Homes England Legal Services Framework 2022-2026

• Recurrence: Procurement expected to reoccur in 2026

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Legal services

Places

up to 23 suppliers · 16 bids on the busiest of 4 lots (0.7 per place) · 18 appointed

Every one of these 3 lots carries the same published figure, £15,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Procedure method

Open procedure

Legal basis

CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)

Procurement category

Services

Notice status

Awarded

Procurement threshold

Unspecified in notice

Regulatory regime

Standard

Commercial structure

Framework agreement

Who may use this agreement

Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority

Competition type

Competitive procedure

GPA / WTO covered

Yes (GPA)

Recurring procurement

Yes · Procurement expected to reoccur in 2026

First published

17 Dec 2021, 10:52 GMT

Last source update

15 Dec 2023, 17:15 GMT

Award evaluation window

21 Mar 2022 – …

Authority reference

DN584298

FTS notice number

2023/S 000-037031

Classification (CPV)

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityLegal services

Delivery area

UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)

+2 more

South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Official registry OCID

ocds-h6vhtk-0302c7 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The opportunity can be accessed via Home England’s e-Tendering system. Tenderers wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and submit a tender through our e-Tendering system. If not already registered, candidates should register at https://procontract.due-north.com/Login All discussions, meetings, and communications will be conducted in English. The contract will be subject to English law. Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in GBP and all payments under the contract will be made in GBP. This procurement and award are subject to the transparency arrangements being adopted by the UK Government. These arrangements include the publication of tender documentation issued by Homes England and our contract with the supplier. Bidders should highlight any areas they consider commercially sensitive in order for Homes England to be able to honour our transparency obligations without undermining the bidder's commercial interests. Candidates are advised that Homes England is subject to the freedom of information Act 2000 (‘The Act’). If a candidate considers that any of the information supplied as part of this procurement procedure should not be disclosed because of its commercial sensitivity, confidential or otherwise, they must, when providing this information, clearly identify the specific information they do not wish to be disclosed and clearly specify the reasons for its sensitivity. Homes England shall take such statements into consideration in the event that it receives a request pursuant to the act which relates to the information provided by the interested party. Please note, it is insufficient to include a statement of confidentiality encompassing all the information provided in the response. Homes England takes a zero-tolerance approach to bribery and corruption and sets high standards of impartiality, integrity and objectivity in relation to the stewardship of public funds and the management of its activities. The principles contained within this policy apply to both internal and external audiences, including anyone wishing to undertake business or engage with Homes England. Please refer to our anti-bribery and corruption policy by visiting https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/anti-bribery-and-corruption-policy for further information. Homes England (the trading name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. Details can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-information-charter IV.1.3. Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system - Envisaged number of participants in the framework agreement is below: Lot 1 - Minimum of 5, maximum of 7 suppliers Lot 2 - Minimum of 4, maximum of 6 suppliers Lot 3 - Minimum of 3, maximum of 6 suppliers Lot 4 - Minimum of 1, maximum of 4 suppliers Further details on the number of participants are contained within the procurement documents. All dates in this notice are indicative and may be amended. The NUTS code included in this notice is ‘UK’. However, the services will only be procured in England.

Appointment period ends

21 Mar 2022, 17:00 GMT

Submission channel

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Accepted languages

en

Bids opened

21 Mar 2022, 17:00 GMT

18 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

• Ashfords LLPFramework contractor Exeter, South West, EX1 3LH
• Ashurst LLPFramework contractor London, London, E1 6PW
• Browne Jacobson LLPFramework contractor Nottingham, East Midlands, NG2 1BJ
• Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLPFramework contractor London, London, EC4R 0BR
• Clarke Willmott LLPFramework contractor Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 2ES
• DWF Law LLPFramework contractor Manchester, North West, M3 3AA
• Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLPFramework contractor London, London, EC2V 7WS
• Harrison Clark Rickerbys LimitedFramework contractor Worcester, West Midlands, WR1 2JG
• Howes Percival LLPFramework contractor Northampton, East Midlands, NN4 7YB
• Linklaters LLPFramework contractor London, London, EC2Y 8HQ