Legal advisory and representation services

Tender description

The Legal Service framework consists of the following lots: — Lot 1: NHS Governance and Public Law, — Lot 2: Primary Care Services, — Lot 3: Healthcare Law, — Lot 4: Mental Health Law, — Lot 5: Employment Law, — Lot 6: Contract and Commercial Law, — Lot 7: Property Law, — Lot 8: Construction, — Law Lot 9: IT, Telecommunications and E-Commerce, — Lot 10: Corporate Finance and PFI/PPP projects including lift, —Lot 11: Multi-Disciplinary Project Support. NHS Governance and Public Law. The areas of law or types of activities which might typically arise (but not limited to) under this Lot are as follows: — NHS Structure, Power, Statutes and guidance, — Corporate Governance, — Clinical Governance, — Information Governance, — Research Governance, — Foundation Trust (Authority) constitution advice, — Criminal prosecutions, — Public Consultation, — Judicial review, — Internal and public enquiries, — Policies and procedures, — Human Rights Act 1998, — Freedom of Information, — Policies, Procedures and Reports to the Board, — Health and Safety Legislation, — Disclosure of Information, — Advice on General Data Protection Regulation, — Charitable Trusts. Under this Lot 1 NHS Governance and Public Law we have awarded the below suppliers: — Addleshaw Goddard LLP, — Bevan Brittan LLP, — Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP, — Browne Jacobson LLP, — Capsticks Solicitors LLP, — Clyde and Co LLP, — DAC Beachcroft LLP, — Hempsons, — Hill Dickinson LLP, — Kennedys Law LLP, — Mills and Reeve LLP, — RadcliffesLeBrasseur, — Sintons Limited Liability Partnership, — Trowers and Hamlins LLP, — Ward Hadaway, — Weightmans LLP. Primary Care Services The areas of law or types of activities which might typically arise (but not limited to) under this Lot are as follows: Primary Care Practitioners Prison Health Primary Care Fraud Commissioning Continuing Care and Funding Care Homes Community provision Inquests GP Federations Under this Lot 2 Primary Care Services we have awarded the below suppliers: Bevan Brittan LLP Browne Jacobson LLP Capsticks Solicitors LLP Clyde & Co LLP DAC Beachcroft LLP Hempsons Hill Dickinson LLP Kennedys Law LLP Mills & Reeve LLP Sintons Limited Liability Partnership Trowers & Hamlins LLP Ward Hadaway Weightmans LLP Healthcare Law The areas of law or types of activities which might typically arise (but not limited to) under this Lot are as follows: Consent to treatment cases Inquests Capacity Children Act issues Risk management Claims management and clinical negligence Coroner enquiries and reports Complaints advice Witness Statements Retention of Organs Confidentiality Criminal prosecutions Asylum Seekers Patient mobility Health & Safety legislation Immigration Human Rights Withdrawal of Treatment Discharge of Patients Patient Property Safeguarding Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) Services Under this Lot 3 Healthcare Law we have awarded the below suppliers: Bevan Brittan LLP Browne Jacobson LLP Capsticks Solicitors LLP Clyde & Co LLP DAC Beachcroft LLP Hempsons Hill Dickinson LLP Kennedys Law LLP Mills & Reeve LLP RadcliffesLeBrasseur Sintons Limited Liability Partnership Trowers & Hamlins LLP Ward Hadaway Weightmans LLP Mental Health Law The areas of law or types of activities which might typically arise (but not limited to) under this Lot are as follows: Mental Health Legislation Mental Health Review Tribunals Homicide/ suicide inquiries and inquests Coroner enquiries and reports Capacity NHS Trusts and PCTs Detention and Discharge Patients’ Property Inquests Human Rights Act 1998 Under this Lot 4 Mental Health Law we have awarded the below suppliers: Bevan Brittan LLP Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP Browne Jacobson LLP Capsticks Solicitors LLP Clyde & Co LLP DAC Beachcroft LLP Hempsons Hill Dickinson LLP Kennedys Law LLP Mills & Reeve LLP RadcliffesLeBrasseur Sintons Limited Liability Partnership Ward Hadaway Weightmans LLP Employment Law The areas of law or types of activities which might typically arise (but not limited to) under this Lot are as follows: Employment Law Advice Employment Tribunals HR Policies Pensions Employment Agencies and bank staff Organisational Change Disciplinary and Appeal – All staff Health professional practice advice Discrimination Independent Sector Employment Governance Employee Payments Employment Relationship Advice Immigration Issues Other Legislation and case law Updates TUPE Health & Safety Organisational Change/ Change Management Outsourcing/ Contracting out Public Liability Claims Under this Lot 5 Employment Law we have awarded the below suppliers Ashfords LLP Bevan Brittan LLP Bird & Bird LLP Blake Morgan LLP Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP Browne Jacobson LLP Capsticks Solicitors LLP Clyde & Co LLP DAC Beachcroft LLP Freeths LLP Gowling WLG (UK) LLP Hempsons Hill Dickinson LLP Law By Design Limited Michelmores LLP Mills & Reeve LLP Ortolan Legal Limited RadcliffesLeBrasseur Sharpe Pritchard LLP Sintons Limited Liability Partnership Trowers & Hamlins LLP Ward Hadaway Weightmans LLP Contract and Commercial Law The areas of law or types of activities which might typically arise (but not limited to) under this Lot are as follows: Service Level Agreements Contracts with other public sector bodies Contracts with private sector bodies Public procurement Law Competition Law (excluding telecoms & IT sectors) Income generation and/ or Private Patients Charitable Trusts Intellectual Property Commercial Disputes and Litigation Confidentiality Property aspects of commercial transactions and joint ventures Franchising Mergers and Acquisitions Under this Lot 6 Contract and Commercial Law we have awarded the below