Legal Services

Published date: 12 February 2019

This notice was replaced on 14 August 2019

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

Awarded contract (published 14 August 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.

Contract summary

Industry

Legal services - 79100000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£300,000

Procurement reference

PR2029

Published date

12 February 2019

Closing date

12 March 2019

Contract start date

1 June 2019

Contract end date

31 May 2022

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?

Description

PHSO require General Legal Advice to supplement the PHSO's in-house Legal Team. In seeking providers for legal services PHSO would require a supplier to have an excellent understanding of public law and associated litigation. Specialist advice would also be required on employment law and property law.

Summary of services required:

1) Provide external legal services to PHSO and to enable orders to be placed through PHSO's in-house Legal Team.
2) Provide specialist legal advice on employment matters, general advice, property matters to PHSO as and when required.
3) Ensure litigation is managed effectively, efficiently and economically.
4) Provide access to training and resources for members of the PHSO Legal Team.

PHSO intends to award contracts to approximately three legal firms, to cover the required areas of legal specialisms (lots) detailed below, whilst providing contingency for any potential conflicts of interest. Tenderers are required to indicate which lot they are bidding for when submitting their response and may bid for more than one lot. The requirements are divided into the below lots:

Lot 1 - General Legal Advice
Lot 2 - Litigation and Judicial Review
Lot 3 - Employment Law
Lot 4 - Contractual Law
Lot 5 - Public Law
Lot 6 - Property Law

Tender documentation for this requirement (including a full specification and response document) can be obtained by submitting your expression of interest to:

procurement.enquiries@ombudsman.org.uk.

About the buyer

Contact name

Chris Jones

Address

Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank
LONDON
SW1P4QP
England

Telephone

03000611571

Email

procurement.enquiries@ombudsman.org.uk