Legal Services

Tender description

APUC were seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of specialist Legal Services for the further and higher education sector in Scotland. APUC are looking to obtain, through this tendering process, price normalisation for all institutions regardless of size and demand. Lot 2: Property & Estates Provision of legal services in Property & Estates specialism including but not limited to the following: - Conveyancing - Landlord and tenant law - General estate management issues - Planning law - Major building projects - Student accommodation - Construction and Engineering - Environmental law - CONTEST - Martyn’s Law Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Lot 3: People / HR Matters Provision of legal services in People / HR Matters specialism including, but not limited to, the following: - Employment relations - Employment contracts and policies - UK Visas & Immigration matters - Equality and diversity - Organisational change - Health and safety - TUPE - Pension law and advice - Student support and regulatory matters - Data protection - Freedom of Information - Fair Working Practices - Employment dispute resolution including tribunals Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Lot 5: International Provision of legal services in International specialism including, but not limited to, the following: - Public International Law - Law of the Sea - International Criminal Law - International ventures - International Humanitarian Law - International Human Rights Law - Refugee Law - Private International Law - Supranational Law Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Lot 4: Charity Provision of legal services in Charity specialism including, but not limited to, the following: - Charity law - Fundraising and sponsorship - Constitutional and parliamentary issues (including bulls, charters and statutes) - Charity corporate governance. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Lot 6: Dispute Resolution (Including Student Matters) Provision of dispute resolution legal services including student matters including, but not limited to, the following: - Resolution of disputes including litigation, adjudication, mediation and arbitration - Commercial and property related litigation and dispute resolution - Health and Safety and Regulatory matters, including the defence of regulatory investigations and prosecutions - Personal injury litigation, including stress and disease claims - Reputation management, including defamation - Judicial review - Briefing and recommendation of Counsel - Student academic appeals, student complaints, student disciplinary matters, failure to educate, fitness to practise issues and other student procedures and processes - Data protection in a staff and student matters context - Representation on behalf of the University at appeal / complaint / disciplinary hearings as required - Student contract issues including the procedures for the making of offers and for enrolment - Compliance with the requirements of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), and other regulatory bodies in relation to the student contract for tuition (including fee issues) - Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) - Ensuring compliance with relevant regulatory requirements in Scotland and provide full assistance with any investigations undertaken by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) and the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO). Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Lot 7: Education Law and Research Provision of legal services in Education and Research specialism including, but not limited to, the following: - Academic research (including grants) & research originated knowledge transfer. - Compliance with broader regulatory frameworks, including Material Asset Transfers, the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS), and international protocols such as the Nagoya Protocol. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 Lot 8: One-Stop-Shop Institutions shall be entitled to appoint a single firm to advise and/or represent on all matters of law, which may include some or all of the specialist areas in technical expertise described above. This may involve the provision of a full legal advice service to an Institution or may involve working in partnership with an in-house legal resource, providing supplementary legal resource or expertise from time to time as caseload requires across more than one of the specialisms. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 Lot 1: Commercial-Business Provision of legal services in Commercial-Business specialism including, but not limited to, the following: - Procurement & other contract law - Commercial corporate governance - Joint ventures - Banking, finance, insurance and taxation - Company formation - Corporate finance - Bond Issuance, mergers and acquisitions - Competition law - Freedom of Information - General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - Intellectual Property - Technology Law including Software Licensing Agreements - Software Licensing Agreements - Debt collection - Commercial and consumer debt collection Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015