Sovereign Network Homes: LEGAL SERVICE FRAMEWORK

UK-Wembley: Legal services.
Preliminary Questions
   This notice is for Prior information notice: No
   This notice is for Contract notice: Yes
   This notice is for Contract award notice: No
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
       Network Homes
       The Hive, 22 Wembley Park Boulevard, Wembley, HA9 0HP, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2087824312, Email: procurement@networkhomes.org.uk
       Main Address: www.networkhomes.org.uk
       NUTS Code: UKI
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: No.
   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/tenders/UK-UK-Wembley:-Legal-services./82H4JR6U95
   Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address    
   Tenders or requests to participate must be sent: electronically via -- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Wembley:-Legal-services./82H4JR6U95          
         to the abovementioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority    
   Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity:    
   Housing and community amenities

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement
   II.1.1) Title: LEGAL SERVICE FRAMEWORK          
         Reference number:          
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      79100000 - Legal services.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICE

   II.1.4) Short description:
   Network Homes wishes to establish a Framework of solicitors capable of providing a variety of services in 2 Lots:

Lot 1- Property & Development, which could cover advice in relation to matters such as:
•Funding
•Site acquisition and planning
•Contracts and procurement advice
•Contractual delivery vehicles
•Construction
•Acquisition and disposals
•Sales and leases
•Other specialist advice

Lot 2- which could cover advice in relation to service areas such as:
•Finance
•Governance
•Corporate
•Housing management Litigation
•General Advice
•Housing and Asset Management Advice including leasehold management and disputes
•Procurement
•HR

It is intended to appoint 6 firms to each Lot. Some solicitors could be appointed to both Lots.
The term of the framework will be 4 years from the commencement date. Contracts will be called off the framework as and when required. No guarantee of the volume of work can be given.          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 4,000,000 - Currency : GBP
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: Yes                
      If yes, tenders should be submitted for: All lots         
      Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: Not Provided       
      The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Not Provided

   II.2) Lot Description - 1    
   II.2.1) Title: Development advice
         Lot Number: 1          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      79100000 - Legal services.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UKI - LONDON          
         UKH23 - Hertfordshire
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      This is a one stage process under the 'light touch' regime. All documents have been uploaded into the Delta portal and interested organisations should view all the information provided and complete the response documents which are to be uploaded into the tenderbox questionnaire.

The Framework will be in two lots and firms can bid for one or both Lots.

This Lot is for Development advice, which could cover advice in relation to matters such as:
•Funding
•Site acquisition and planning
•Contracts and procurement advice
•Contractual delivery vehicles
•Construction
•Acquisition and disposals
•Sales and leases
•Other specialist advice

A more detailed explanation of the Services required is set out in the Specification in the Tender Documents pack.    
   II.2.6) Estimate value
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 2,000,000 - currency : GBP        
   II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement                    
      Duration in months - 48    
   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          
      The values cannot be relied upon as it is dependent on the amount of development work undertaken and the use of the Framework by others    

   II.2) Lot Description - 2    
   II.2.1) Title: Corporate, finance, housing and asset management, HR, procurement and other legal advice
         Lot Number: 2          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      79100000 - Legal services.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UKI - LONDON          
         UKH23 - Hertfordshire
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      This is a one stage process under the 'light touch' regime. All documents have been uploaded into the Delta portal and interested organisations should view all the information provided and complete the response documents which are to be uploaded into the tenderbox questionnaire.

The Framework will be in two lots and firms can bid for one or both Lots.

This Lot is for advice in relation to service areas such as:
•Finance
•Governance
•Corporate
•Housing management Litigation
•General Advice
•Housing and Asset Management Advice including leasehold management and disputes
•Procurement
•HR
A more detailed explanation of the Services required is set out in the Specification in the Tender Documents pack.    
   II.2.6) Estimate value
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 2,000,000 - currency : GBP        
   II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement                    
      Duration in months - 48    
   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          
      The values cannot be relied upon as it is dependent on the amount of work which could be undertaken in-house and the use of the Framework by others        
   
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information

III.1) Conditions for participation
   III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation    
      List and brief description of rules and criteria:
         The submission questions document contains both the SQ and tender questions.
Part 1 of the document is the SQ questions which will be evaluated first on a pass/fail basis. Failure to demonstrate in this section sufficient relevant experience and resources to provide the services required for the Lot(s) you are applying for will result in the application being eliminated at this stage and your tender submission will not be evaluated.
Part 2 is qualitative tender questions which will be evaluated and scored, along with the pricing document.
If you are interested in applying for this contract you must complete all parts of the SQ and Tender documentation as well as the online SSQ questions and return them via the electronic portal by the deadline date.

The selection and award criteria are set out in the Tender documents            

III.2) Conditions related to the contract
   III.2.1) Information about a particular profession          
      Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
         All appointed forms must be recognised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority an the Law Society    
   III.2.2) Contract performance conditions       
      As set out in the 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    
      
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description   
   IV.1.1) Type of procedure              
         Open procedure                               
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system          
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement                    
         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 - Not Provided          
   IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - Not Provided
IV.2) Administrative information       
   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure    
   Notice number in OJEU: Not Provided    
   IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest          
         Date - 15/06/2022 Local Time - 12:00       
   IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:       
         English               

Section VI: Complementary Information       
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows                       
    Electronic invoicing will be accepted                
    Electronic payment will be used    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
   Network Homes is nan award-winning housing associations who own and manage over 20000 homes across London and the South East.

All information about the framework and the application and award processes have all been uploaded to the Delta e-sourcing portal.

In addition, other Registered Social Housing providers (RSLs) in the UK (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing) may sign up to the framework and be entitled to call-off contracts under the framework agreement, only with the direct permission of Network Homes.

The value of this framework is extremely difficult to predict and may increase where other RSLs use it.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Wembley:-Legal-services./82H4JR6U95

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/82H4JR6U95
GO-2022510-PRO-20109531 TKR-2022510-PRO-20109530              
VI.4) Procedures For Appeal
   VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures:
       High Court
       Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom                
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
       NA
       NA, United Kingdom       
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
      Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:                
         The Contracting Authority will observe a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the day of communication to the tenderers of the authority's intended award decision.
There is no right of appeal to the Contracting Authority and instead the UK Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for an aggrieved party to apply to the High Court of England and Wales concerning any alleged breach unless an extension is agreed by the Courts.
Full information regarding appeals can be obtained from the body responsible for the appeal procedure as stated in VI.4.1       
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
       High Court
       Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom       

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 10/05/2022