suppliers Addleshaw Goddard LLP Bevan Brittan LLP Bird & Bird LLP Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP Browne Jacobson LLP Capsticks Solicitors LLP Clyde & Co LLP DAC Beachcroft LLP Freeths LLP Gowling WLG (UK) LLP Hempsons Hill Dickinson LLP Mills & Reeve LLP Ortolan Legal Limited RadcliffesLeBrasseur Sharpe Pritchard LLP Sintons Limited Liability Partnership Trowers & Hamlins LLP Walker Morris LLP Ward Hadaway Weightmans LLP Property Law The areas of law or types of activities which might typically arise (but not limited to) under this Lot are as follows: Acquisitions and disposal of property Landlord & Tenant related matters Leases and licences to use land Knowledge of LeasePlus and Underlease Plus Resolution Agreements Rent Reimbursement Provisions and Directions Premises Act rent & rates reimbursement schemes for GP Practices Reports on Title Site developments Property aspects of commercial transactions and joint ventures Town and Country Planning Advice/ Planning Rules knowledge Environmental law advice Estate code and general estate management advice Property and construction disputes Building contract advice Mediation/ Dispute resolution Surplus land requirements Restrictive covenants/ boundary issues Advice in connection with Critchel Down Rules Capital Charges, insurance and compliance with relevant protocols by the DOH Road Closures Enabling Works Contracts LIFT Under this Lot 7 Property Law we have awarded the below suppliers Addleshaw Goddard LLP Ashfords LLP Bevan Brittan LLP Blake Morgan LLP Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP Browne Jacobson LLP Capsticks Solicitors LLP Clyde & Co LLP DAC Beachcroft LLP Freeths LLP Gowling WLG (UK) LLP Hempsons Hill Dickinson LLP Kennedys Law LLP Michelmores LLP Mills & Reeve LLP Sharpe Pritchard LLP Sintons Limited Liability Partnership Trowers & Hamlins LLP Walker Morris LLP Ward Hadaway Weightmans LLP Construction The areas of law or types of activities which might typically arise (but not limited to) under this Lot are as follows: Construction Contracts (including standard form) Construction (including defects liability, collateral warranties, bank and surety bonds, professional appointments and procurement) PPPs (Public Private Partnerships)/ PFI projects including LIFT schemes. Health & Safety (specifically relevant to the construction industry) Infrastructure Projects Under this Lot 8 Construction Law we have awarded the below suppliers Addleshaw Goddard LLP Ashfords LLP Bevan Brittan LLP Bird & Bird LLP Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP Browne Jacobson LLP Capsticks Solicitors LLP Clyde & Co LLP DAC Beachcroft LLP Freeths LLP Hempsons Hill Dickinson LLP Hogan Lovells International LLP Michelmores LLP Mills & Reeve LLP Quigg Golden Solicitors Sharpe Pritchard LLP Sintons Limited Liability Partnership Trowers & Hamlins LLP Ward Hadaway Weightmans LLP IT, Telecommunications & E-Commerce The areas of law or types of activities which might typically arise (but not limited to) under this Lot are as follows: E-commerce Data protection Confidentiality PPPs IT Contracts and Licences Software Licences IT/ Telecoms procurement Convergent technologies and the internet Competition Law (relevant to the IT/ Telecoms sectors) General Data Protection Regulation Under this Lot 9 IT, Telecommunications & E-Commerce we have awarded the below suppliers Addleshaw Goddard LLP Bevan Brittan LLP Bird & Bird LLP Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP Browne Jacobson LLP Capsticks Solicitors LLP Clyde & Co LLP DAC Beachcroft LLP Hempsons Hill Dickinson LLP Mills & Reeve LLP RadcliffesLeBrasseur Sharpe Pritchard LLP Sintons Limited Liability Partnership Trowers & Hamlins LLP Ward Hadaway Weightmans LLP Corporate Finance & PFI/PPP projects including LIFT Schemes This legal practice area is intended to serve Participating Authorities engaged in very high value or particularly complex projects requiring sustained legal resourcing, likely to be used in relation to major infrastructure projects, privatisations and similar transactions using specialised project skills and complex financial and legal documentation. The areas of law or types of activities which might typically arise (but not limited to) under this Lot are as follows: Borrowing and investing Project Finance Establishing corporate vehicles Public procurement law Drafting and contributing to project documentation Project planning Drafting, negotiating and agreeing legal documentation Banking and Finance Advice and documentation on property issues General legal advice and assistance Advice and documentation on HR issues Under this Lot 10 Corporate Finance & PFI/PPP projects including LIFT we have awarded the below suppliers Addleshaw Goddard LLP Ashfords LLP Bevan Brittan LLP Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP Browne Jacobson LLP Capsticks Solicitors LLP Clyde & Co LLP DAC Beachcroft LLP Gowling WLG (UK) LLP Hempsons Hill Dickinson LLP Hogan Lovells International LLP Michelmores LLP Mills & Reeve LLP Sintons Limited Liability Partnership Trowers & Hamlins LLP Walker Morris LLP Ward Hadaway Weightmans LLP Multi-Disciplinary Project Support Suppliers on this lot are required to provide all of the services outlined within lots 1-10. This includes but is not limited to: Ongoing project support Where input for a range of legal specialisms is required Under this Lot 11 Multi-Disciplinary Project Support we have awarded the below suppliers Bevan Brittan LLP Blake Morgan LLP Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP Browne Jacobson LLP Capsticks Solicitors LLP DAC Beachcroft LLP Hempsons Hill Dickinson LLP Mills & Reeve LLP Sintons Limited Liability Partnership Walker Morris LLP Ward Hadaway Weightmans LLP