Published date: 26 April 2023

Last edited date: 15 June 2023

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: 27 June 2023, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Legal services - 79100000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

WILTS001-DN667597-23559290

Published date

26 April 2023

Closing date

27 June 2023

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

1 September 2023

Contract end date

31 August 2027

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?

Yes

Description

Wiltshire Council are inviting tenders from number of firms of solicitors and in house legal teams or other organisations that will be able and willing to supply external legal services in a local government context on behalf of the Council to support the Councils existing in house legal team in order to meet their needs. This may include any work that the Councils in house legal team would usually carry out and Suppliers may be required to assist the Councils in house legal team with their cases or have conduct of cases.
Being selected as a party to the Framework Agreement does not guarantee the award of any individual contracts under the Agreement or any other business with the Council. The number of Suppliers that will be requested to become party to the Framework Agreement will be capped at 5 per Lot.
The fact that particular Suppliers have previously provided legal services to the Council will of itself neither be an advantage nor a disadvantage in the current tender process.
Suppliers may be required to provide advice and or representation in respect of all Lots. The Council requires expertise at all levels and Suppliers will be expected to offer a range of expertise to provide support at the required level.

The list of lots of lots is set out below. The type of work listed under each lot heading is intended to be indicative and non exhaustive.

Lots
Suppliers are invited to submit a tender in respect of one or more of the following Lots

Lot 1 Planning
General Advice
Section 106 Agreements
Other planning casework for example Enforcement certificates of lawful use revocations of permission
Planning Inquiries and appeals
Advice and representation at Planning Committees
CPOs

Lot 2 Property
General advice
Sales
Rights to buy
Purchases
Leases
Shared ownership leases
Miscellaneous transactions for example licences easements agreements encroachments adverse possession
CPOs

Lot 3 Employment
General advice
Preparation of case
Conduct of hearing or trial

Lot 4 Commercial
General advice
Agreements
Public Procurement
Subsidy Control
Corporate Structures
Construction
Academies
PFI

Lot 5 Civil and Criminal Litigation
General advice
Preparation of case
Conduct of hearing or trial
Housing possessions
Debt collection
Licensing appeals
Parking enforcement
Prosecutions to include but not limited to benefit trading standards education libraries

Lot 6 Adult Services
General Advice
Conduct of hearings

Lot 7 Childcare Services
General advice
Appeals
Child protection
Case preparation
Conduct of hearings

Lot 8 General Local Government Matters
General advice
Attending Committees
Information law and
Data protection

Suppliers are requested not to indicate an interest in any Lot where it is felt that there is insufficient experience and expertise

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

LS1721 Legal Services Framework Solicitors

  • Opportunity
  • Published 26 April 2023, last edited 8 June 2023

About the buyer

Contact name

Julia Simpkins

Address

County Hall
Trowbridge
BA14 8JN
England

Telephone

+44 1225718441

Email

julia.simpkins@wiltshire.gov.uk

Website

http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/