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| Title: | HALA Legal Services Framework |
| Notice type: | Contract Notice |
| Authority: | Kennedy Cater |
| Nature of contract: | Services |
| Procedure: | Open |
| Short Description: | The Housing Associations’ Legal Alliance includes Advance, BME London, Bromford Housing, CDS Co-operatives, Christian Action Housing, Cross Keys Homes, Eastend Homes, Greatwell Homes, Habinteg, Hastoe Group, Hexagon Housing, HFL Homes, Hightown Housing, Housing for Women, Housing Solutions, ISHA, Lewisham Homes, Local Space, MHS Homes, Newlon Housing Trust, Octavia Housing, One Housing, Optivo, Origin Housing, Phoenix Community Homes, Raven Housing Trust, Saxon Weald, Settle Group, Shepherds Bush Housing Group, Soho Housing, Swan Housing Association, Wandle Housing Association, Women’s Pioneer Housing, YMCA St Paul’s Group, YMCA Thames Gateway. Between them, there is a spend of approximately £6.2M per annum on external Solicitors’ Services. The Members have come together in a shared procurement exercise and wish to appoint a panel of Solicitors upon whose advisory services the individual members can call. |
| Published: | 28/03/2022 18:29 |
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Section I: Contracting Authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Optivo
Grosvenor House, 125 High Street, Croydon, CR0 9XP, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2071134020, Email: HALA@KennedyCater.com
Contact: Tim Morel and Richard Short
Main Address: https://www.optivo.org.uk/, Address of the buyer profile: https://www.optivo.org.uk/
NUTS Code: UKI
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement: No.
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not provided
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No.
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/
Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically via https://www.delta-esourcing.com/ to the abovementioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type:: Registered Provider of Social Housing
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: HALA Legal Services Framework
Reference Number: Not provided
II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
79100000 - Legal services.
II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
II.1.4) Short description: The Housing Associations’ Legal Alliance includes Advance, BME London, Bromford Housing, CDS Co-operatives, Christian Action Housing, Cross Keys Homes, Eastend Homes, Greatwell Homes, Habinteg, Hastoe Group, Hexagon Housing, HFL Homes, Hightown Housing, Housing for Women, Housing Solutions, ISHA, Lewisham Homes, Local Space, MHS Homes, Newlon Housing Trust, Octavia Housing, One Housing, Optivo, Origin Housing, Phoenix Community Homes, Raven Housing Trust, Saxon Weald, Settle Group, Shepherds Bush Housing Group, Soho Housing, Swan Housing Association, Wandle Housing Association, Women’s Pioneer Housing, YMCA St Paul’s Group, YMCA Thames Gateway. Between them, there is a spend of approximately £6.2M per annum on external Solicitors’ Services. The Members have come together in a shared procurement exercise and wish to appoint a panel of Solicitors upon whose advisory services the individual members can call.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 30,000,000
Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for: All lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 4
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Lot 1: Corporate, Governance & Finance, Lot 2: Housing & Asset Management, Lot 3: Development and Lot 4: Property
II.2) Description
II.2) Description Lot No. 1
II.2.1) Title: Lot 1: Corporate, Governance & Finance
Lot No: 1
II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
79100000 - Legal services.
II.2.3) Place of performance:
UKH EAST OF ENGLAND
UKI LONDON
UKF EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
UKG WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
UKL WALES
UKJ SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
UKK SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
UKE YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER
UKD NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
UKC NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
II.2.4) Description of procurement: The organisations appointed shall provide legal advisory services including but not limited to:
•Banking and finance including the raising of bank funding, capital markets issuance, and hedging arrangements
•Charging and security work
•Development draw down funding (including contracts with the HCA / GLA)
•Corporate governance
•New business opportunities
•Acquisitions and disposals
•Joint ventures and subsidiaries
•Amalgamations and restructuring
•Stock transfers
•Employment advice (including TUPE)
•Employment litigation, including Employment Tribunals
•Taxation advice
•Pensions
•Charity law
•Industrial and provident society law
•Constitutional reviews
•Board member powers and responsibilities
•Corporate Policies and Procedures
•Commercial contracts (including Supporting People contracts)
•Debt recovery
•Procurement law
•Commercial disputes
•Grant applications e.g. Big Lottery funding
•IT and information law including system maintenance & support agreements, defamation and the internet, and intellectual property
•Data protection and freedom of information
•Code of Governance
•Regulations
•Company Law
•Miscellaneous advice such as occasional advice on such matters as Financial inclusion/general advice to tenants, consumer credit licence issues, health & safety, defamation, fraud, insolvency judicial reviews and public law issues including Human Rights Act.
