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381972-2012: UK-Newry: legal services

This is the tender issued by Southern Regional College [the College] for the appointment of legal advisers.
This tender exercise is being managed by Southern Regional College on behalf of the participants who are the six Northern Ireland further and higher education colleges and colleges Northern Ireland which is the membership organization for the 6 colleges:
Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC).
Northern Regional College (NRC).
North West Regional College (NWRC).
South Eastern Regional College (SERC).
Southern Regional College (SRC).
South West College (SWC).
Upon conclusion of this tender exercise, the intention is to appoint a single legal advisor to provide legal services to the Participants.
Note however, that while the award process is being managed by the college, each of the participants will sign individual contracts with the appointed legal advisor. Likewise the day-to-day working relationships shall be between the appointed legal advisor and the individual participants. The role of the college is therefore as facilitator of the collaborative procurement.
This tender process now seeks to provide legal services to each participant for the three years (from the commencement date stated in the confirmation of award letter) with the option to extend for 2 further twelve month periods. The anticipated commencement date is 1.3.2013.

Ref: T18-2012/13,

Contact:

Southern Regional College
Patrick Street
Contact point(s): Procurement at Southern Regional College
For the attention of: Mrs. Jenny Wilson
BT35 8DN Newry
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2830259769
E-mail: procurement@src.ac.uk
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.src.ac.uk
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Southern Regional College
Patrick Street
Contact point(s): Procurement Manager
For the attention of: Mrs. Jenny Wilson
BT30 8DN Newry
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2830259769
E-mail: procurement@src.ac.uk
Internet address: http://www.tenders.ac.uk

Contract value: This contract relates to the provision of legal services to the 6 Northern Ireland further and higher education colleges and colleges Northern Ireland which is the membership organization for the 6 colleges. The duration of the contract will be 36 months with a unilateral option exercisable by the Participants to extend the contract for a further period of up to 12 months on 2 occasions.The principal areas in which legal advice and support are required are outlined below. Please note that the information in this specification is not considered to be exhaustive; rather it is indicative of the type of legal advice/issues that may arise. Neither is it intended to give any indication or guarantee of potential business.The main areas are:Employment;Public administrative law;Company and commercial activities;Property;Public procurement;Governance and constitutional issues; andGeneral legal advice.Estimated value excluding VAT: Range: between 480 000,00 and 800 000,00 GBP

Published: 1 Dec 2012, Receipt by: 19 Dec 2012