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OCID:
Published by:: Symphony Housing Group
Authority ID:: AA25005
Publication date:: 12 January 2016
Deadline date:: 05 February 2016
Notice type:: Contract Notice
Has documents:: No
Has SPD:: No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:: N/A

Abstract

Symphony Housing Group is seeking to re-procure its panel of Legal Services providers and is inviting suitably qualified and experienced social housing legal firms to provide advice and guidance across the Group through a number of housing and regeneration related workstreams.

Legal firms interested in supplying the services specified in this document, should provide a response to the information requested in the Invitation to Tender document.

The agreement will be for a 2 year period commencing spring 2016, with an option to extend for a further 2 years.

The closing date for submission of documents is 5.2.2016 @ 12 noon.

Full notice text

CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

Official Name: Symphony Housing Group
Postal Address: 12 Hanover Street
Town: Liverpool	Postal Code: M1 4AA	Country: UK
Contact Point: Group Procurement Manager For the attention of: Steve Everitt	Telephone: +44 1618758169
E-Mail:	Fax:
General Address of the contracting authority (URL) https://in-tendhost.co.uk/symphonyhousing Address of the Buyers Profile (URL) https://in-tendhost.co.uk/symphonyhousing

Further information can be obtained at:	As in above mentioned contact point(s) Other: Please complete Annex A.I
Specifications and further documents can be obtained at:	As in above mentioned contact point(s) Other: Please complete Annex A.II
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to:	As in above mentioned contact point(s) Other: Please complete Annex A.III

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

	Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
	National or federal agency/Office
	Regional or local Authority
	Regional or local Agency/Office
	Body governed by public law
	European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

	General public services
	Defence
	Public order and safety
	Environment
	Economic and financial affairs
	Health
	Housing and community amenities
	Social protection
	Recreation, culture and religion
	Education

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

SHG — Legal Services — 2016 — 2020.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

Service category 21

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

North West of England.

NUTS Code UKD

II.1.3)

This notice involves

A public contract
The setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System
The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Framework agreement with a single operators
Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Maximum number:8

Duration of the framework agreement

Period in month(s):48

Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Range between 457 800and 550 600Currency: GBP

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Legal firms interested in supplying the services specified in this document, should provide a response to the information requested in the Invitation to Tender document.

The agreement will be for a 2 year period commencing spring 2016, with an option to extend for a further 2 years.

The closing date for submission of documents is 5.2.2016 @ 12 noon.

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

	Main vocabulary	Supplementary vocabulary (when applicable)
Main object	79100000
Additional objects

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

Yes

Tenders may be submitted for:

one lot only

one or more lots

all lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

Service Aims and Scope of Services:

The following section provides details of the service aims, the structure of the panel and the scope of services that the Group are aiming to achieve.

1. Service Aims:

1.1 Symphony Housing Group is looking for firms which are able to:

— provide technically excellent Legal Services and Legal Advice;

— demonstrate extensive experience of working with Registered Providers;

— demonstrate their ability to deliver excellent service standards;

— show creativity and innovation in the provision of Legal Services.

— support and work in partnership with the Group's in-house Legal Department.

1.2 In light of the provision of Legal Services to the Group you should be able to:

— advise on risks which the Group may face;

— provide advice which focuses on solutions to problems;

— deal with claims brought by others against the Group together with advice on the most appropriate way of dealing with claims;

— provide training for Staff and Board Members as appropriate;

— deal with changes to legislation regulations or policy and update the Group and its staff;

— provide other services as required from time to time by the Group.

2. Panel Structure

2.1 The Group intend to appoint a panel of successful firms to provide services across 6 workstreams:

— Housing, Leasehold & Asset Management.

— Property, Development & Regeneration.

— Commercial, Contract and Procurement.

— Corporate, Governance & Regulation.

— Finance.

— Human Resources.

2.2 Up to 3 of the highest ranking firms in each workstream will be appointed to the panel.

2.3 Those firms who bid for all Lots and are successfully appointed on 4 or more individual Lots, may be appointed to all Lots irrespective of their scoring.

3. Scope of Service.

3.1 The Group is seeking to select law firms that can provide comprehensive legal services in all 6 work streams or for individual work streams. The nature of the Groups social housing work means that certain projects may require services from more than one work stream and preference on referral will be given to firms that can provide the most comprehensive and economically advantageous service.

Estimated value range between457 800and 550 600
Currency: GBP

II.2.2)

Options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts

II.3)

Duration of the contract or limit for completion

Starting 1-4-2016 Ending 31-3-2018

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information