Published date: 27 September 2024

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


Closing: 21 May 2024, 12pm

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

27 September 2024

Closing date

21 May 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 October 2024

Contract end date

30 September 2029

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

THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE - THIS TENDER HAS BEEN COMPLETED/AWARDED.



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 NOTE THIS OPPORTUNITY WAS ALSO PUBLISHED ON FIND A TENDER

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Legal Services Framework Agreement

  • Opportunity
  • Published 4 April 2024, last edited 1 May 2024

Attachments

Additional text

Additional text

THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE - THIS TENDER HAS BEEN COMPLETED/AWARDED.
The Framework Agreement is for a duration of four years with the option to extend by 1 year (as per the original notices).

Award information

Awarded date

27 September 2024

Contract start date

1 October 2024

Contract end date

30 September 2029

Total value of contract

£2,290,000

This contract was awarded to 4 suppliers.

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

Address

Exchange House, Primrose Street, London, EC2A 2EG

Reference

No reference - partnership

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Company No: OC310989 

 

DLA Piper UK LLP

Address

160 Aldersgate Street
London
EC1A 4HT

Reference

No reference - partnership

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Company No: OC307847

Gowling WLG (UK) LLP

Address

4 More London Riverside, London SE1 2AU 

Reference

No reference - partnership

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Company No: OC304378 

TLT LLP

Address

One Redcliffe Street, Bristol, BS1 6TP

Reference

No reference - partnership

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Company No: OC308658

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