporary works including any potential extended temporary use of land for works; * planning appeals and call-ins; * judicial review and other legal challenges; * development plan and third-party application representations; * neighbourhood planning; * strategic advice taking cognisance of the processes listed above; * access to information issues, including application of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information Regulations 2004, in liaison with internal legal team; and * other planning law advice as may be required by the Delivery Authority in support of the R&R Programme. The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons and Corporate Officer of the House of Lords are named users under the agreement, and services shall comprise the provision of legal advice and support to the Corporate Officers in the areas of planning law and consents required in connection with the Parliamentary Estate (and surrounding areas). The Services will include, but are not limited to, legal advice in relation to: * town planning issues and procedures; * heritage matters including conservation areas, listed buildings, archaeology and world heritage site issues; * environmental impact assessment including EIA strategy, screening and scoping; * section 106 agreements; * community infrastructure levy; * highway/traffic management procedures; * compulsory purchase and compensation; * consents required for works in the River Thames; * consents for temporary works; * judicial review and other legal challenges; * planning appeals and call-in; * public inquiries in relation to highway/traffic management procedures and orders; * development plan and third-party application representations; * neighbourhood planning; * strategic advice taking cognisance of the processes listed above; * the inter-relationship between the various regulatory/consenting regimes; * relevant legislation, policy and the overarching legal framework including case law, including as to the impact on overall strategy; * the planning and consents strategy for works on or near the Parliamentary Estate; and * other planning law advice as may be required. The Delivery Authority intends to invite 5 Candidates to tender for the Contract and to appoint a single Supplier. Further information on the evaluation methodology can be found in the SQP. Additional information: Please see VI.3 Additional Information and SQP.

Options: The term of the Contract will be for an initial term of 5 years (60 months) although the Delivery Authority reserves the right to extend the term of the Contract for up to a further 2 years (24 months) to make a maximum possible term of 7 years (84 months).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037868-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Nov 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Jan 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,000,000 |
| 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 | RESTORATION & RENEWAL DELIVERY AUTHORITY LTD |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 0AA |
| 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

- 22 Nov 2024 at 15:31 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037868-2024
- 22 Nov 2024 at 15:18 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037858-2024
- 22 Nov 2024 at 15:09 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037853-2024
- 28 Oct 2024 at 15:18 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034885-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://rrparliament.app.jaggaer.com

## Provenance

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