Homes England Legal Services Framework 2022-2026
A Tender Notice
by HOMES ENGLAND (THE NAME ADOPTED BY THE HOMES AND COMMUNITIES AGENCY)
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Framework (Services)
- Duration
- 4 year
- Value
- £47M
- Sector
- BUSINESS
- Published
- 16 Feb 2022
- Delivery
- To 24 Nov 2027 (est.)
- Deadline
- 21 Mar 2022 17:00
Concepts
Location
United Kingdom:
1 buyer
Description
Homes England is seeking to appoint a £47m (ex VAT) national framework agreement for four years, to replace the existing Legal Services Framework. The proposed framework will comprise of four lots to provide a range of property and investment related legal services. The range of legal services are as follows: Lot 1 Services – Routine real estate and investment Lot 2 Services – Specialist real estate and corporate Lot 3 Services – Bespoke and Complex Projects Lot 4 Services – Affordable Housing and Homes Ownership Individual commissions and appointments from the framework will either be via direct award or further competition. A full suite of documents can be found on ProContract.
Lot Division
| 1 | Routine Real Estate & Investment
Lot 1 - Routine Real Estate & Investment - Property: including Landlord and Tenant, plot sales, estate management, release of restrictions and consents; - Commercial law; - Banking (short term development finance to SMEs) and Restructuring (in the event of default e.g. reservation of rights letters); - Agricultural law; Additional Services for Lot 1 - Real Estate: including Acquisitions, Disposals and Building Leases; - Procurement and public subsidy; - Grant Agreements; - Planning: including CPO; - Development and Construction; - Real Estate Litigation including mortgage enforcement and possession claims; - Contracts (goods, works and services); - Environmental Law including biodiversity & net gain; - Intellectual Property. Award Criteria
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| 2 | Specialist Real Estate & Corporate
Lot 2 - Specialist Real Estate & Corporate - Commercial Property: Property Finance, Infrastructure and Regeneration; - Commercial law including Banking –Loan and Equity Finance (this will include fund structures, joint ventures, infrastructure finance, lending alliances and MMC), Restructuring (including in the event of distress) and Insolvency; - Building Safety regime - Company law: including SPVs and Joint Ventures – contractual and company structures to deliver land and investment transactions; - Financial Regulation and Taxation; - Public/Administrative Law; - Employment Law; Additional Services for Lot 2 - Real Estate: including Acquisitions, Disposals and Building Leases; - Procurement and public subsidy; - Grant Agreements; - Planning: including CPO; - Development and Construction; - Real Estate Litigation including mortgage enforcement and possession claims; - Contracts (goods, works and services); - Environmental Law including biodiversity & net gain; - Intellectual Property. Award Criteria
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| 3 | Bespoke & Complex Projects
Lot 3 - Bespoke & Complex Projects - Major infrastructure projects – including creation, acquisition, sponsor or debt capital, to portfolio management, restructuring, asset sales and exits; - Major place based regeneration – including acquisition, planning, structuring, funding; - Bespoke and complex financing including capital markets; - Bespoke Joint ventures (e.g. outside of Homes England’s existing protocol and standards); - For private equity and venture capital activity - including related fund formation, capital deployment, acquisitions, debt and equity financing, complex restructurings, portfolio management and exits); - Innovative/complex financing/investments to fund R&D and early stage product development e.g. MMC. Award Criteria
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| 4 | Affordable Housing & Home Ownership
Lot 4 - Affordable Housing & Home Ownership - Affordable Housing; - Residential mortgage regulatory advice and residential mortgage repossession; - Public procurement of works and services and public subsidy in relation to housing; - Housing regulatory and funding; - Special administration regime; - Home Ownership Initiatives and shared ownership. Award Criteria
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CPV Codes
- 79100000 - Legal services
Indicators
- Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
- This is a recurring contract.
- Renewals are not available.
- Professional qualifications are sought.
Other Information
** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The opportunity can be accessed via Home England’s e-Tendering system. Tenderers wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and submit a tender through our e-Tendering system. If not already registered, candidates should register at https://procontract.due-north.com/Login All discussions, meetings, and communications will be conducted in English. The contract will be subject to English law. Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in GBP and all payments under the contract will be made in GBP. This procurement and award are subject to the transparency arrangements being adopted by the UK Government. These arrangements include the publication of tender documentation issued by Homes England and our contract with the supplier. Bidders should highlight any areas they consider commercially sensitive in order for Homes England to be able to honour our transparency obligations without undermining the bidder's commercial interests. Candidates are advised that Homes England is subject to the freedom of information Act 2000 (‘The Act’). If a candidate considers that any of the information supplied as part of this procurement procedure should not be disclosed because of its commercial sensitivity, confidential or otherwise, they must, when providing this information, clearly identify the specific information they do not wish to be disclosed and clearly specify the reasons for its sensitivity. Homes England shall take such statements into consideration in the event that it receives a request pursuant to the act which relates to the information provided by the interested party. Please note, it is insufficient to include a statement of confidentiality encompassing all the information provided in the response. Homes England takes a zero-tolerance approach to bribery and corruption and sets high standards of impartiality, integrity and objectivity in relation to the stewardship of public funds and the management of its activities. The principles contained within this policy apply to both internal and external audiences, including anyone wishing to undertake business or engage with Homes England. Please refer to our anti-bribery and corruption policy by visiting https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/anti-bribery-and-corruption-policy for further information. Homes England (the trading name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. Details can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-informa... IV.1.3. Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system - Envisaged number of participants in the framework agreement is below: Lot 1 - Minimum of 5, maximum of 7 suppliers Lot 2 - Minimum of 4, maximum of 6 suppliers Lot 3 - Minimum of 3, maximum of 6 suppliers Lot 4 - Minimum of 1, maximum of 4 suppliers Further details on the number of participants are contained within the procurement documents. All dates in this notice are indicative and may be amended. The NUTS code included in this notice is ‘UK’. However, the services will only be procured in England.
Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-0302c7
- FTS 004396-2022