Legal services

Tender description

Crown Commercial Service is to looking to set up a commercial vehicle or vehicles for the provision of a comprehensive range of commercial legal services to all UK public sector contracting bodies, to include central Government departments and their associated bodies including Devolved Administrations — Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the Wider Public Sector including Health and Education bodies, Local and Regional Government organisations, Emergency Services and Third Sector organisations. Presently, there are 2 commercial vehicle types being considered, a dynamic purchasing system, and / or a framework. The choice of commercial vehicle(s) will be decided after the results of in-depth market and customer engagement sessions currently being planned. The Scope of services provided by the vehicle(s) is envisaged to cover more than 35 ‘Legal Practice Sectors’ with subsets of more than 75 smaller ‘Practice Areas’. These are listed in Section II.2.4. This procedure relates to Legal Services within the meaning of Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015). Given that this procedure relates to ‘social and other specific services’ only, it is subject to limited regulation and will be conducted in accordance with regulations 74 to 76 of PCR 2015. Any references to fully regulated processes or procedures are for ease of reference only and should not be taken as recognition nor acceptance that the same apply in this instance. Entry criteria, for potential providers which is not exhaustive, shall include: 1. Be an legally established law firm / provider of commercial legal services. 2. Be registered and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, and / or appropriate regulatory bodies in other EU jurisdictions, for example the Scottish Law Society. 3. Be in possession of valid and current Public Liability (PL), Employers Liability (EL) and Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) cover. 4. Be able to demonstrate the capacity and capability within the bid entity to fully provide at least one of the ‘Practice Areas’ as set out below. Expressions of Interest from Consortium / Group (of) Economic Operators (GEOs) and Small / Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are welcome. The ‘Practice Sectors’ and their subsets ‘Practice Areas’ (referred to in Section II.1.4) which will form the Scope of Supply of the proposed commercial vehicle(s) are as follows: Administrative and Public Law: Inquiries, Local Government Law, Professional Disciplinary Procedures, Public Regulatory Law. Banking and Finance: Acquisition Finance, Islamic finance, Project Finance, Restructuring / Insolvency, Loans / Lending. Charities: Commercial Contract Law: Commercial Litigation: Competition Law: Construction: Data Protection and Information Law: FOIA Law, DPA Law, EU Regulation. Dispute Resolution: Education Law: Institutions — schools, and H&FE. Employment Law: Discrimination / Equal opportunities, Policy, TUPE. Environment: Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Enforcement, Climate Change. EU Law: Financial Law Services: Debt Recovery. Civil Fraud: Asset Tracing / Freezing. Health and Safety Law: Regulatory Procedures, Compliance, Training, HASAW, Waste. IT Law: Infrastructure: PFI / PPP, Infrastructure Finance. Intellectual Property Law: Licensing Law: Litigation and Dispute Resolution: Personal Injury Claims, Commercial Property. Media and Entertainment: Mediation Services: Outsourcing: Partnerships: Corporate JVs, Public Service Concessions, Franchising. Pensions Law: Regulations / Regulatory Frameworks, Scheme mergers / de-mergers, Restructuring, Pensions Litigation. Planning: CPOs, JRs, Divestment / Sale. Projects: Project Finance, Project Partnering, Strategic Outsourcing. Public Procurement: EU Regulatory Law, Outsourcing / Insourcing, Contract Drafting Services. Real Estate: Landlord and Tenant Matters, Leases, Licenses and Conveyancing, Site Development. Real Estate Finance: Real Estate Litigation: Social Housing: Tax: Telecommunications: Regulatory / Compliance, Spectrum Sales / Auctions, Procurement. Transport Law: Road Regulatory, EIAs, Operator Licensing. Travel Law: Law Costs Draftsman Services: