Legal services

Tender description

The London Boroughs' Legal Alliance (the ‘LBLA’), comprised of the London Boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon,Hounslow, Islington, Newham, Redbridge, Waltham Forest, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, the City of London Corporation, Westminster City Council and the London Fire and Planning Authority ‘the Authorities’ have invited tenders from organisations that can provide high quality and cost effective legal advisory services under one or both of the following Lots: Lot 1- Regeneration and Lot 2 — Full range of legal services. It will be open for use by local authorities in Greater London and South-East England (please refer to www.direct.gov.uk or http://director.londoncouncils.gov.uk for the list of authorities). The London Brough of Hackney is acting as the Central Purchasing Body for and Kennedy Cater is acting as the advisers on behalf of the LBLA Authorities. The Scope of this Lot, whilst not guaranteed, includes (without limitation) advice and assistance with respect to the following areas of law: The organisations appointed shall: Provide legal advisory services to the Authorities in relation to Regeneration related work for which the Authorities require legal input including but not limited to: — development agreements — joint ventures — large scale portfolio work — mixed use development — construction and regeneration — public procurement advice and tendering (including competitive dialogue) — planning inquiries — complex planning agreements — site assembly — review of construction contract terms and conditions — review of warranties to sub-contractors and sub-consultants — agreement of contract terms and conditions for construction contracts with any successful contractor — environmental matters — related state aid — any dispute or litigation closely connected with a regeneration project. The organisations appointed shall: provide legal advisory services to the Authorities in relation to the Full Range of Legal Services for which the Authorities require legal input including but not limited to the following four categories: 1. Litigation including but not limited to: — Housing — Employment — General Civil including complex debt collection — Construction 2. Commercial including but not limited to: — contracts — EU procurement — PPP/PFI — Education projects 3. Property including but not limited to: — general planning — Highways Agreements — Landlord & tenant (including Housing) — Compulsory Purchase Orders — Sales & Leasehold — small scale development projects 4. Other Miscellaneous Local Government Work including and not limited to: — Freedom of Information law, data protection and governance — Licensing — Pensions — Elections.