Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2019-01-15
Buyer: London Borough of Southwark
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 79000000 | 79100000
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The London Borough of Southwark has established a framework for solicitors services for a period of 4 years commencing on 24.9.2018 at an estimated cost for Southwark of 9 000 000 GBP during the 4 year period and an overall cost of 18 000 000 — 25 000 000 GBP including spend within this framework from other participating organisations.
All London local authorities, details of which can be obtained from this link (http://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/);
CCGs in the London area, details of which can be obtained from this link (https://www.england.nhs.uk/london/ccg-trust/);
—— major planning agreement — involve referring to the report to planning committee and incorporating the terms outlined in Section 106 Agreement under the Town and Country Planning Act,
—— regeneration procurements, including those with specialist requirements (for example with works near a railway line which involves negotiating asset protection agreements),
—— the formation of local authority companies, including asset backed vehicles, charitable trusts and joint venture agreements,
—— advising on complex procurements, such as those involving competitive dialogue or competitive process with negotiation,
—— advice relating to a formal challenge to a proposed contract award in relation to a complex procurement.
—— injunctions, IT disputes and other complex litigation arising from the council’s regeneration, property, planning and information functions and complex public law disputes.
—— major transactional projects involving new or unusual employment related legal and procedural matters, which involve in particular the treatment of public sector pension schemes. Examples would include PFI projects such as building schools for the future, new Academy conversions, transfer into the council of responsibility for public health, inter-authority shared services initiatives. An example of a complex contentious employment matter would be one involving a member or chief officer or an independent investigation or review.
—— governance arrangement for commercial vehicles including joint ventures, trusts and CICs and assistance in drafting new corporate policies,
The ranges stated in Section V.2.4) (18 000 000.00 — 25 000 000,00 GBP)) relates to the total value of the framework as a whole and not for each lot.
The ranges stated in Section V.2.4) (18 000 000,00 — 25 000 000,00 GBP) relates to the total value of the framework as a whole and not for each lot.
— sub-lot 3.1: residential conveyancing (appointment of up to 3 framework firms – 1 for use by Southwark and the remaining 2 for external organisations and Southwark overflow work): This area deals with matters relating to the Authority’s disposals under statutory and discretionary home ownership schemes, post-sales legal transactions arising from such disposals as well as providing advice on matters arising from these and related matters. This may range from assisting the Authority to draft new precedent leases to providing specific advice on individual cases.
— sub-lot 3.2: debt recovery work (up to 3 framework firms): Sundry routine debt recovery and enforcement of charges for council services.


Winner: Bevan Brittan LLP
Number of bids: 12