II.2.5) Award criteria:
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 7,000,000
Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
Description of renewals: Not provided
II.2.10) Information about variants:
Variants will be accepted: No
II.2.11) Information about options:
Options: No
Description of options: Not provided
II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Identification of the project: Not provided
II.2.14) Additional information: Not provided
II.2) Description Lot No. 2
II.2.1) Title: Lot 2: Housing & Asset Management
Lot No: 2
II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
79100000 - Legal services.
II.2.3) Place of performance:
UKH EAST OF ENGLAND
UKI LONDON
UKF EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
UKG WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
UKL WALES
UKJ SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
UKK SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
UKE YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER
UKD NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
UKC NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
II.2.4) Description of procurement: The organisations appointed shall provide legal advisory services including but not limited to:
Legal Advisory Services
•Housing litigation such as:
•Disrepair claims
•Anti-social behaviour proceedings (including injunctions, committal)
•Rent arrears possession proceedings
•Non-rent arrears possession proceedings
•Possession proceedings (all types)
•Assured shorthold accelerated possession claims
•Trespassers
•Possession succession
•Evictions
•Gas servicing and other access injunctions
•Supported housing disputes
•Terminating licence agreements and obtaining possession
•Service charge disputes
•Tenancy Fraud
•Mediation
•First Tier Tribunal advice and advocacy
•Leaseholder disputes
•Deceased leaseholders where executors not meeting their obligations or where no monies in estate
•Unlawful assignments
•Enforcement / forfeiture
•Leasehold and shared ownership sub-letting
•Managing Agent issues including those arising from Tri-Partite agreements i.e. RP, Leaseholder and Managing Agent
General housing advice such as:
•Tenancy agreement advice
•Anti-social behaviour advice
•Housing benefit advice
•Service charge advice
•Estate management board advice
•Managing agents contracts and service level agreements
•Supported and sheltered housing advice
•Advice on complaints
•Dilapidations
•Dealing with lack of mental capacity
•Judicial Review
•Welfare reform updates
•Data protection
•Energy supply agreements with residents
Housing management policy advice such as:
•Drafting and advising on new forms of tenancy & licence agreement
•Rent setting advice
•Policy drafting, approval and annual health checks
•Advice on procedures - this may include drafting all or part of a procedure
II.2.5) Award criteria:
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 6,000,000
Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
Description of renewals: Not provided
II.2.10) Information about variants:
Variants will be accepted: No
II.2.11) Information about options:
Options: No
Description of options: Not provided
II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Identification of the project: Not provided
II.2.14) Additional information: Not provided
II.2) Description Lot No. 3
II.2.1) Title: Lot 3: Development
Lot No: 3
II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
79100000 - Legal services.
II.2.3) Place of performance:
UKH EAST OF ENGLAND
UKI LONDON
UKF EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
UKG WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
UKL WALES
UKJ SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
UKK SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
UKE YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER
UKD NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
UKC NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
II.2.4) Description of procurement: The organisations appointed shall provide legal advisory services including but not limited to:
Development
•Public private partnerships
•Site Assembly
•Options to purchase
•Acquisitions/disposals of land/buildings including new build plot sales
•Acquisitions/disposals of tenanted stock
•Stock swaps
•Statutory Agreements e.g. s.38, 278, 104
•Planning Agreements e.g. s.106 and s.111
•Development Agreements
•Development Funding (including HCA Help to Buy agreements)
•Management Agreements
•Establishing development-related management companies including joint ventures
•Construction Agreements (including collateral warranties)
•Bonds
•Parent Company Guarantees
•Contentious Construction
•Novation agreements
•Wayleaves and other utility agreements
•Building licences
•Grant agreements
•Health and safety
•Overage
•Planning advice
•Property taxation advice
•Procurement advice
•Development disputes (including litigation)
•Environmental issues
•ESCo/MUSCo leases and concession agreements.
