Published date: 4 April 2024

Last edited date: 1 May 2024

This notice was replaced on 27 September 2024

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

Awarded contract (published 27 September 2024)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Legal services - 79100000

Location of contract

EC2Y 5AS

Value of contract

£1,790,000 to £2,290,000

Procurement reference

FRC2023-0146

Published date

4 April 2024

Closing date

21 May 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 July 2024

Contract end date

30 June 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The deadline for tender response has changed (from 07/05/2024 to 21/05/2024).

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is an independent regulator which serves the public interest by setting high standards of corporate governance, corporate reporting and audit and by holding to account those responsible for delivering them. The FRC also monitors and takes enforcement action where things go wrong to ensure the proper operation of the market and confidence in the UK economy and the UK's international reputation as an attractive place to do business.

The purpose of this exercise is to create a Framework Agreement to provide a panel of law firms (the panel) to provide legal services for the FRC, through the FRC's in-house legal team.


The legal team advises on a wide range of issues, including but not limited to:
• creating, implementing, using and maintaining the FRC's powers and procedures;
• developing and maintaining legally sound policies across the FRC;
• information handling, sharing and risk;
• corporate legal advice (eg on contracts, governance, intellectual property rights, brand and logo use, insurance etc);
• responding to challenges (eg judicial review and complaints) as well as all litigation taken by, and against, the FRC;


PLEASE SEE THE FULL DETAILS IN THE TENDER PACK.

This tender has also been published on Find A Tender.

More information

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Note:

• Download and review the documents;

• Observe the timelines and tender process ( note the deadline for tender response has changed (from 07/05/2024 to 21/05/2024).

• Register your interest in this opportunity by email to Procurement@frc.org.uk

• Important - You will need to register your interest in this opportunity to receive the Q&A responses.

• The FRC reserves the right to extend the contract by a further 12 months.

About the buyer

Contact name

Head of Procurement

Address

8Th Floor,125 London Wall
LONDON
EC2Y5AS
England

Telephone

020 7492 2300

Email

procurement@frc.org.uk

Website

https://www.frc.org.uk