Shire Housing Association - Legal Services Framework Agreement

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    "id": "GB-FTS-109241",
    "name": "Shire Housing Association"
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  "date": "2025-05-19T08:32:58+01:00",
  "description": "NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=799041.\nThe buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.\nSuppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.\nCommunity benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/\nA summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:\nA summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:\n- Training for Residents, this could include for example court observation visits;\n- Apprenticeships;\n- Support to community bodies;\n- Support for local projects.\nThe full Community Benefit requirements will be set out in the Invitation to Tender document at Stage 2.\n(SC Ref:799041)\nDownload the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=799041",
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        "locality": "Cumnock",
        "postalCode": "KA18 3DB",
        "region": "UKM93",
        "streetAddress": "Netherthird House, Netherthird"
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      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "info@shirehousing.com",
        "url": "http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk"
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        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "locality": "Kilmarnock",
        "postalCode": "KA1 1ED",
        "streetAddress": "Sheriff Court House, St Marnock Street"
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    "description": "Legal services Framework Agreement for Shire Housing Association. It is intended that the most economically advantageous tenderer with be appointed as the Associations legal services provider. The second ranked supplier will be appointed as a reserve supplier and will be used if the principal supplier cannot act for the Association for any reason including but not limited to a real, perceived or apparent conflict of interest.",
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        "description": "The purpose of this procurement is to appoint a principal  and a reserve legal services provider to operate under a framework for the supply of legal services, including but not limited to:\n- Contract, Commercial and Corporate\n- Debt Recovery\n- Litigation, Reparation, Employment and Inquiries\n- Major Infrastructure, Commercial Projects and Related Litigation\n- Property and Related Matters Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.",
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      "description": "May 2029"
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    "tenderPeriod": {
      "endDate": "2025-06-19T12:00:00+01:00"
    },
    "title": "Shire Housing Association - Legal Services Framework Agreement"
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}