•Energy supply agreements with residents
•Consultant appointment letters
•Contract amendments
•Frameworks for consultants and contractors
•Fire safety, asbestos water and other H&S law
•Advice in relation to sustainability, regulations and compliance
•Compulsory Purchase Orders
•Advice in relation to fire remediation and boundary disputes
Shared Ownership
•Setting up shared ownership schemes including drafting lease incorporating requirements of planning agreements
•Staircasing (not final and final)
•Resale/Assignment to new owner
•Easements
•Lifting of restrictive covenants
•Surrenders
•Repossessions
•New Build Plot sales
•Managing Agent issues including those arising from Tripartite Agreements i.e. RP, Leaseholder and Managing Agent.
•Lease management e.g. licences to assign, licences for alterations, deeds of variations, lease extensions
II.2.5) Award criteria:
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 9,000,000
Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
Description of renewals: Not provided
II.2.10) Information about variants:
Variants will be accepted: No
II.2.11) Information about options:
Options: No
Description of options: Not provided
II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Identification of the project: Not provided
II.2.14) Additional information: Not provided
II.2) Description Lot No. 4
II.2.1) Title: Lot 4: Property
Lot No: 4
II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
79100000 - Legal services.
II.2.3) Place of performance:
UKH EAST OF ENGLAND
UKI LONDON
UKF EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
UKG WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
UKL WALES
UKJ SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
UKK SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
UKE YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER
UKD NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
UKC NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
II.2.4) Description of procurement: The organisations appointed shall provide legal advisory services including but not limited to:
Commercial Property
•Property rationalisation including purchases, disposals, stock swaps, TUPE (employment issues)
•Purchases/disposals of real estate (general)
•Auction acquisitions and disposals
•Easements
•Title investigations
•Agreements for lease/licences
•Granting and taking leases
•Management Agreements
•Lease management e.g. licences to assign, licences for alterations, deeds of variation, lease extensions, rent review memoranda etc.
•Advice relating to existing leases and management agreements
•Commercial Lease renewals and surrenders
•Tenanted sales initiatives
•Tenanted transfers including overage agreements
•Dilapidations
•Adverse possession including traveller issues
•Establishing property joint ventures
•Plot sales (commercial)
•Consent issues relating to restrictions on title, including lifting of restrictive covenants
•Ground rent issues
•Property litigation
•Construction contracts (including professional services contracts)
•Serving section 25 and s26 notices and responding to the same when served
•Re-possession of premises
•Novation agreements
•Wayleaves and other utility agreements
•Overage
•Property taxation advice
•Boundary dispute advice
Residential Property
•Purchases and sales of individual residential units (freehold/ leasehold)
•New build plot sales (freehold/ leasehold)
•Easements
•Lifting of restrictive covenants
•Auctions
•Sales under Right To Buy, Right To Acquire /Social HomeBuy
•Independent Supported Living purchases
•Service charge issues (including sinking fund disputes)
•Leasehold Valuation Tribunal advice and advocacy
•Leasehold enfranchisement
•Absent landlords (overseas etc.)
•Boundary dispute advice
Shared Ownership
•Setting up shared ownership schemes including drafting lease incorporating requirements of planning agreements
•Staircasing (not final and final)
•Resale/Assignment to new owner
•Easements
•Lifting of restrictive covenants
•Surrenders
•Repossessions
•New Build Plot sales
•Managing Agent issues including those arising from Tripartite Agreements i.e. RP, Leaseholder and Managing Agent.
