Legal services

Tender description

As part of its PR19 business plan submission, UU included a project provisionally called Manchester and Pennines Resilience (MaPR) which is intended to be delivered via Ofwat’s new Direct Procurement for Customers (DPC) approach. UU need the support of a legal adviser (LA) throughout the project to support and advise through to financial close out. The company is committed to evaluating the project using the Green Book for project appraisal, the appointed LA may be required to lead or support in the preparation of the OBC and the FBC as required as the Project progresses. Additionally, as a public utility and regulated business, the DPC procurement process will need to comply with all applicable procurement regulations. As part of its PR19 business plan submission, UU included a project provisionally called Manchester and Pennines Resilience (MaPR) intended to be delivered via Ofwat’s new Direct Procurement for Customers (DPC) approach. UU need the support of a legal adviser (LA) throughout the project to support and advise through to financial close out. The project will have a relatively long lead time until anticipated financial close (summer 2022). The company is committed to evaluating the project using the Green Book for project appraisal, the appointed LA may be required to lead or support in the preparation of the OBC and the FBC as required as the project progresses. Additionally, as a public utility and regulated business, the DPC procurement process will need to comply with all applicable procurement regulations. The LA must therefore be familiar with and have experience of advising on projects that have used and been evaluated in accordance with the Green Book, and be experienced in assisting its clients with preparation of the OBC and FBC. The LA should be able to demonstrate a strong track record on similar advisory roles, demonstrating strong credentials in all aspects of legal advisory. Experience in UK infrastructure projects and a UK regulated utilities environment will be highly desirable, particularly in advising on projects which have the UK Government and/or UK Economic Regulators as key stakeholders. There will be a need to be creative, agile and flexible with a ‘pathfinder’ mentality.