Legal Panel for Public Sector
A Prior Information Notice
by THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- not specified
- Value
- £0-£200M
- Sector
- BUSINESS
- Published
- 17 Jan 2025
- Delivery
- not specified
- Deadline
- n/a
Concepts
Location
United Kingdom:
1 buyer
Description
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place a Public Sector Agreement for the provision of Legal Services for use primarily by the Wider Public Sector / UK public sector bodies. The proposed commercial vehicle(s) will include a comprehensive list of legal specialisms, including but not limited to the following which may change as a result of further market engagement: Commercial Contracts Law Property Construction and Real Estate Dispute Resolution and Litigation Employment Law PFI/PPP Projects Public Procurement Law Costs Lawyer Services Health, Healthcare and Social Care Transport Education The agreement will replace and bring together specialisms currently available under live agreements: RM6240 Public Sector Legal Services RM6284 Costs Lawyer Services 2 The lotting structure of this framework will be determined as a result of the market engagement. Further information is included in the Additional Information section VI.3.
Total Quantity or Scope
Legal Panel for the Public Sector The agreement will replace RM6240 Public Sector Legal Services & RM6284 Costs Lawyer Services 2. It will continue to cover legal specialisms relevant to the public sector. Crown Commercial Service intends to hold market engagement sessions during early 2025 with suppliers interested in bidding for the resulting panel contracts. If you would like to be involved please express your interest by emailing info@crowncommercial.gov.uk with the subject line ‘RM6374 Supplier Engagement’ no later than midday on Monday 3rd March 2025. Your email must clearly state: name of your organisation, contact details for the individual(s) who will be participating in the market engagement and further details will be provided to you. In the meantime, please complete this short survey (https://crowncommercial.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8wXvE5GkMPr5HDM) to help us begin to gather your feedback, it should take you no longer than a few minutes.
CPV Codes
- 79100000 - Legal services
- 79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services
- 79111000 - Legal advisory services
- 79112000 - Legal representation services
- 79130000 - Legal documentation and certification services
- 79140000 - Legal advisory and information services
Other Information
** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** This Prior Information Notice is to signal an intention to procure a new Public Sector Legal Services agreement and to that end to commence market engagement within the legal market. Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place a Public Sector Agreement for the provision of Legal Services for use primarily by the Wider Public Sector / UK public sector bodies including Health, Education bodies, Local and Regional Government organisations, Emergency Services and Third Sector organisations. Consideration is being given to the addition of legal training by legal practitioners as a service provided through this agreement. Inclusion of this service will be determined by the outcome of the engagement session held with both buyers and the market. The drivers for the development and procurement of this agreement are to: - Provide buyers with a compliant route to market for Legal Services - Offer an improved agreement for both buyers and suppliers - Provide buyers with access to high quality legal services - Achieve value for money The value in II.1.5 is an indicative value over 4 years. The date in II.3) is the estimated date of publication, please refer to the CCS website page for updates and monitor Find A Tender Service for the publication of the contract notice. A Future Opportunity on contract finder can be found here: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71dcb67d-de71-41ad-9819-66a69e... This prior information notice replaces the previous PIN issued on the 14/01/2025 https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001186-2025
Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-04d42a
- FTS 001685-2025