•Lease management e.g. licences to assign, licences for alterations, deeds of variations, lease extensions
II.2.5) Award criteria:
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 8,000,000
Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
Description of renewals: Not provided
II.2.10) Information about variants:
Variants will be accepted: No
II.2.11) Information about options:
Options: No
Description of options: Not provided
II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Identification of the project: Not provided
II.2.14) Additional information: Not provided
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Not Provided
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
As detailed in the procurement documents
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :
As detailed in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
As detailed in the procurement documents
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :
As detailed in the procurement documents
III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)
The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.1) Information about a particular profession
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
Not Provided
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As detailed in the procurement documents
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description OPEN
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Open
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 33
In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided
IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
An electronic auction will be used: No
Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
Notice number in the OJ S: Not provided
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 29/04/2022 Time: 16:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
Duration in month(s): 6
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders:
Date: 29/04/2022
Time: 16:00
Section VI: Complementary Information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used No
Electronic invoicing will be accepted No
Electronic payment will be used No
VI.3) Additional Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. The estimated total value in II.1.5) should be treated as a rough guide and not a constraint. This framework will be accessible to existing and new HALA members. HALA cannot accurately predict the growth in its membership or individual members' expenditure. Expenditure could significantly exceed the estimated total value in the event of high demand.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Croydon:-Legal-services./4Y8S3J3N5H
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/4Y8S3J3N5H
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body:
Optivo
Grosvenor House, 125 High Street, Croydon, CR0 9XP, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2071134020, Email: HALA@KennedyCater.com
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
The High Court,
Royal Courts of Justice The Strand,, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2079476000
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Optivo will observe a 10-day standstill period calculated in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Under those regulations, aggrieved bidders may by way of proceedings in the High Court seek relief in respect of alleged breaches of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 which may include declaring any award ineffective and/or seeking damages. After the expiry of the 10-day standstill period, Optivo will, unless prevented by order of the court, conclude and enter all framework agreements.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Optivo, c/o Kennedy Cater Ltd,
Grosvenor House,, 125 High Street,, Croydon, CR0 9XP, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2071134020
VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 28/03/2022
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Section I: Contracting Authority
I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
Optivo
Grosvenor House, 125 High Street, Croydon, CR0 9XP, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2071134020, Email: HALA@KennedyCater.com
Contact: Tim Morel and Richard Short
Main Address: https://www.optivo.org.uk/, Address of the buyer profile: https://www.optivo.org.uk/
NUTS Code: UKI
I.2) Joint procurement:
The contract involves joint procurement: No
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No
I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
Other type:: Registered Provider of Social Housing
I.5) Main activity:
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object Of The Contract
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: HALA Legal Services Framework
Reference number: Not Provided
II.1.2) Main CPV code:
79100000 - Legal services.
II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
II.1.4) Short description: The Housing Associations’ Legal Alliance includes Advance, BME London, Bromford Housing, CDS Co-operatives, Christian Action Housing, Cross Keys Homes, Eastend Homes, Greatwell Homes, Habinteg, Hastoe Group, Hexagon Housing, HFL Homes, Hightown Housing, Housing for Women, Housing Solutions, ISHA, Lewisham Homes, Local Space, MHS Homes, Newlon Housing Trust, Octavia Housing, One Housing, Optivo, Origin Housing, Phoenix Community Homes, Raven Housing Trust, Saxon Weald, Settle Group, Shepherds Bush Housing Group, Soho Housing, Swan Housing Association, Wandle Housing Association, Women’s Pioneer Housing, YMCA St Paul’s Group, YMCA Thames Gateway. Between them, there is a spend of approximately £6.2M per annum on external Solicitors’ Services. The Members have come together in a shared procurement exercise and wish to appoint a panel of Solicitors upon whose advisory services the individual members can call.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value: 30,000,000
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description (lot no. 1)
II.2.1) Title:Lot 1: Corporate, Governance & Finance
Lot No:1
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
79100000 - Legal services.
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UKH - EAST OF ENGLAND
UKI - LONDON
UKF - EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
UKG - WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
UKL - WALES
UKJ - SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
UKK - SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
UKE - YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER
UKD - NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
UKC - NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
Main site or place of performance:
EAST OF ENGLAND
LONDON
EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
WALES
SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER
NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The organisations appointed shall provide legal advisory services including but not limited to:
•Banking and finance including the raising of bank funding, capital markets issuance, and hedging arrangements
•Charging and security work
•Development draw down funding (including contracts with the HCA / GLA)
•Corporate governance
•New business opportunities
•Acquisitions and disposals
•Joint ventures and subsidiaries
•Amalgamations and restructuring
•Stock transfers
•Employment advice (including TUPE)
•Employment litigation, including Employment Tribunals
•Taxation advice
•Pensions
•Charity law
•Industrial and provident society law
•Constitutional reviews
•Board member powers and responsibilities
•Corporate Policies and Procedures
•Commercial contracts (including Supporting People contracts)
•Debt recovery
•Procurement law
•Commercial disputes
•Grant applications e.g. Big Lottery funding
•IT and information law including system maintenance & support agreements, defamation and the internet, and intellectual property
•Data protection and freedom of information
•Code of Governance
•Regulations
•Company Law
•Miscellaneous advice such as occasional advice on such matters as Financial inclusion/general advice to tenants, consumer credit licence issues, health & safety, defamation, fraud, insolvency judicial reviews and public law issues including Human Rights Act.
