Legal services

Tender description

This is a notice for social and specific services in accordance with Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of The Council Article 74 for Legal Services. The University wishes to appoint a panel of legal services providers to provide expert legal advice (‘Panel firms’) in 4 Lots. Lot 1: Property and Estates. Lot 2: Employment and Higher Education. Lot 3: Commercial/Contractual and Intellectual Property. Lot 4: Patent Services. For Lots 1-3, the University intends to appoint 2 Panel firms to whom work will be allocated at the discretion of Legal Services; for Lot 4, the intention is to appoint four Panel firms, again, to whom work will be allocated at Legal Services' discretion. For higher value work the University may seek quotations from all firms on the panel for a particular ‘Lot’ to ensure best value. It is possible for a Panel firm to be appointed to more than 1 Lot. The Panel firms would (where necessary) be expected to familiarise themselves with the University's property portfolio and advise on areas such as (but not limited to): — Estate management, — TVG Issues, — Sales and purchases, — Property related disputes and claims, — Landlord and tenant, — Operational student residences issues, — Construction contracts, appointments and warranties, — Construction procurement, — Construction insolvency and disputes, — Infrastructure, — Planning matters, — Easements and wayleaves, —Funding, mortgages and security, — Procurement, — Insolvency, — State Aid, — Health and Safety, — Projects. Areas to be covered by this lot include but are not limited to: —Tribunal work; —Grievance and disciplinary; —TUPE; —Pay disputes; —Other employment issues; —Discrimination (employment related); —Discrimination (student related); —Research Misconduct; —Student complaints/disciplinary; —Fitness to Practise; —Charity law inc. Trusts; —Regulatory issues (e.g. statutes); —Defending student claims; —Course related issues; —International student issues; —Work placement/experience activity; —Open Access; —Education collaborative provision; —Health and Safety; —Pensions; —Financial; —Debt recovery; —OFT and DS Regs in relation to student accommodation; —CRA/CMA; —Immigration. Areas to be covered by this lot include but are not limited to: —Joint ventures; —Spin-out company formation and management; —IP protection, management and policy; —IP licensing/assignment; —Student IP; —Partnerships; —Research related contracts; —Clinical Trials; —International contracts; —IT systems contracts; —General commercial contracts; —Projects; —Procurement (inc. IT systems); —Education collaborative provision; —Insolvency; —CRA/CMA; —State Aid. If successful, the Panel firms would be expected to familiarize themselves with the University IP Policy and University Research and Impact Strategy. Bidders should include in their tenders details of how this would be undertaken, including any proposed charges for this process. Areas to be covered by this lot include but are not limited to: —Filing and prosecution of applications for patent protection in the UK and abroad; —Freedom to operate searches and advice; —Advice related to management and enforcement of patents in the UK and abroad.