Published date: 13 September 2019

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: 11 October 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Legal services - 79100000

Location of contract

B15 2TT

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

FRAM131/19

Published date

13 September 2019

Closing date

11 October 2019

Contract start date

1 November 2019

Contract end date

30 November 2022

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 University of Birmingham in collaboration with the University of Nottingham wishes to create a framework agreement for the provision of Legal Services covering a number of Key Work Areas:

o Information law
o Academy sponsorship and governance matters.
o Higher Education Law including Authority duties, Charity Law and corporate governance and compliance.
o Litigation in respect of contracts, grants, personal injury claims, negligence claims, breach of statutory duty.
o Land and property transactions, (freehold, leasehold), property litigation and some minor agricultural tenancy matters.
o Commercial law advice and assistance relevant to the universities' operations including contracts, procurement, IT specific matters, research grants, intellectual property, copyright issues and matters connected to overseas operations. (includes legal support for development and construction work)
o Employment related matters, (contentious and non-contentious) and including health and safety, immigration and pensions.
o Student related matters including contractual, procedural and statutory matters (including discrimination), some case-work/litigation and immigration.
o Licensing matters.
o Litigation work in respect of debt recovery.
o Professional regulatory advice on legal practice.
o Banking, corporate and spin-out support
o International law and the formation of international collaborations, company formation and acquisition
o Intellectual Property (contentious and non-contentious)

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Paul Markham

Address

Edgbaston
Edgbaston
Edgbaston
B15 2TT
United Kingdom

Telephone

0121 415 8807

Email

p.markham@bham.ac.uk