II.2.5) Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 65%
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 35%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided
II.2) Description (lot no. 2)
II.2.1) Title:Lot 2: Housing & Asset Management
Lot No:2
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
79100000 - Legal services.
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UKH - EAST OF ENGLAND
UKI - LONDON
UKF - EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
UKG - WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
UKL - WALES
UKJ - SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
UKK - SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
UKE - YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER
UKD - NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
UKC - NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
Main site or place of performance:
EAST OF ENGLAND
LONDON
EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
WALES
SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER
NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The organisations appointed shall provide legal advisory services including but not limited to:
Legal Advisory Services
•Housing litigation such as:
•Disrepair claims
•Anti-social behaviour proceedings (including injunctions, committal)
•Rent arrears possession proceedings
•Non-rent arrears possession proceedings
•Possession proceedings (all types)
•Assured shorthold accelerated possession claims
•Trespassers
•Possession succession
•Evictions
•Gas servicing and other access injunctions
•Supported housing disputes
•Terminating licence agreements and obtaining possession
•Service charge disputes
•Tenancy Fraud
•Mediation
•First Tier Tribunal advice and advocacy
•Leaseholder disputes
•Deceased leaseholders where executors not meeting their obligations or where no monies in estate
•Unlawful assignments
•Enforcement / forfeiture
•Leasehold and shared ownership sub-letting
•Managing Agent issues including those arising from Tri-Partite agreements i.e. RP, Leaseholder and Managing Agent
General housing advice such as:
•Tenancy agreement advice
•Anti-social behaviour advice
•Housing benefit advice
•Service charge advice
•Estate management board advice
•Managing agents contracts and service level agreements
•Supported and sheltered housing advice
•Advice on complaints
•Dilapidations
•Dealing with lack of mental capacity
•Judicial Review
•Welfare reform updates
•Data protection
•Energy supply agreements with residents
Housing management policy advice such as:
•Drafting and advising on new forms of tenancy & licence agreement
•Rent setting advice
•Policy drafting, approval and annual health checks
•Advice on procedures - this may include drafting all or part of a procedure
II.2.5) Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50%
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 50%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided
II.2) Description (lot no. 3)
II.2.1) Title:Lot 3: Development
Lot No:3
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
79100000 - Legal services.
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UKH - EAST OF ENGLAND
UKI - LONDON
UKF - EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
UKG - WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
UKL - WALES
UKJ - SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
UKK - SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
UKE - YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER
UKD - NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
UKC - NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
Main site or place of performance:
EAST OF ENGLAND
LONDON
EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
WALES
SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER
NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The organisations appointed shall provide legal advisory services including but not limited to:
Development
•Public private partnerships
•Site Assembly
•Options to purchase
•Acquisitions/disposals of land/buildings including new build plot sales
•Acquisitions/disposals of tenanted stock
•Stock swaps
•Statutory Agreements e.g. s.38, 278, 104
•Planning Agreements e.g. s.106 and s.111
•Development Agreements
•Development Funding (including HCA Help to Buy agreements)
•Management Agreements
•Establishing development-related management companies including joint ventures
•Construction Agreements (including collateral warranties)
•Bonds
•Parent Company Guarantees
•Contentious Construction
•Novation agreements
•Wayleaves and other utility agreements
•Building licences
•Grant agreements
•Health and safety
•Overage
•Planning advice
•Property taxation advice
•Procurement advice
•Development disputes (including litigation)
•Environmental issues
•ESCo/MUSCo leases and concession agreements.
