Published date: 10 October 2018

Last edited date: 10 October 2018

This notice was replaced on 3 May 2019

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

Awarded contract (published 3 May 2019)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Legal services - 79100000

Location of contract

EC2Y 9AQ

Value of contract

£0 to £39,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_190315/714483

Published date

10 October 2018

Closing date

5 November 2018

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Post Office Limited requires a Framework of specialist legal services suppliers to support its internal legal team across all UK jurisdictions, providing high quality, competitively priced services alongside client-focussed, tailored value-added services.

All suppliers will be appointed to Framework Agreement with work called off by direct award or mini-competition when required.

Post Office Limited intends to appoint 7 firms in total to its legal panel, and envisages appointing 3 in Lot 1 and 4 in Lot 2

Lot 1 = Strategic work across all of Post Office's practice areas and across all UK jurisdictions. This work is likely to be highly complex and/or high value and/or strategic work, including, by way of example, strategic corporate work.

Lot 2 = General legal work across all of Post Office's practice areas and across all UK jurisdictions, including some volume work.

Post Office's work (Lots 1 and 2) comprises the following:

- Brand Protection and IP Rights
- Commercial Contracts
- Competition Law
- Corporate Finance and Funding
- Corporate Law
- Data Protection and FOIA
- Dispute Resolution/Litigation
- Employment Law and Industrial Relations
- Financial Services and Regulation
- Information Technology
- Investigations - e.g. regulatory
- Pensions
- Public Law
- Public Procurement
- Property
- Regulatory
- Telecommunications
- Workplace Health & Safety; and
Network Advisory & Contract Management Support

The above start and end date includes two options to extend, each for a period of 12 months. For the avoidance of doubt the options to extend may be exercised at the Post Office's discretion.

If you are interested in responding to this opportunity, please login/register with https://postoffice.bravosolution.co.uk

OJEO reference 2018/S 192-434353

About the buyer

Contact name

Jacky Steffert

Address

20 Finsbury Street
London
EC2Y 9AQ
England

Email

jacky.steffert@postoffice.co.uk