Recovery Strategy Unit (RSU) Legal Support Services Framework

The Recovery Strategy Unit (RSU) part of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) is looking to establish a single lot framework for the supply of Legal Support Services via a call-off basis. The framework term will be four years.

It is envisaged between one and seven Lawyers/ Suppliers will be appointed to the single lot framework.

The required services for this procurement are legal services falling within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended by the Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 No 1319) (PCR 2015). Schedule 3 services are not subject to the full regime of PCR 2015 but are instead governed by the Light-Touch Regime (LTR) Chapter 3, Section 7, Regulations 74 to 77 of PCR 2015.

Neither the inclusion of a tenderer selection stage, nor the use of any language or terms found in the PRC 2015, nor the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the Contracting Authorities ('Open', 'Restricted', 'Competitive Procedure with Negotiation', 'Competitive Dialogue', 'Innovation Partnership' or any other description), nor any other indication, shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authorities intends to hold itself bound by PCR 2015, save by the provisions applicable to services coming within the scope of Schedule 3 of PCR 2015.

The Contracting Authority will run a transparent tender process, treating all tenderers equally and will follow the basic principles of the Open Procedure (Regulation 27 of PCR 2015) to test the capacity, capability, technical and financial competence of tenderers.

Before accessing this tender documentation, it will be required by the Lawyers/ Supplier to complete a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) regarding this documentation and the process. Only those Suppliers/ Lawyers who have completed the NDA document and demonstrated compliance will be able to access the full suite of documents and be able to participate in this tender process. The tender deadline allows for up to 8 days for return of this documentation. DLUHC/ RSU will not extend the tender response deadline for any Lawyer/ Supplier who fails to review and return the NDA within this timeframe.