•Energy supply agreements with residents
•Consultant appointment letters
•Contract amendments
•Frameworks for consultants and contractors
•Fire safety, asbestos water and other H&S law
•Advice in relation to sustainability, regulations and compliance
•Compulsory Purchase Orders
•Advice in relation to fire remediation and boundary disputes
Shared Ownership
•Setting up shared ownership schemes including drafting lease incorporating requirements of planning agreements
•Staircasing (not final and final)
•Resale/Assignment to new owner
•Easements
•Lifting of restrictive covenants
•Surrenders
•Repossessions
•New Build Plot sales
•Managing Agent issues including those arising from Tripartite Agreements i.e. RP, Leaseholder and Managing Agent.
•Lease management e.g. licences to assign, licences for alterations, deeds of variations, lease extensions
II.2.5) Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 55%
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 45%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided
II.2) Description (lot no. 4)
II.2.1) Title:Lot 4: Property
Lot No:4
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
79100000 - Legal services.
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UKH - EAST OF ENGLAND
UKI - LONDON
UKF - EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
UKG - WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
UKL - WALES
UKJ - SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
UKK - SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
UKE - YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER
UKD - NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
UKC - NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
Main site or place of performance:
EAST OF ENGLAND
LONDON
EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
WALES
SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER
NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The organisations appointed shall provide legal advisory services including but not limited to:
Commercial Property
•Property rationalisation including purchases, disposals, stock swaps, TUPE (employment issues)
•Purchases/disposals of real estate (general)
•Auction acquisitions and disposals
•Easements
•Title investigations
•Agreements for lease/licences
•Granting and taking leases
•Management Agreements
•Lease management e.g. licences to assign, licences for alterations, deeds of variation, lease extensions, rent review memoranda etc.
•Advice relating to existing leases and management agreements
•Commercial Lease renewals and surrenders
•Tenanted sales initiatives
•Tenanted transfers including overage agreements
•Dilapidations
•Adverse possession including traveller issues
•Establishing property joint ventures
•Plot sales (commercial)
•Consent issues relating to restrictions on title, including lifting of restrictive covenants
•Ground rent issues
•Property litigation
•Construction contracts (including professional services contracts)
•Serving section 25 and s26 notices and responding to the same when served
•Re-possession of premises
•Novation agreements
•Wayleaves and other utility agreements
•Overage
•Property taxation advice
•Boundary dispute advice
Residential Property
•Purchases and sales of individual residential units (freehold/ leasehold)
•New build plot sales (freehold/ leasehold)
•Easements
•Lifting of restrictive covenants
•Auctions
•Sales under Right To Buy, Right To Acquire /Social HomeBuy
•Independent Supported Living purchases
•Service charge issues (including sinking fund disputes)
•Leasehold Valuation Tribunal advice and advocacy
•Leasehold enfranchisement
•Absent landlords (overseas etc.)
•Boundary dispute advice
Shared Ownership
•Setting up shared ownership schemes including drafting lease incorporating requirements of planning agreements
•Staircasing (not final and final)
•Resale/Assignment to new owner
•Easements
•Lifting of restrictive covenants
•Surrenders
•Repossessions
•New Build Plot sales
•Managing Agent issues including those arising from Tripartite Agreements i.e. RP, Leaseholder and Managing Agent.
