Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c82-aa7a-700c-9818-d6c6053a6c05/lbla-legal-services-framework-2021-2025 closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # LBLA Legal Services Framework (2021-2025) [capitalEsourcing](https://tendernation.io/buyers/capitalesourcing) Estimated value £20,000,000 Published 21 May 2021 Deadline Closed 28 May 2021 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still 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. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Westminster City Council on behalf of the London Boroughs' Legal Alliance (LBLA) are tendering for a Legal Services framework. The Legal services framework will be made up of two lots: - Lot 1 Regeneration - Legal advisory services in relation to Regeneration - Lot 2 Full Range of Legal Services - General legal services including but not limited to litigation, commercial, property and other miscellaneous Local Government work The Framework will be available to all members of the LBLA and other Local Authorities in the South East of England subject to approval by Westminster City Council. A full list of participating authorities is detailed in the Additional information section. Westminster City Council will act as the Contracting Authority on behalf of itself and the other LBLA members and will execute a Framework Agreement with each economic operator appointed. The Framework Agreement replaces an existing framework arrangement and will also be available to other local authorities in London and South East of England. Additional information: Westminster City Council is acting as central purchasing body (as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015) for the purposes of undertaking this procurement exercise and concluding a separate framework agreement ("Framework Agreement") with each of the successful Bidders. The services to be procured from the framework are classified as follows: - Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as "Legal services, to the extent not excluded by regulation 10(1)(d)" - Regulation 10(1)(d) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 For the avoidance of doubt, the framework is to be procured in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Regulations 74 to 78, more commonly known as the Light Touch Regime. The precise tendering procedure are described in the tender documents which are available free of charge at [capitalesourcing.com](https://www.capitalesourcing.com/) . To access the documents interested tenderers will need to register and set up a company profile if they are not registered already. The tender reference is itt\_WCC\_14320. Subject to permission from Westminster City Council the framework will also be available to: The London Boroughs' Legal Alliance, comprised of the London Boroughs of Bexley, Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Enfield, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham, Haringey, Havering, Hillingdon, Islington, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, the Royal Borough of Greenwich, the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, the City of London Corporation, Westminster City Council, HB Public Law (the London Boroughs of Harrow, Barnet, and Hounslow, Aylesbury Vale District Council), and Slough Borough Council) and the London Fire and Planning Authority. - All Local authorities within Greater London and South-East England including but not limited to: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Essex, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, the Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex, the London Borough of Lambeth and the London Borough of Southwark. - Alternative business structures and companies wholly owned by the local authorities. Read full description ## CPV classification Legal services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/e834c5e9-3459-4080-95a7-132e30999e9d) 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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