Legal services

Tender description

The London Borough of Southwark has established a framework for solicitors services for a period of 4 years commencing on 24.9.2018 at an estimated cost for Southwark of 9 000 000 GBP during the 4 year period and an overall cost of 18 000 000 — 25 000 000 GBP including spend within this framework from other participating organisations. The framework is open to the following: All London local authorities, details of which can be obtained from this link (http://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/); Companies wholly owned by London local authorities; CCGs in the London area, details of which can be obtained from this link (https://www.england.nhs.uk/london/ccg-trust/); London Fire Brigade (www.london-fire.gov.uk/); London Councils; and Local Government Association (https://www.local.gov.uk/) Lot 1 — property and planning to include the following: —— development consent orders, —— freehold acquisition of affordable housing blocks, —— acquisition of high value sites for investment purposes, —— the right for a lessee to renew their lease under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, —— major planning agreement — involve referring to the report to planning committee and incorporating the terms outlined in Section 106 Agreement under the Town and Country Planning Act, —— development agreements where the council and the developer have existing property interests, —— procurement/state aid implications arising on land transaction, —— allocation of land between the council and TfL in accordance with statutory provisions, —— partnering a third party to develop a number of council sites, — commercial contracts and procurement All aspects of complex commercial contracts and procurement related advice including: —— PFI/PPP contracts, including project finance and commercial expertise, —— regeneration procurements, including those with specialist requirements (for example with works near a railway line which involves negotiating asset protection agreements), —— Advise on ancillary matters relating to complex projects such as state aid and taxation —— the formation of local authority companies, including asset backed vehicles, charitable trusts and joint venture agreements, —— advising on complex procurements, such as those involving competitive dialogue or competitive process with negotiation, —— drafting complex agreements including complex Framework Agreements, —— advising on adjudication matters relating to complex disputes, —— advising on complex and or high value grant agreements and dealing with state aid issues, —— advice relating to a formal challenge to a proposed contract award in relation to a complex procurement. — complex commercial litigation to include: —— pre-litigation disputes, —— risk management and dispute resolution, —— contract and construction disputes, —— procurement disputes, —— civil fraud and asset recovery, —— complex injunctions and insolvency, —— regulatory issues, —— injunctions, IT disputes and other complex litigation arising from the council’s regeneration, property, planning and information functions and complex public law disputes. — employment —— major transactional projects involving new or unusual employment related legal and procedural matters, which involve in particular the treatment of public sector pension schemes. Examples would include PFI projects such as building schools for the future, new Academy conversions, transfer into the council of responsibility for public health, inter-authority shared services initiatives. An example of a complex contentious employment matter would be one involving a member or chief officer or an independent investigation or review. — Governance and Public Law advice on complex legal and governance issues including: —— governance arrangement for commercial vehicles including joint ventures, trusts and CICs and assistance in drafting new corporate policies, —— governance arrangement of partnership working with the NHA, CCGs and other public authorities, —— executive and non executive decisions. Lot 2 (General Matters) — sub-lot 2.1: commercial contracts and procurement — sub-lot 2.2: general litigation — sub-lot 2.3: housing — sub-lot 2.4: health and social care/social care litigation — sub-lot 2.5: employment — sub-lot 2.6: education Full details are contained in the tender documents Lot 3 (routine predictable matter) — sub-lot 3.1: residential conveyancing (appointment of up to 3 framework firms – 1 for use by Southwark and the remaining 2 for external organisations and Southwark overflow work): This area deals with matters relating to the Authority’s disposals under statutory and discretionary home ownership schemes, post-sales legal transactions arising from such disposals as well as providing advice on matters arising from these and related matters. This may range from assisting the Authority to draft new precedent leases to providing specific advice on individual cases. — sub-lot 3.2: debt recovery work (up to 3 framework firms): Sundry routine debt recovery and enforcement of charges for council services.