LEGAL SERVICES FOR HEALTH (SBS10196)

Tender description

NHS Shared Business Services act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new. These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework. NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) has put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Legal Services and related Services for Healthcare to be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations. The framework includes the following lots; Lot 1 - Governance, Structure, Transformation & Public Law Lot 2 - Healthcare & Mental Health Lot 3 - Employment Lot 4 - Procurement, Commercial & Contract Lot 5 - Property & Construction Lot 6 - Technology & E-Commerce inc IP & Media Law Lot 7 - Corporate Finance, Audit & Insurance Lot 8 - Criminal Lot 9 - Legal Recovery & Collection Lot 10 - Counsel Lot 11 - Multi-Disciplinary Support Lot 1: Governance, Structure, Transformation & Public Law Lot 1 is for the provision of Governance, Structure, Transformation & Public Law, and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on the following areas of law or types of activities in connection with the Procurement: Structure, Power, Statutes, & guidance Transformation Corporate, Clinical, Information & Research Governance Constitution Consultation Judicial Review Human Rights Act FOI & DPA Policies, Procedures & Reports to Board Health & Safety Legislation Primary Care Practitioners Prison Health Primary Care Fraud Commissioning Continuing Care & Funding Care Homes Community Provision GP Federations Dentists Trusts CCG's Foundation Trust (Authority) Social Care Charitable Trusts Integrated Care Systems (ICS) Lot 2: Healthcare & Mental Health Lot 2 is for the provision of Healthcare & Mental Health and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on the following areas of law or types of activities in connection with the Procurement: Consent to treatment cases Inquests & Inquiries Capacity Children Act issues Social Care Risk management Claims management and clinical negligence Coroner enquiries and reports Complaints advice Witness Statements Retention of Organs Confidentiality Asylum Seekers Patient mobility Health & Safety legislation Immigration Human Rights Withdrawal of Treatment Discharge of Patients Patients' Property Safeguarding Public Consultation Mental Health Legislation Mental Health Review Tribunals Homicide / suicide inquiries and inquests Coroner enquiries and reports Lot 3: Employment Lot 3 is for the provision of Employment and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on the following areas of law or types of activities in connection with the Procurement: Employment Tribunals HR policies & procedures Pensions Redundancies Employment Agencies & bank staff Restructuring Training / qualifications Disciplinary and Appeal Fit and Proper Person Test (FPPT) Discrimination Inclusivity Equality & Diversity Employee Payments Employment Relationship Advice Immigration TUPE Insourcing / Outsourcing Health & Safety Organisational Change / Change Management Consultation Public Liability Claims Lot 4: Procurement, Commercial & Contract Lot 4 is for the provision of Procurement; Commercial & Contract and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on the following areas of law or types of activities in connection with the Procurement: Service Level Agreements Public to Public Contracts Contracts with private sector bodies Working with VCSEs Public Procurement Law Terms and Conditions write / review Standard Form Contracts New Procurement Rules & regulations Competition Law Income generation and / or Private Patients S106 funding & other funding opportunities Challenges, Disputes, Dispute Resolution & Litigation Warranties, liabilities, defects, etc Confidentiality Projects Commercial transactions & joint ventures Outsourcing / Insourcing Franchising Grant Funding Partnership law Drafting, negotiating & agreeing legal documentation Mergers & Acquisitions Lot 5: Property & Construction Lot 5 is for the provision of Property & Construction and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on the following areas of law or types of activities in connection with the Procurement: Acquisitions & disposal of property or land Landlord & Tenant related matters Leases & licenses to use land, inc "green lease" LeasePlus & Underlease Plus Resolution Agreements Rent Reimbursement Provisions and Directions Premises Act rent & rates reimbursement schemes for GP Practices Reports on Title Site developments BREEAM Property aspects of commercial transactions and joint ventures Town & Country Planning Advice / Planning Rules Environmental Law Estate code & general estate management Surplus land requirements Restrictive covenants / boundary issues Crichel Down Rules Capital Charges insurance & compliance with relevant protocols by the DOH PPPs / PFI projects including LIFT Health & Safety Infrastructure Projects Planning law Lot 6: Technology & E-Commerce inc IP & Media Law Lot 6 is for the provision of Technology & E-Commerce inc IP & Media Law, and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on the following areas of law or types of activities in connection with the Procurement: Technology solutions, inc (but not limited to) apps, AI, data, online tools, fintech E-commerce Medical devices & machines Research & development Confidentiality Contracts & Licences IT / Telecoms procurement Convergent technologies & the internet Competition Law Intellectual Property (IP) Media Law Lot 7: Corporate Finance, Audit & Insurance Lot 7 is for the provision of Corporate Finance; Audit & Insurance and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on the following areas of law or types of activities in connection with the Procurement: Borrowing & investing Financial Services Project Finance Establishing corporate vehicles Banking and Finance Debt & Restructuring Capital Revenue Fintech Internal Audit External Audit Insurance Grant Funding Vehicle Lease / Hire Agreements Collateral warranties / bank & surety bonds Lot 8: Criminal Lot 8 is for the provision of Criminal and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on the following areas of law or types of activities in connection with the Procurement: Personal Injury Medical Negligence Police interviews Prosecutions Advice & Guidance Lot 9: Legal Recovery & Collection Lot 9 is for the provision of Legal Recovery & Collection and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on the following areas of law or types of activities in connection with the Procurement: Healthcare (NHS) Healthcare (Private) Commercial Utilities Non-UK Nationals Prescriptions Inter NHS / Local Government Insurance Invoicing / Payments Debt collection Lot 10: Counsel Lot 10 is for the provision of Counsel and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on the following