Legal services

Description

Procurement Hub are seeking to appoint on a multiple supply basis qualified service providers who can deliver a series of Legal Services and as such, Procurement Hub wish to form and let a Legal Services DPS which will be utilised and owned by Places for People Procurement Hub. It is intended that this DPS will be capable of being used by contracting authorities in the United Kingdom. This procurement is being undertaken by Places for People the contracting authority for itself and as lead authority for the benefit of other organisations that will be set out in the contract notice. Accordingly, it is the intention that these other UK public organisations should be able to rely on this procurement to purchase such goods and services without the need for any further procurement process. The Hub can be joined by Contracting Authorities and stream-lines processes for members of the Hub, reducing time and expense incurred in such procurement processes. Lot 1. Property Commercial Property: (a) Non-contentious work; (b) Contentious work. Residential Property: (a) Non-contentious work; (b) Contentious work. Please note this lot excludes development related work and regulated tenancies. A full list is provided within the tender documentation. It is important to note that the services listed under this lot are designed to be indicative of the types of legal services that will be required but this is not intended to be exhaustive. Lot 2. Development — New build plot sale – leasehold and freehold, — Auction sale and purchase, — Public private partnerships, — Site development and assembly, — Options to purchase, — Acquisitions/disposals of land/buildings, — Acquisitions/disposals of tenanted stock, — Stock swaps, — Statutory Agreements e.g. s.38, 278, 104, — Planning Agreements e.g. s.106 and s.111, — Development Agreements, — Development Funding (including HCA Help to Buy agreements), — Management Agreements, — Establishing development-related management companies, — Construction Agreements (including collateral warranties), — Contentious Construction, — Novation agreements, — Wayleaves and other utility agreements, — Building licences, — Grant agreements, — Health and safety, — Overage, — Planning advice, — Property taxation advice, — Procurement and contractual matters, — Development disputes (including litigation), — Environmental issues, — Dilapidations, — Adverse possession including traveller issues, — Disposals of ground rents, — Central Government, Government Agency and Local Authority funding and delivery agreements, — Delivery Panel Agreements (e.g. the HCA’s Delivery Partner Panel and the GLA’ Developer Partner Panel), — Joint ventures/profit share agreements, — Retirement developments (special requirements / adaptive). Specialist knowledge in relation to retirement products e.g. planning, leases, event fees and ongoing charges. It is important to note that the services listed under this lot are designed to be indicative of the types of legal services that will be required but this is not intended to be exhaustive. Lot 3. Corporate and Finance — Mergers and acquisitions, — Acquisitions and disposals, — Joint ventures, — Corporate finance, — Financial services regulation, — Corporate insolvency law, — Constitutional issues, — Treasury (debt finance, listed securities, bonds), — Banking and finance including the raising of bank funding, capital markets issuance and hedging arrangements, — Charging and security work, — Development draw down funding, — Corporate governance, — New business opportunities, — Amalgamations and restructuring, — Stock transfers, — Taxation advice, — Charity law, — Co-operative and Community Benefit societies law — Constitutional reviews, — Board member powers and responsibilities, — Company secretarial, — Corporate Policies and Procedures, — Debt recovery, — Grant applications e.g. Big Lottery funding, — Fund Management, — Establishment of investment fund platforms both on and off shore with particular regard to: — Structuring, — Preparation of detailed heads of terms, — Preparation of information memorandum/teaser and INREV DDQ, — Preparation of legal documentation, — Negotiation of legal documentation, and — Ancillary documentation and project management, — FCA and financial regulatory support, — Advice with regards to AIFMD. It is important to note that the services listed under this lot are designed to be indicative of the types of legal services that will be required but this is not intended to be exhaustive. Lot 4. Employment — Employment law (contracts and policies), — Equal opportunities, — Equality and discrimination, — Employee relations, — Equal pay, — TUPE, — Tribunals, — Grievances and