Legal Services for Health

A Tender Notice
by NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Framework (Services)
Duration
4 year
Value
£-£200M
Sector
BUSINESS
Published
22 Jul 2022
Delivery
To 01 Aug 2026 (est.)
Deadline
22 Aug 2022 11:00

Concepts

Location

United Kingdom:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) are creating a National Framework Agreement for the Provision of Legal Services, this will be available for the Healthcare Sector and all other Public Sector Bodies (NHS SBS Approved Organisations) to use for a period of 4 years. Private Sector will also be able to utilise this Framework NHS Shared Business Services act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new. These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework The Framework will be structured using the following Lots; Lot 1 - Governance, Structure, Transformation & Public Law Lot 2 - Healthcare & Mental Health Lot 3 - Employment Lot 4 - Procurement, Commercial & Contract Lot 5 - Property & Construction Lot 6 - Technology & E-Commerce inc IP & Media Law Lot 7 - Corporate Finance, Audit & Insurance Lot 8 - Criminal Lot 9 - Legal Recovery & Collection Lot 10 - Counsel Lot 11 - Multi-Disciplinary Support Our Approved Organisation list can be found at: https://sbs.nhs.uk/proc-framework-agreements-support

Lot Division

1 Governance, Structure, Transformation & Public Law

Lot 1 - Governance Structure, Transformation & Public Law The areas of law or types of activities that advice / guidance / representation etc may be required (but are not limited to) under this Lot are as follows:  Structure, Power, Statutes, & guidance  Transformation  Corporate, Clinical, Information & Research Governance  Constitution  Consultation  Judicial review  Human Rights Act  FOI & DPA  Policies, Procedures & Reports to Board  Health & Safety Legislation  Primary Care Practitioners  Prison Health  Primary Care Fraud  Commissioning  Continuing Care & Funding  Care Homes  Community provision  GP Federations  Dentists  Trusts  CCG's  Foundation Trust (Authority)  Social Care  Charitable Trusts  Integrated Care Systems (ICS)

2 Healthcare & Mental Health

The areas of law or types of activities that advice / guidance / representation etc may be required (but are not limited to) under this Lot are as follows:  Consent to treatment cases  Inquests & Inquiries  Capacity  Children Act issues  Social Care  Risk management  Claims management and clinical negligence  Coroner enquiries and reports  Complaints advice  Witness Statements  Retention of Organs  Confidentiality  Asylum Seekers  Patient mobility  Health & Safety legislation  Immigration  Human Rights  Withdrawal of Treatment  Discharge of Patients  Patients' Property  Safeguarding  Public Consultation  Mental Health Legislation  Mental Health Review Tribunals  Homicide/ suicide inquiries and inquests  Coroner enquiries and reports

3 Employment

The areas of law or types of activities that advice / guidance / representation etc may be required (but are not limited to) under this Lot are as follows:  Employment Tribunals  HR policies & procedures  Pensions  Redundancies  Employment Agencies & bank staff  Restructuring  Training / qualifications  Disciplinary and Appeal  Fit and Proper Person Test (FPPT)  Discrimination  Inclusivity  Equality & Diversity  Employee Payments  Employment Relationship Advice  Immigration  TUPE  Insourcing / Outsourcing  Health & Safety  Organisational Change / Change Management  Consultation  Public Liability Claims

4 Procurement, Commercial & Contract

The areas of law or types of activities that advice / guidance / representation etc may be required (but are not limited to) under this Lot are as follows:  Service Level Agreements  Public to Public Contracts  Contracts with private sector bodies  Working with VCSEs  Public procurement Law  Terms and Conditions write / review  Standard Form Contracts  New Procurement Rules & Regulations  Competition Law  Income generation and / or Private Patients  S106 funding & other funding opportunities  Challenges, Disputes, Dispute Resolution & Litigation  Warranties, liabilities, defects, etc  Confidentiality  Projects  Commercial transactions & joint ventures  Outsourcing / Insourcing  Franchising  Grant funding  Partnership law  Drafting, negotiating & agreeing legal documentation  Mergers & Acquisitions

5 Property & Construction

The areas of law or types of activities that advice / guidance / representation etc may be required (but are not limited to) under this Lot are as follows:  Acquisitions & disposal of property or land  Landlord & Tenant related matters  Leases & licences to use land, inc "green lease"  LeasePlus & Underlease Plus Resolution Agreements  Rent Reimbursement Provisions and Directions  Premises Act rent & rates reimbursement schemes for GP Practices  Reports on Title  Site developments  BREEAM  Property aspects of commercial transactions and joint ventures  Town & Country Planning Advice/ Planning Rules  Environmental law  Estate code & general estate management  Surplus land requirements  Restrictive covenants / boundary issues  Crichel Down Rules  Capital Charges insurance & compliance with relevant protocols by the DOH  PPPs / PFI projects including LIFT  Health & Safety  Infrastructure Projects  Planning law

6 Technology & E-Commerce inc IP & Media Law

Lot 6 - Technology & Ecommerce Inc IP & Media Law The areas of law or types of activities that advice / guidance / representation etc may be required (but are not limited to) under this Lot are as follows:  Technology solutions, inc (but not limited to) apps, AI, data, online tools, fintech  E-commerce  Medical devices & machines  Research & Development  Confidentiality  Contracts & Licences  IT/ Telecoms procurement  Convergent technologies & the internet  Competition Law  Intellectual Property (IP)  Media Law

7 Corporate Finance, Audit & Insurance

The areas of law or types of activities that advice / guidance / representation etc may be required (but are not limited to) under this Lot are as follows:  Borrowing & investing  Financial Services  Project Finance  Establishing corporate vehicles  Banking and Finance  Debt & Restructuring  Capital  Revenue  Fintech  Internal Audit  External Audit  Insurance  Grant funding  Vehicle Lease / Hire Agreements  Collateral warranties, bank & surety bonds

8 Criminal

Lot 8 - Criminal Law The areas of law or types of activities that advice / guidance / representation etc may be required (but are not limited to) under this Lot are as follows:  Personal Injury  Medical Negligence  Police interviews  Prosecutions  Advice & Guidance

9 Legal Recovery & Collection

The areas of law or types of activities that advice / guidance / representation etc may be required (but are not limited to) under this Lot are as follows:  Healthcare (NHS)  Healthcare (Private)  Commercial  Utilities  Non-UK Nationals  Prescriptions  Inter NHS / Local Government  Insurance  Invoicing / Payments  Debt collection

10 Counsel

The areas of law or types of activities that advice / guidance / representation etc may be required (but are not limited to) under this Lot are as follows:  Barristers  Chambers  Representation at Court  Preparation of documentation

11 Multi-Disciplinary Support

Suppliers on this Lot are required to provide all of the services outlined within Lots above. Call offs may be for any combination or range of requirements

CPV Codes

  • 79100000 - Legal services
  • 79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services
  • 79130000 - Legal documentation and certification services
  • 79140000 - Legal advisory and information services
  • 79940000 - Collection agency services

Indicators

  • This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
  • Renewals are not available.

Other Information

The Procurement Portal and Tender Documents can be accessed at the following link: http://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/13641414 ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Due to a change in E-Procurement System we are unable to link this Contract Notice to the PIN issued. The PIN Number is FTS 2022/S 000-000197.

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