Published date: 20 September 2016

This notice was replaced on 20 September 2016

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

Awarded contract (published 3 January 2017)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Legal services - 79100000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£1,000,000 to £4,000,000

Procurement reference

UOE/2016/038

Published date

20 September 2016

Closing date

21 October 2016

Contract start date

1 December 2016

Contract end date

30 November 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other:

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This is a notice for social and specific services in accordance with Directive 2014/24/EU Article 74 for Legal Services.
The University wishes to appoint a panel of legal services providers to provide expert legal advice ('Panel firms') in 4 Lots.
Lot 1: Property and Estates
Lot 2: Employment and Higher Education
Lot 3: Commercial/Contractual and Intellectual Property
Lot 4: Patent Services
For Lots 1-3, the University intends to appoint two Panel firms to whom work will be allocated at the discretion of Legal Services; for Lot 4, the intention is to appoint four Panel firms, again, to whom work will be allocated at Legal Services' discretion. For higher value work the University may seek quotations from all firms on the panel for a particular 'Lot' to ensure best value. It is possible for a Panel firm to be appointed to more than one Lot.
The contract/framework value is an estimate and within the range of £1,000,000 and £4,000,000 which is cumulative over the 4 lots. The legal and patents budget per year being c. £250,000 but with the potential scope for larger projects.
This is a notice for social and specific services in accordance with Directive 2014/24/EU Article 74.
As this is a tender under the Light Touch Regime, the procurement is not being run in line with a standard procurement procedure. The procurement will involve shortlisted bidders to attend a presentation stage at the University's Exeter Streatham Campus.

More information

Links

Additional text

Documents relating to this opportunity can be viewed and downloaded from the University's tender portal In-Tend at the link above.

About the buyer

Address

Northcote House
Queen's Drive
Exeter
EX4 4QJ
England

Email

procurement@exeter.ac.uk

Website

www.exeter.ac.uk