The Provision of Legal Services

Concepts

• legal services
• provision of legal services
• stirling
• legal advice and representation
• provision of specialist legal services
• provision of a full legal advice service
• legal resource
• supplementary legal resource
• legal advisory
• legal representation

Location

Stirling

Description

The authority are seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of specialist legal services for the further and higher education sector in Scotland. The authority are seeking to obtain, through this tendering process, price normalisation for all institutions regardless of size and demand. A maximum of seven contractors will be appointed to the framework contract.

Total Quantity or Scope

The scope of this agreement is the provision of legal services to the further and higher education sector in Scotland including all of the following specialisms • Commercial-Business incorporating but not limited to the following: — procurement and other contract law; — debt collection; — commercial corporate governance; — joint ventures; — banking, finance, insurance and taxation; — company formation; — corporate finance; — bond Issuance, mergers and acquisitions; — academic research (including grants) and research originated knowledge transfer; — competition law; — freedom of Information; — General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); — intellectual property; — technology law including software licensing agreements; — Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR); — software licensing agreements; • Property and estates incorporating but not limited to the following: — conveyancing; — landlord and tenant law; — general estate management issues; — planning law; — major building projects; — student accommodation; — construction and engineering; — environmental law; — property litigation and dispute resolution; • People/HR Matters incorporating but not limited to the following: — employment dispute resolution including tribunals; — employment relations; — employment contracts and policies; — UK Visas and immigration matters; — equality and diversity; — organisational change; — health and safety; — TUPE; — pension law and advice; — student support and regulatory matters; — data protection; — freedom of Information; — fair working practices; • Charity incorporating but not limited to the following: — charity law; — fundraising and sponsorship; — constitutional and parliamentary issues (including bulls, charters and statutes); • Charity corporate governance; — International incorporating but not limited to the following: — public international law; — law of the sea; — international criminal law; — international ventures; — international humanitarian law; — international human rights law; — refugee law; — private international law; — supranational law. Institutions shall be entitled to appoint a single firm to advise and/or represent on all matters of law, which may include some or all of the specialist areas in technical expertise described —above. This may involve the provision of a full legal advice service to an Institution or may involve working in partnership with an in-house legal resource, providing supplementary legal resource or expertise from time to time as caseload requires across more than one of the specialisms. Contractors must be able to provide a service which encompasses all of the above specialisms as a minimum.

Renewal Options

The authority reserves the right to extend the framework agreement for a period of up to 24 months in multiple extensions subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutions' requirements.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 79100000 - Legal services
• 79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services
• 79111000 - Legal advisory services
• 79112000 - Legal representation services
• 79140000 - Legal advisory and information services
• 79130000 - Legal documentation and certification services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations in 2015. Suppliers should confirm they will be in a position to complete (at point of award) the following: Appendix A Form of Tender; Appendix B Freedom of Information; Appendix D APUC Sustain Supply Chain Code of Conduct; Appendix G GDPR Assessment; Appendix H Sustain Tool Section 1. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The project code is 18627. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 The contracting authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: Sub-contracting is not a significant part of the overall anticipated contract spend. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361 A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: The contractor will work with the authority to deliver community benefits or social value where they are identifiable throughout the term of the framework agreement. Examples of community benefits or social value are providing training opportunities to staff and students, apprenticeships and investment in the local community. (SC Ref:653326)