disputes, — Pensions, — Health and safety (employees), — Organisational change / change management, — Outsourcing / contracting out. It is important to note that the services listed under this lot are designed to be indicative of the types of legal services that will be required but this is not intended to be exhaustive. Lot 5. Housing Management Housing Litigation — Landlord and tenant matter and disputes, — Disrepair claims, — Anti-social behaviour proceedings (including ASBOs, injunctions, possessions), — Rent and service charge arrears possession proceedings, — Leasehold recovery and forfeiture action, — Non-rent arrears possession proceedings, — Assured shorthold accelerated possession claims, — Trespassers, — Possession succession and charges, — Evictions, — Gas servicing injunctions, — Supported housing disputes, — Terminating licence agreements and obtaining possession, — Service charge disputes, — Debt recovery, — Access injunctions and other general litigation, — Judicial review defences. General Housing Advice — Tenancy agreement advice, — Anti-social behaviour advice, — Housing benefit advice, — Welfare reform advice, — Service charge advice, — Estate management board advice, — Managing agents contracts and service level agreements, — Supported and sheltered housing advice, — Advice on complaints, — Dilapidations, — Regulation, — Right to Rent advice, — Human Rights issues, — Equality Act issues. Housing Management Policy Advice — Drafting and advising on new forms of tenancy and licence agreement, — Rent setting advice including advice on implementation of Government rent control, — Policy drafting, approval and annual health checks, — Advice on procedures - this may include drafting all or part of a procedure. It is important to note that the services listed under this lot are designed to be indicative of the types of legal services that will be required but this is not intended to be exhaustive. Lot 6. General Commercial — Agency and distribution, — Commercial contracts, — Commercial disputes, — Competition law, — Contract advice or drafting, — eCommerce, — Intellectual Property Rights and Trademarks, — Public infrastructure regulation including UK/EU regulation applicable to energy, water, transport and telecommunication industries or any other infrastructure industry, — Public Procurement (including telecoms and IT, contracts and licenses), — IT and information law including system maintenance and support agreements, defamation and the internet, and intellectual property, — Procurement law, — Regulatory law, — Environmental law, — Sale and acquisition of goods and services, — Data protection and freedom of information. It is important to note that the services listed under this lot are designed to be indicative of the types of legal services that will be required but this is not intended to be exhaustive. Lot 7. Leisure — Public private partnerships, — Best Value Contracts, — Build Contracts, — Novation agreements, — Wayleaves and other utility agreements, — Building licences, — Leases, — Health and safety, — Planning advice, — Procurement and contractual matters, — Dilapidations and latent defects, — Joint ventures, — Profit share agreements, — Income and utility benchmarking, — TUPE, — Pensions including Admitted Body Status, — Bonds, — NNDR, — Insurance, — Litigation, — Contract Deeds of Variation, — Archive storage, — Digital/scanned library of key company contractual documents. It is important to note that the services listed under this lot are designed to be indicative of the types of legal services that will be required but this is not intended to be exhaustive. Lot 8. Healthcare — Clinical Negligence, — Commissioning Healthcare, — Commercial Dispute Resolution, — Foundation Trusts, — Healthcare, Mental Health and Medical Law, — Healthcare startups, — Practitioners, — Projects (LIFT/PFI/PPP), — Regulation, — Social Care. It is important to note that the services listed under this lot are designed to be indicative of the types of legal services that will be required but this is not intended to be exhaustive. Lot 9. Compliance and Governance — Corporate Governance, — Business Assurance, — Health and Safety, — Gas Safety, — Electrical Safety, — Safeguarding, — Anti-bribery, — Data Protection, — Freedom of information, — Whistleblowing, — Anti-Money Laundering, — Modern Slavery Act 2015. It is important to note that the services listed under this lot are designed to be indicative of the types of legal services that will be required but this is not intended to be exhaustive. Lot 10. Multi-Facet Where a firm can deliver in 2 or more lots Comprising of: Average Pricing 25 % Discount Pricing 25 % Average Quality 25 % Multi-Facet Quality 25 %