•Lease management e.g. licences to assign, licences for alterations, deeds of variations, lease extensions
II.2.5) Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50%
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 50%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: Yes
IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: No
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJEU: 2022/S 000-008363
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No
Section V: Award of contract
Award Of Contract (No.1)
Contract No: Not Provided
Lot Number: 1
Title: Corporate, Governance and Finance
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 07/08/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 10
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
Contractor (No.1)
Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP, OC313432
134 Edmund St, Birmingham, B3 2ES, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1614700326, Email: gary.shaw@anthonycollins.com
Internet address: www.anthonycollins.com
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: Yes
Contractor (No.2)
Capsticks LLP, OC340360
1 St George's Road, London, SW19 4DR, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2087804734, Email: chimi.shakohoxha@capsticks.com
Internet address: www.capsticks.com
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: No
Contractor (No.3)
Clarke Willmott LLP, OC344818
1 Georges Square, Bath Street, Bristol, BS1 6BA, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 3452091804, Email: lindsay.felstead@clarkewillmott.com
Internet address: www.clarkewillmott.com
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: Yes
Contractor (No.4)
Devonshires Solicitors LLP, OC397401
30 Finsbury Circus, London, EC2M 7DT, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2076287576, Email: tenders@devonshires.co.uk
Internet address: www.devonshires.com
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: Yes
Contractor (No.5)
Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP, OC311575
125 Wood Street, London, EC2V 7AW, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1256407115, Email: linda.storey@penningtonslaw.com
Internet address: www.penningtonslaw.com
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: No
Contractor (No.6)
Trowers & Hamlins LLP, OC337852
3 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8YZ, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2074238000, Email: swebster@trowers.com
Internet address: www.trowers.com
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: No
Contractor (No.7)
Winckworth Sherwood LLP, OC334359
Minerva House, 5 Montague Close, London, SE1 9BB, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2075935197, Email: hmahmoud@wslaw.co.uk
Internet address: www.wslaw.co.uk
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 7,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: 7,000,000
Currency: GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
Award Of Contract (No.2)
Contract No: Not Provided
Lot Number: 2
Title: Housing & Asset Management
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 07/08/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 13
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
Contractor (No.1)
Batchelors Solicitors, N/A
Charles House, 35, Widmore Road, , Bromley, BR1 1RW, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2087687000, Email: bstotesbury@batchelors.co.uk
Internet address: www.batchelors.co.uk
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: Yes
Contractor (No.2)
Bevan Brittan LLP, OC309219
Toronto Square, 7th Floor,, Toronto Street, Leeds, LS1 2HJ, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 3701945494, Email: john.cox@bevanbrittan.com
Internet address: www.bevanbrittan.com
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: No
Contractor (No.3)
Birketts LLP, OC317545
106 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3A 4AA, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1473921779, Email: jonathan-hulley@birketts.co.uk
Internet address: www.birketts.co.uk
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: No
Contractor (No.4)
Capsticks Solicitors LLP, OC340360
1 St George's Street, Wimbledon, London, SW19 4DR, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2087804734, Email: chimi.shakohoxha@capsticks.com
Internet address: www.capsticks.com
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: No
Contractor (No.5)
Clarke Willmott LLP, OC344818
138 Edmund Street, Birmingham, B3 2ES, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 3452091804, Email: lindsay.felstead@clarkewillmott.com
Internet address: www.clarkewillmott.com
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: No
Contractor (No.6)
Devonshires Solicitors LLP, OC397401
30 Finsbury Circus, London, EC2M 7DT, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2078804294, Email: tenders@devonshires.co.uk
Internet address: www.devonshires.com
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: Yes
Contractor (No.7)
Judge & Priestley LLP, OC312733
Justin House, 6 West Street, Bromley, BR1 1QN, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2082907347, Email: nsingh@judge-priestley.co.uk
Internet address: www.judge-priestley.co.uk
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: Yes
Contractor (No.8)
Roythornes Limited, 06611251
14 Park Row, Nottingham, NG1 6GR, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1775842550, Email: lisacawdron@roythornes.co.uk
Internet address: www.roythornes.co.uk
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 6,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: 6,000,000
Currency: GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
Award Of Contract (No.3)
Contract No: Not Provided
Lot Number: 3
Title: Development
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 07/08/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 16
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 16
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
Contractor (No.1)
Ashfords LLP, OC342432
Ashford House, Grenadier Road, Exeter, EX1 3LH, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1392337000, Email: tenders@ashfords.co.uk
Internet address: www.ashfords.co.uk
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: No
Contractor (No.2)
Capsticks Solicitors LLP, OC340360
1 St George's Street, Wimbledon, London, SW19 4DR, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2087804734, Email: chimi.shakohoxha@capsticks.com
Internet address: www.capsticks.com
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: No
Contractor (No.3)
Devonshires Solicitors LLP, OC397401