areas of law or types of activities in connection with the Procurement: Barristers Chambers Representation at Court Preparation of documentation Lot 11: Multi-Disciplinary Support Lot 11 is for the provision of Multi-Disciplinary Support and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on all of the services outlined within Lots 1 to 10. Call offs may be for any combination or range of requirements. Lot 1: Governance, Structure, Transformation & Public Law Lot 1 is for the provision of Governance, Structure, Transformation & Public Law, and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on the following areas of law or types of activities in connection with the Procurement: Structure, Power, Statutes, & guidance Transformation Corporate, Clinical, Information & Research Governance Constitution Consultation Judicial Review Human Rights Act FOI & DPA Policies, Procedures & Reports to Board Health & Safety Legislation Primary Care Practitioners Prison Health Primary Care Fraud Commissioning Continuing Care & Funding Care Homes Community Provision GP Federations Dentists Trusts CCG's Foundation Trust (Authority) Social Care Charitable Trusts Integrated Care Systems (ICS) Lot 2: Healthcare & Mental Health Lot 2 is for the provision of Healthcare & Mental Health and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on the following areas of law or types of activities in connection with the Procurement: Consent to treatment cases Inquests & Inquiries Capacity Children Act issues Social Care Risk management Claims management and clinical negligence Coroner enquiries and reports Complaints advice Witness Statements Retention of Organs Confidentiality Asylum Seekers Patient mobility Health & Safety legislation Immigration Human Rights Withdrawal of Treatment Discharge of Patients Patients' Property Safeguarding Public Consultation Mental Health Legislation Mental Health Review Tribunals Homicide / suicide inquiries and inquests Coroner enquiries and reports Lot 3: Employment Lot 3 is for the provision of Employment and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on the following areas of law or types of activities in connection with the Procurement: Employment Tribunals HR policies & procedures Pensions Redundancies Employment Agencies & bank staff Restructuring Training / qualifications Disciplinary and Appeal Fit and Proper Person Test (FPPT) Discrimination Inclusivity Equality & Diversity Employee Payments Employment Relationship Advice Immigration TUPE Insourcing / Outsourcing Health & Safety Organisational Change / Change Management Consultation Public Liability Claims Lot 4: Procurement, Commercial & Contract Lot 4 is for the provision of Procurement; Commercial & Contract and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on the following areas of law or types of activities in connection with the Procurement: Service Level Agreements Public to Public Contracts Contracts with private sector bodies Working with VCSEs Public Procurement Law Terms and Conditions write / review Standard Form Contracts New Procurement Rules & regulations Competition Law Income generation and / or Private Patients S106 funding & other funding opportunities Challenges, Disputes, Dispute Resolution & Litigation Warranties, liabilities, defects, etc Confidentiality Projects Commercial transactions & joint ventures Outsourcing / Insourcing Franchising Grant Funding Partnership law Drafting, negotiating & agreeing legal documentation Mergers & Acquisitions Lot 5: Property & Construction Lot 5 is for the provision of Property & Construction and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on the following areas of law or types of activities in connection with the Procurement: Acquisitions & disposal of property or land Landlord & Tenant related matters Leases & licenses to use land, inc "green lease" LeasePlus & Underlease Plus Resolution Agreements Rent Reimbursement Provisions and Directions Premises Act rent & rates reimbursement schemes for GP Practices Reports on Title Site developments BREEAM Property aspects of commercial transactions and joint ventures Town & Country Planning Advice / Planning Rules Environmental Law Estate code & general estate management Surplus land requirements Restrictive covenants / boundary issues Crichel Down Rules Capital Charges insurance & compliance with relevant protocols by the DOH PPPs / PFI projects including LIFT Health & Safety Infrastructure Projects Planning law Lot 6: Technology & E-Commerce inc IP & Media Law Lot 6 is for the provision of Technology & E-Commerce inc IP & Media Law, and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on the following areas of law or types of activities in connection with the Procurement: Technology solutions, inc (but not limited to) apps, AI, data, online tools, fintech E-commerce Medical devices & machines Research & development Confidentiality Contracts & Licences IT / Telecoms procurement Convergent technologies & the internet Competition Law Intellectual Property (IP) Media Law Lot 7: Corporate Finance, Audit & Insurance Lot 7 is for the provision of Corporate Finance; Audit & Insurance and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on the following areas of law or types of activities in connection with the Procurement: Borrowing & investing Financial Services Project Finance Establishing corporate vehicles Banking and Finance Debt & Restructuring Capital Revenue Fintech Internal Audit External Audit Insurance Grant Funding Vehicle Lease / Hire Agreements Collateral warranties / bank & surety bonds Lot 8: Criminal Lot 8 is for the provision of Criminal and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on the following areas of law or types of activities in connection with the Procurement: Personal Injury Medical Negligence Police interviews Prosecutions Advice & Guidance Lot 9: Legal Recovery & Collection Lot 9 is for the provision of Legal Recovery & Collection and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on the following areas of law or types of activities in connection with the Procurement: Healthcare (NHS) Healthcare (Private) Commercial Utilities Non-UK Nationals Prescriptions Inter NHS / Local Government Insurance Invoicing / Payments Debt collection Lot 10: Counsel Lot 10 is for the provision of Counsel and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on the following areas of law or types of activities in connection with the Procurement: Barristers Chambers Representation at Court Preparation of documentation Lot 11: Multi-Disciplinary Support Lot 11 is for the provision of Multi-Disciplinary Support and the awarded Suppliers have been required to demonstrate that they can give advice / guidance / representation on all of the services outlined within Lots 1 to 10. Call offs may be for any combination or range of requirements.