Published date: 5 March 2020

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 27 November 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Legal services - 79100000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£130,000

Procurement reference

ARB GLT

Published date

5 March 2020

Closing date

27 November 2019

Contract start date

2 March 2020

Contract end date

28 February 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

ARB was established by Parliament in 1997 to regulate the architects' profession in the UK. We are an independent, public interest body and our work in regulating architects ensures that good standards within the profession are consistently maintained for the benefit of the public and architects alike.

ARB requires provision of general legal advice in respect of all its statutory duties and legal obligations, except for the preparation of disciplinary cases to the Professional Conduct Committee and the prosecution of section 21 offences at the magistrates' courts. These services are provided under separate contract of services and are outside of the scope of this tender.

In particular, legal services will be required in the following areas:
• Board governance, and attending Board meetings on request;
• Interpretation of legislation, and particularly the transposition and implementation of EU Directives;
• Tendering and contracts;
• Employment law;
• Responding to appeals against registration decisions and disciplinary sanctions imposed by the Professional Conduct Committee;
• Responding to judicial reviews of ARB decisions;
• Prescription of Qualifications;
• Complex data protection and GDPR issues;
• Regulatory best practice

Applicants must:
• Be a solicitor or barrister;
• Have previously acted for a professional regulator.

The contract is estimated at a potential annual value of £130,000 and the successful applicant will be appointed for an initial 3 year period.

The closing date for completed applications is 27 November 2019.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Architects Registration Board - General Legal Tender

  • Opportunity
  • Published 30 October 2019

Award information

Awarded date

20 February 2020

Contract start date

4 March 2020

Contract end date

28 February 2023

Total value of contract

£130,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

BATES WELLS & BRAITHWAITE LONDON LLP

Address

10 Queen Street Place
London
EC4R 1BE

Reference

Companies House number: OC325522

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Simon Howard

Address

8 WEYMOUTH STREET
LONDON
W1W5BU
England

Telephone

02075805861

Email

SimonH@arb.org.uk