30 Finsbury Circus, London, EC2M 7DT, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2078804294, Email: tenders@devonshires.co.uk
Internet address: www.devonshires.com
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: Yes
Contractor (No.4)
Foot Anstey LLP, OC360255
2 Glass Wharf, Bristol, BS2 0EL, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1179154618, Email: Patrick.wetherall@footanstey.com
Internet address: www.footanstey.com
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: No
Contractor (No.5)
Hugh James, OC358642
Two Central Square, , Cardiff, CF10 1FS, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2922675418, Email: caroline.o'flaherty@hughjames.com
Internet address: www.hughjames.com
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: No
Contractor (No.6)
Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP, OC311575
125 Wood Street, London, EC2V 7AW, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1256407115, Email: linda.storey@penningtonslaw.com
Internet address: www.penningtonslaw.com
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: No
Contractor (No.7)
Roythornes Limited, 06611251
14 Park Row, Nottingham, NG1 6GR, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1775842550, Email: lisacawdron@roythornes.co.uk
Internet address: www.roythornes.co.uk
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: Yes
Contractor (No.8)
Sharratts (London) LLP, OC352690
1 The Old Yard, Rectory Lane, Brasted, TN16 1JP, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 01959568017, Email: sarahj@sharratts-london.co.uk
Internet address: www.sharratts-london.co.uk
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: Yes
Contractor (No.9)
TLT LLP, OC308658
One Redcliff Street, Bristol, BS1 6TP, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 3330060000, Email: tenders@tltsolicitors.com
Internet address: www.tltsolicitors.com
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: No
Contractor (No.10)
Trowers & Hamlins LLP, OC337852
3 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8YZ, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2074238479, Email: swebster@trowers.com
Internet address: www.trowers.com
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 9,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: 9,000,000
Currency: GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
Award Of Contract (No.4)
Contract No: Not Provided
Lot Number: 4
Title: Property
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 07/08/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 15
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 15
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
Contractor (No.1)
Ashfords LLP, OC342432
Ashford House, Grenadier Road, EX1 3LH, EX1 3LH, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1392337000, Email: website@ashfords.co.uk
Internet address: www.ashfords.co.uk
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: No
Contractor (No.2)
Batchelors Solicitors, N/A
Charles House, 35, Widmore Road, Bromley, BR1 1RW, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 02087687000, Email: bstotesbury@batchelors.co.uk
Internet address: www.batchelors.co.uk
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: No
Contractor (No.3)
Capsticks Solicitors LLP, OC340360
1 St George's Street, Wimbledon, London, SW19 4DR, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2087804734, Email: chimi.shakohoxha@capsticks.com
Internet address: www.capsticks.com
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: No
Contractor (No.4)
Devonshires Solicitors LLP, OC397401
30 Finsbury Circus, London, EC2M 7DT, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2078804294, Email: tenders@devonshires.co.uk
Internet address: www.devonshires.com
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: Yes
Contractor (No.5)
Foot Anstey LLP, OC360255
2 Glass Wharf, Bristol, BS2 0EL, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1179154618, Email: Patrick.wetherall@footanstey.com
Internet address: www.footanstey.com
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: No
Contractor (No.6)
Hugh James, OC358642
Two Central Square, Cardiff, CF10 1FS, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2922675418, Email: caroline.o'flaherty@hughjames.com
Internet address: www.hughjames.com
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: No
Contractor (No.7)
Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP, OC311575
125 Wood Street, London, EC2V 7AW, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1256407115, Email: linda.storey@penningtonslaw.com
Internet address: www.penningtonslaw.com
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: No
Contractor (No.8)
Roythornes Limited, 06611251
Enterprise Way, Pinchbeck, Spalding, PE11 3YR, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1775842550, Email: lisacawdron@roythornes.co.uk
Internet address: www.roythornes.co.uk
NUTS Code: UKI
The contractor is an SME: Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 8,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: 8,000,000
Currency: GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. The estimated total value in II.1.5) should be treated as a rough guide and not a constraint. This framework will be accessible to existing and new HALA members. HALA cannot accurately predict the growth in its membership or individual members' expenditure. Expenditure could significantly exceed the estimated total value in the event of high demand.
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VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Optivo
Grosvenor House, 125 High Street, Croydon, CR0 9XP, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2071134020, Email: HALA@KennedyCater.com
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The High Court,
Royal Courts of Justice The Strand,, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2079476000
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Optivo will observe a 10-day standstill period calculated in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Under those regulations, aggrieved bidders may by way of proceedings in the High Court seek relief in respect of alleged breaches of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 which may include declaring any award ineffective and/or seeking damages. After the expiry of the 10-day standstill period, Optivo will, unless prevented by order of the court, conclude and enter all framework agreements.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Optivo, c/o Kennedy Cater Ltd,
Grosvenor House,, 125 High Street,, Croydon, CR0 9XP, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2071134020
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 26/08/2022