Provision of Legal Advice

LJMU is seeking to appoint a maximum of 3 suppliers to a framework agreement, comprising one single lot for advice on the areas listed below. LJMU’s requirements for legal support cover a wide range of areas. The list below, which is not exhaustive or in priority order, but indicates the main areas where legal support is most likely to be needed:

Academic Litigation/Judicial Review Litigation

Property and Planning Matters

Construction Matters

Corporate Finance Matters

Company and Commercial Activities Employment Law

Competition law

Procurement advice

Immigration Law advice

FOI and DPA advice

Charities Law

Support for the University at External Hearings, Appeals, Tribunals Intellectual Property and IT Matters General Advice

European Law (including European Funding)

UK Contracting/Collaboration/Franchising International Contracting/Collaboration/Franchising Corporate Governance

Suppliers should have a detailed knowledge and expertise in the law relating to Higher Education. They must have a sufficient range of expertise to support their bid with robust arrangements for back-up.

LJMU will need to be assured that the firm has clear procedures for directing workload, and in particular a named Client Partner who will act as LJMU’s main contact and who will be responsible for the firm’s general provision of services to the University.

The chosen firms will be instructed on a case by case basis, after applying the appropriate competitive methodology as detailed in the tender documentation

LJMU will refer all matters to its solicitors through its Director of Legal and Governance Services.

Additional information: Interested firms must request the Pre Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) no later than NOON Friday 7th August 2015.

ALL requests for PQQ documentation will only be accepted by an e-mail request to s.p.mcdonald@ljmu.ac.uk.

Completed PQQ submissions are due back no later than NOON Friday 14th August 2015.

Please note that this contract opportunity has been advertised in OJEU - reference 2015/S 137-252880 (18th June 2015)