Legal services

Tender description

Crown Commercial Services (“CCS”) is seeking to establish a multi supplier Panel Agreement for the provision of legal services for the Wider Public Sector, with access to limited legal services for Central Government. This Panel Agreement will cover a comprehensive range of commercial legal specialisms, for use by UK Public Sector Customers, including devolved administrations (i.e. England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland). Regional Legal Services provided across a range of legal specialisms to all Wider Public Sector Customers. Central government customers will be permitted to have the following limited use; Ministerial and Non Ministerial Central Government departments and their Arms Length Bodies and Agencies. ‘Where the value of the fees the Customer anticipates will be incurred is twenty thousand pounds (20 000 GBP) or less per matter’ can access Lot 1 of this panel agreement for the following specialisms only: — transactional property work (including non-complex conveyancing and work relating to leases and licences), — employment litigation, — other litigation. Full Service Firms Legal Services provided to Wider Public Sector Customers. Suppliers on the Lot are required to provide all of the seventeen (17) listed Mandatory Legal Services Specialisms across the whole of a jurisdictional area (England and Wales, Scotland and/or Northern Ireland). Suppliers can also offer any or all of the eighteen (18) listed Optional Legal Specialisms. Property and Construction Legal Services provided to Wider Public Sector Customers, with full UK National Coverage. Suppliers on this Lot are required to provide all of the listed Mandatory Specialisms. Transport Rail Legal Services provided to Wider Public Sector Customers, with full UK National Coverage. Suppliers on this Lot are required to provide all of the listed Mandatory Specialisms. Costs Lawyer Services provided to Wider Public Sector Customers and Central Government Departments and their Arms Length Bodies and Agencies. Suppliers on this Lot are required to provide all of the listed Mandatory Specialisms.