PP15057 Legal Services Framework.

Descriptions

The Council requires a range of legal services to supplement its LEXCEL accredited internal Legal Team in the delivery of support and advice to its service teams. The Council is progressing a number of major investment and regeneration projects and transformation programmes including; Wolverhampton Interchange Heath Town Tap Works Westside Southside Canalside Civic Halls Future Spaces office rationalisation A Lot has been included specifically for the provision of legal services in connection with the West Midlands Metropolitan Pension Fund. The framework will also be available for use by the Council's delivery organisations such as trading companies, joint ventures, arms length organisations etc. Opportunity will also be available for use by other public bodies in Wolverhampton and Partner Authorities in the West Midlands Combined Authority. The framework will be for four years commencing on 1.9.2015. A maximum of four organisations will be appointed to each Lot. The Services listed below are indicative of the type and nature of legal services typically arising on an assignment falling within each relevant Lot but this is not an exhaustive list.Lot 1 — Regeneration and Property Acquisitions and disposals (including relevant tax advice) Compulsory purchases Funding and grand agreements Environmental and planning (including planning inquiries) Landlord and tenant matters Leases, licences and conveyancing Site re-developments/ property development (residential and mixed use development) Social housing,Lot 2 — Competition, Procurement and Contracts Alternative delivery models Contracts and disputes Intellectual property rights Major and complex projects Partnering and alliance arrangements Project finance Public procurement State aid,Lot 3 — Public and Administrative Administrative Environmental Freedom of Information/Data Protection requests Judicial Reviews Local Government Law (including statutory and fiduciary functions) Public infrastructure Public inquiries Regulatory,Lot 4 — Real Property Portfolio of the West Midlands Metropolitan Pension Fund Purchases and sales of freeholds and leaseholds Forward funding documentation for property developments Taking and granting Leases Licences to assign, under-let, alter etc. Lease variations Landlord and Tenant Act notices Rent reviews Miscellaneous conveyancing not included above Taxation Offshore transactions Planning General advice on property matters.The framework will also be available for use by the Council's delivery organisations such as trading companies, joint ventures, arms length organisations etc. Opportunity will also be available for use by other public bodies in Wolverhampton and Partner Authorities in the West Midlands Combined Authority.