Legal Services Framework

Descriptions

NESO is looking to procure a broad range of Legal Services, including energy and regulatory law by a multi-lot framework agreement for Legal Services (in accordance with the Act) with an initial term of 3 years (+1+1 possible extension).

NESO is looking to set up a 2-lot Legal Services framework agreement following the Competitive Flexible Procedure:

• Lot 1 - Energy Regulation and frameworks - specialist Legal Services

• Lot 2 - General Legal Services

An overview of the disciplines required is covered in Table 1 below.

LOT 1 - ENERGY REGULATION & FRAMEWORKS

1 Electricity/ gas codes

2 Electricity connections

3 Balancing services (electricity)

4 Electricity interconnectors

5 Electricity Market Reform

6 Network competition

7 Gas markets

8 Developing/adapting to new energy legal frameworks

9 Licence change, investigations and other regulatory issues

10 Public Investigation and inquiry processes

11 Planning and major infrastructure projects

12 Information management (energy)

13 Public Law (energy)

14 Competition law and dawn raids (energy)

15 Litigation (energy)

LOT 2 - GENERAL SERVICES

1 General commercial and transactions

2 Public procurement

3 Technology expertise (including Cyber Security, AI, ICT & IoT)

4 Innovation

5 Commercial property/ construction

6 Corporate

7 Finance

8 Intellectual Property (including trademark and patent services)

9 Health, safety and environmental

10 Employment

11 Pensions

12 Insurance (including insurance claims)

13 Information Management (non-energy)

14 Public Law (non-energy)

15 Competition law & dawn raids (non-energy)

16 Litigation (non-energy)