Framework for the Provision of Legal Services
UNIVERSITY OF EXETEREstimated Value
£1,000,000 – £4,000,000
Deadline
21 October 2016
Published
20 September 2016
Type
services
Overview
This is a notice for social and specific services in accordance with Directive 2014/24/EU Article 74 for Legal Services. The University wishes to appoint a panel of legal services providers to provide expert legal advice ('Panel firms') in 4 Lots.
For higher value work the University may seek quotations from all firms on the panel for a particular 'Lot' to ensure best value. It is possible for a Panel firm to be appointed to more than one Lot.
The contract/framework value is an estimate and within the range of £1,000,000 and £4,000,000 which is cumulative over the 4 lots. The legal and patents budget per year being c. £250,000 but with the potential scope for larger projects.
Lots (1)
- Lot 1Property and Estates Lot 2: Employment and Higher Education Lot 3: Commercial/Contractual and Intellectual Property Lot 4: Patent Services For Lots 1-3, the University intends to appoint two Panel firms to whom work will be allocated at the discretion of Legal Services; for Lot 4, the intention is to appoint four Panel firms, again, to whom work will be allocated at Legal Services' discretion
Additional details
This is a notice for social and specific services in accordance with Directive 2014/24/EU Article 74. As this is a tender under the Light Touch Regime, the procurement is not being run in line with a standard procurement procedure.
The procurement will involve shortlisted bidders to attend a presentation stage at the University's Exeter Streatham Campus. Additional information: Documents relating to this opportunity can be viewed and downloaded from the University's tender portal In-Tend at the link above.
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- 1
Michelmores
1 contract wonlatest 14 Jul 2025£375,000
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- 2
Mills & Reeve LLP
1 contract wonlatest 14 Jul 2025£375,000
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- 3
Browne Jacobson LLP
1 contract wonlatest 14 Jul 2025£375,000
total awarded
- 4
Appleyard Lees IP LLP
1 contract wonlatest 14 Jul 2025£375,000
total awarded
- 5
Forresters
1 contract wonlatest 14 Jul 2025£375,000
total awarded
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University of ExeterKey Dates
Published
20 September 2016
Submission deadline
21 October 2016
Notice type
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