Legal services

Tender description

The Regenda Group has established a framework of providers for the provision of various legal services to enable staff to procure legal advice in a consistent and cost effective manner across the Group. The procurement was completed in line with the requirements of a Light Touch Regime. This Strategy and Governance Lot includes such issues as group structure support, merger & acquisitions, new group members or addition of vehicles such as cost sharing or other such joint ventures. It will include any work associated with such group structure changes that will include due diligence, rule changes, charity advice, stock transfers etc. Any work associated with refinancing was excluded from this tender exercise. This lot covers those areas typically associated with a social housing provider and will include assistance/advise in extreme rent arrear cases, antisocial behaviour, gas access and other general tenancy issues such as disputes, trusteeship, mutual exchange and succession. This lot includes advice and support in areas such as right to buy, right to acquire, shared ownership and licences to assign, staircasing, land acquisition and disposal, property acquisition and disposal, commercial and non residential acquisition and disposals, site purchases, property purchases, service charge disputes and queries, office leases, breaches of leases, building defects etc. This lot covers all advise and support usually associated with a registered provider that offers supported and sheltered accommodation and will include management agreements and support agreements and new lease arrangements. This is a general lot that covers areas of ad hoc advice that has been sought in the past and includes health &safety, data protection, consumer credit, general contract advise, procurement (including OJEU legislation) and media/PR advice. HR matters are currently dealt with under a retention arrangement and it would be preferred for this to be continued. The retention arrangements includes a fixed annual fee paid monthly that includes initial advice on general employment matters such as support for grievances and disciplinaries, strategic input when dealing with complex issues such as reasonable adjustments and TUPE; sounding board when dealing with sensitive issues, especially those that could impact the Group's reputation; workforce development, resource planning; any employment tribunal claim not previously advised on. It includes capped fees for one and two day employment tribunal claims. It should also include policy health checks for areas such as disciplinary, grievance, capability, sickness and absence and equal opportunities. It includes access to legal updates and areas such as debt recovery advice; seminars and training for staff and bespoke training for HR staff.