Legal Services

{
  "id": "060932-2026",
  "tag": [
    "award",
    "contract"
  ],
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    "statistics": [
      {
        "id": "1",
        "value": 1,
        "measure": "bids",
        "relatedLot": "1"
      }
    ]
  },
  "date": "2026-06-29T17:11:11+01:00",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-06bf7e",
  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-MPR-25495R",
    "name": "BRIGHTER PLACES"
  },
  "awards": [
    {
      "id": "060932-2026-1",
      "status": "active",
      "suppliers": [
        {
          "id": "GB-COH-12364342",
          "name": "Cobb Warren Ltd"
        }
      ],
      "relatedLots": [
        "1"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-06bf7e",
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      {
        "id": "1",
        "status": "cancelled",
        "options": {
          "description": "The contract is for 3 years with the possibility of extending for 24 months"
        },
        "hasOptions": true,
        "description": "Brighter Places requires legal advice and representation across all aspects of housing law which includes:\n•\tHousing management and tenancy enforcement - including Notice to Quits, possession action, succession, abandonment and injunctions\n•\tAnti-Social Behaviour - including urgent injunctions, closure orders, committals, evidence preparation, risk assessment advice and post-order management designed to reduce harm and protect communities\n•\tDisrepair and fitness claims - full handling of pre-action protocol compliance, claim investigations, expert instruction, defense strategy negotiation, litigation and settlement negotiation\n•\tBuilding safety and compliance enforcement - including gas/electrical access injunctions, fire safety breaches, building safety act duties and all urgent compliance related actions\n•\tLeasehold and service charge - including Tribunal work, section 20, recovery actions and drafting of compliant documents\n•\tRent and income related legal work - rent setting, non-routine arrears claims, injunctions, complex affordability cases and rent determination/tribunal support\n•\tProperty disputes - including rights of access, engagement with managing agents or freeholders\n•\tComplex case escalation - multi-agency cases, safeguarding-related legal issues, hoarding, capacity related matters, dangerous occupants, and high risk customers\n•\tRepresentation at court and tribunal - full preparation, advocacy or counsel instruction, evidence bundling, litigation strategy and post hearing support\n•\tAny other relevant discipline to support the delivery of core landlord duties.",
        "awardCriteria": {
          "criteria": [
            {
              "name": "Quality & delivery of service inc. locality",
              "type": "quality",
              "description": "60%"
            },
            {
              "type": "price",
              "description": "Total contract costs/rates 40%"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    ],
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "1",
        "relatedLot": "1",
        "deliveryLocation": {
          "description": "Based in Bristol and takes place a minimum of 1 day per week in our Bristol Office."
        },
        "deliveryAddresses": [
          {
            "region": "UKK"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "title": "Legal Services",
    "status": "complete",
    "coveredBy": [
      "GPA"
    ],
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "32014L0024",
      "scheme": "CELEX"
    },
    "techniques": {
      "hasFrameworkAgreement": true
    },
    "description": "To provide services that include high-quality, specialist legal advice with experience in the social housing sector.",
    "classification": {
      "id": "79110000",
      "scheme": "CPV",
      "description": "Legal advisory and representation services"
    },
    "procurementMethod": "limited",
    "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
    "procurementMethodDetails": "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition",
    "procurementMethodRationale": "The contract has been awarded without prior publication of a call for competition under a compliant framework agreement which permits direct award. The selected supplier is the incumbent provider with an established operational presence within the organisation, including on-site delivery, which is critical to maintaining continuity and service effectiveness.\nThe supplier has demonstrated strong performance and continues to offer value for money, taking into account quality of service, cost, and delivery capability. A change of supplier would introduce operational risk, duplication of cost, and potential disruption to service delivery.\nThe decision to award directly was therefore made in accordance with the framework terms to ensure continuity, minimise risk, and secure value for money.",
    "procurementMethodRationaleClassifications": [
      {
        "id": "D_TECHNICAL",
        "scheme": "TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL",
        "description": "The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons"
      }
    ]
  },
  "parties": [
    {
      "id": "GB-MPR-25495R",
      "name": "BRIGHTER PLACES",
      "roles": [
        "buyer"
      ],
      "address": {
        "region": "UKK11",
        "locality": "Bristol",
        "postalCode": "BS56XX",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "Eden House, 10 Eastgate Office Park"
      },
      "details": {
        "url": "http://www.brighterplaces.co.uk",
        "classifications": [
          {
            "id": "BODY_PUBLIC",
            "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE",
            "description": "Body governed by public law"
          },
          {
            "id": "06",
            "scheme": "COFOG",
            "description": "Housing and community amenities"
          }
        ]
      },
      "identifier": {
        "id": "25495R",
        "scheme": "GB-MPR",
        "legalName": "BRIGHTER PLACES"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "name": "Lisa Ford",
        "email": "lisa.ford@brighterplaces.co.uk"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "GB-COH-12364342",
      "name": "Cobb Warren Ltd",
      "roles": [
        "supplier"
      ],
      "address": {
        "region": "UKK",
        "locality": "Bristol",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
      },
      "details": {
        "scale": "sme"
      },
      "identifier": {
        "id": "12364342",
        "scheme": "GB-COH",
        "legalName": "Cobb Warren Ltd"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "GB-FTS-136",
      "name": "High Court of England and Wales",
      "roles": [
        "reviewBody"
      ],
      "address": {
        "locality": "London",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
      },
      "identifier": {
        "legalName": "High Court of England and Wales"
      }
    }
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "contracts": [
    {
      "id": "060932-2026-1",
      "value": {
        "amount": 400000,
        "currency": "GBP"
      },
      "status": "active",
      "awardID": "060932-2026-1",
      "dateSigned": "2026-03-31T00:00:00+01:00"
    }
  ],
  "description": "This contract was awarded via direct award under a compliant framework agreement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The framework permits direct award without further competition. The supplier was assessed as offering value for money, taking into account quality, cost, and delivery considerations. The total contract value includes all extension options.",
  "initiationType": "tender"
}