The E N Procure Legal Services Framework is an innovative collaborative procurement project consisting of three Efficiency North member organisations – Berneslai Homes of Barnsley, St Leger Homes of Doncaster and A1 Housing, Bassetlaw.
The Framework aims to offer an intelligent legal services procurement solution to Landlords and Public Sector bodies across the Yorkshire and Humber and Sheffield City region.
Using the NEC3 Professional Services Contract the E N Procure Legal Services Framework aims to achieve through the application of a collaborative contracting approach:
- to deliver expenditure and process efficiencies against the annual framework throughput when benchmarked to existing Legal Services procurement arrangements;
- standardised service scoping and procurement call off processes to improve the control and visibility of cost;
- to offer improved certainty in terms of time, quality / performance and cost outcomes;
- to develop through the framework an intelligent cost database, which offers improved visibility of outturn cost.
Following a rigorous evaluation process the Framework Agreement for both Lots – Lot 1 General Legal and Property Services and Lot 2 Housing Management - was awarded to a sole provider Walker Morris.
The Framework is accessible from 15 May 2012.
Scope
The Framework consists of 2 Lots
Lot 1 – Legal and Property Services
General Legal Services – Property and Litigation
- General litigation service (contract claims, claims in tort etc)
- Property law advice; conveyancing
- Contract drafting
- Construction contracts
- Tax liability
- Specialist housing issues
- Other litigation
General Legal Services – Employment and Pensions
- Recruitment
- Employment disputes (individual and collective)
- Contractual matters (including terms and conditions)
- Contractual terminations and dismissals (including redundancy, retirement and compromise)
- Employment policies (legal aspects)
- Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations; TUPE
- Pension matters
- Equality and diversity
- Employment law, case law, interpretation, application and compliance
- Representation at ET, EAT etc
- Other employment and pension issues
General Legal Services – Health and Safety
- Legal Compliance
- H&S law, case law, interpretation
- Negligence
- Corporate manslaughter
- Health and Safety procedures
- Representation at ET, county and criminal courts
General Legal Services – Corporate Governance
- Regulation issues
- Tenant Services Authority Regulation
- Financial Services Authority Regulation
- Legal advice relative to financial matters
- Other corporate and governance issues
- Management Agreements
- Non executive directors / company remit
- Issues around management agreements
General Legal Services – Commercial
- Procurement contracts
- Competition law
- Contract issues, including variations, disputes anad arbitration
- Supplier issues
- Other Commercial
- New Build
- Raising of private funding
- Housing projects
- Large scale voluntary transfer
- Post self financing models
General Legal Services – Business Restructuring
- Subsidiaries
- Post self financing
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Other business models
Lot 2 – Housing Management
- Anti-social behaviour
- Tenancy Management
- Implications of any changes in legislation
- Maintenance issues
- Access issues
- General / other housing management issues
- Gas warrants
- Leaseholder advice
- Leaseholder tribunal
- Equality and Diversity (right to access etc)
