Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bfd-dcb8-708e-be3c-d50c3322fbc9/legal-advisor-framework awarded GB open procedure # Legal Advisor Framework [Wolverhampton City Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/wolverhampton-city-council) Estimated value £4,000,000 Published 18 Nov 2016 Deadline Closed 24 Aug 2015 ## Who can bid - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender The Council requires a range of legal services to supplement its LEXCEL accredited internal Legal Team in the delivery of support and advice to its service teams. The Council is progressing a number of major investmentand regeneration projects and transformation programmes including; - Wolverhampton Interchange - Heath Town - Tap Works - Westside - Southside - Canalside - Civic Halls - Future Spaces office rationalisation A Lot has been included specifically for the provision of legal services in connection with the West Midlands Metropolitan Pension Fund. The framework will also be available for use by the Council's delivery organisations such as trading companies, joint ventures, arms length organisations etc. Opportunity will also be available for use by other public bodies in Wolverhampton and Partner Authorities in the West Midlands Combined Authority. The framework will be for four years commencing on 1st September 2015. A maximum of four organisations will be appointed to each Lot. The Services listed below are indicative of the type and nature of legal services typically arising on an assignment falling within each relevant Lot but this is not an exhaustive list. - Lot 1 Regeneration and Property - Acquisitions and disposals (including relevant tax advice) - Compulsory purchasesFunding and grand agreements - Environmental and planning (including planning inquiries) - Landlord and tenantmatters Leases, licences and conveyancing - Site re-developments/ property development (residential andmixed use development) - Social housing - Lot 2 Competition, Procurement and Contracts - Alternative delivery models - Contracts and disputes - Intellectual property rights - Major and complex projects - Partnering and alliance arrangements - Project finance - Public procurement - State aid - Lot 3 Public and Administrative - Administrative - Environmental - Freedom of Information/Data Protection requests - Judicial Reviews - Local Government Law(including statutory and fiduciary functions) - Public infrastructure - Public inquiries - Regulatory - Lot 4 Real Property Portfolio of the West Midlands Metropolitan Pension Fund - Purchases and sales of freeholds andleaseholds - Forward funding documentation for property developments - Taking and granting Leases Licences to assign, under-let, alter etc - Lease variations - Landlord and Tenant Act notices - Rent reviews - Miscellaneousconveyancing not included above - Taxation - Offshore transactions - Planning General advice on propertymatters. The framework will also be available for use by the Council’s delivery organisations such as trading companies,joint ventures, arms length organisations etc. Opportunity will also be available for use by other public bodies in Wolverhampton and Partner Authorities in the West Midlands Combined Authority. Read full description ## CPV classification Legal services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/98c3c773-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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