Published date: 16 February 2022

Last edited date: 21 February 2022

This notice was replaced on 15 December 2023

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 15 December 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Legal services - 79100000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£50,000,000

Procurement reference

HCA001-DN584298-53475397

Published date

16 February 2022

Closing date

21 March 2022

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

6 June 2022

Contract end date

5 June 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Homes England is seeking to appoint a £50m (ex VAT) national framework agreement for four years, to replace the existing Legal Services Framework. Please note, the value of the framework has been increased from £47m to £50m. The proposed framework will comprise of four lots to provide a range of property and investment related legal services.

The range of legal services are as follows:

Lot 1 Services - Routine real estate and investment - Envisaged minimum of 5, maximum of 7 suppliers
Lot 2 Services - Specialist real estate and corporate - Envisaged minimum of 4, maximum of 6 suppliers
Lot 3 Services - Bespoke and Complex Projects - Envisaged minimum of 3, maximum of 6 suppliers
Lot 4 Services - Affordable Housing and Homes Ownership - Envisaged minimum of 1, maximum of 4 suppliers

Further details on the number of participants are contained within the procurement documents.

Individual commissions and appointments from the framework will either be via direct award or further competition.

A full suite of documents can be found on ProContract.

The new value of £50m is broken down by lot as follows:
Lot 1 Services - Routine real estate and investment: £16m
Lot 2 Services - Specialist real estate and corporate: £16m
Lot 3 Services - Bespoke and Complex Projects: £16m
Lot 4 Services - Affordable Housing and Homes Ownership: £2m

This opportunity is related to the Early Engagement Notice HCA001-DN584298-71238685.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Homes England Legal Services Framework 2022-2026

  • Opportunity
  • Published 16 February 2022

Links

Additional text

The opportunity can be accessed via Home England's e-Tendering system. Tenderers wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and submit a tender through our e-Tendering system. If not already registered, candidates should register at https://procontract.due-north.com/Login

All discussions, meetings, and communications will be conducted in English.

The contract will be subject to English law. Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in GBP and all payments under the contract will be made in GBP.

This procurement and award are subject to the transparency arrangements being adopted by the UK Government. These arrangements include the publication of tender documentation issued by Homes England and our contract with the supplier.

Bidders should highlight any areas they consider commercially sensitive in order for Homes England to be able to honour our transparency obligations without undermining the bidder's commercial interests.

Candidates are advised that Homes England is subject to the freedom of information Act 2000 ('The Act'). If a candidate considers that any of the information supplied as part of this procurement procedure should not be disclosed because of its commercial sensitivity, confidential or otherwise, they must, when providing this information, clearly identify the specific information they do not wish to be disclosed and clearly specify the reasons for its sensitivity. Homes England shall take such statements into consideration in the event that it receives a request pursuant to the act which relates to the information provided by the interested party. Please note, it is insufficient to include a statement of confidentiality encompassing all the information provided in the response.

Homes England takes a zero-tolerance approach to bribery and corruption and sets high standards of impartiality, integrity and objectivity in relation to the stewardship of public funds and the management of its activities. The principles contained within this policy apply to both internal and external audiences, including anyone wishing to undertake business or
engage with Homes England.

Please refer to our anti-bribery and corruption policy by visiting https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/anti-bribery-and-corruption-policy for further information.

Homes England (the trading name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. Details can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personalinformation-charter

About the buyer

Address

One Friargate
Coventry
CV1 2GN
England

Email

legalservicestender@homesengland.gov.uk