Published date: 12 August 2016

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.


Closing: 2 September 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Legal services - 79100000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

HEREFCC-DN177068-87065064

Published date

12 August 2016

Closing date

2 September 2016

Contract start date

19 September 2016

Contract end date

31 July 2020

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

Herefordshire Council wishes to dispose of its Smallholding Estate and it's expected that this will be sold via a structured sale process. It is intended that the whole estate will be sold with the exception of any land which has future development potential and mineral rights reserved. The Council has recently appointed selling agents who are in the course of deciding a structure and format for the disposal.

The purpose of this procurement is to commission a law firm to support the disposal of the estate. The key areas of work to be undertaken include;

1. Consideration of the title documents and thereafter production of a report to be prepared in anticipation of the Councils disposal of the Estate.
2. Support and liaise with the Councils selling agents in compiling sales particulars and legal packs.
3. Following receipt of successful bids, attending to all steps leading up to completion and certain post completion matters.

More information

Additional text

Herefordshire Council has published this opportunity on the 'Supplying the Southwest Portal'. To view the tender documentation related to this opportunity you will need to register on the portal.

To Register with Supplying the Southwest Portal (Procontract) copy and paste the link into your browser address bar; https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk - Click on the 'Suppliers' Login' text on the left hand side of the screen and then click on the 'Register' button.

About the buyer

Contact name

Carrie Deeley

Address

Council Offices
Plough Lane
Hereford
HR4 0LE
UK

Telephone

+44 1432383565

Email

carrie.deeley@herefordshire.gov.uk

Website

https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk