Legal Advisory Services

Description

Prior Information Notice (PIN) for the Legal Advisory Services Framework agreement. NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) are consulting on a proposal to tender for the provision of Legal Advisory Services Framework to support NHS Organisations and the wider public sector. This is to help define and develop our national procurement strategy and help in the development of our service specification to meet the needs of NHS Organisations and wider Public Sectors. NHS Shared Business Services are engaging with potential providers prior to the release of any official tender documentation. NHS SBS is currently considering using the following Lots for this procurement; however, it reserves the right to change any aspect of the Lot structure. Lot 1 - NHS Governance & Public Law Lot 2 - Primary Care Services Lot 3 - Healthcare Law Lot 4 - Mental Health Law Lot 5 - Employment Law Lot 6 - Contract and Commercial Law Lot 7 - Property Law Lot 8 - Construction Law Lot 9 - IT, Telecommunications & E-Commerce Lot 10 - Corporate Finance & PFI/PPP projects including LIFT Lot 11 - Multi-Disciplinary Project Support Lot 42444: Lot 1 - NHS Governance & Public Law The areas of law or types of activities which might typically arise (but not limited to) under this Lot are as follows:  NHS Structure, Power, Statutes and guidance  Corporate Governance  Clinical Governance  Information Governance  Research Governance  Foundation Trust (Authority) constitution advice  Criminal prosecutions  Public Consultation  Judicial review  Internal & public enquiries  Policies and procedures Lot 43990: Lot 2 - Primary Care Services The areas of law or types of activities which might typically arise (but not limited to) under this Lot are as follows:  Primary Care Practitioners  Prison Health  Primary Care Fraud  Commissioning  Continuing Care and Funding  Care Homes  Community provision  Inquests  GP Federations Lot 43991: Lot 3 - Healthcare Law The areas of law or types of activities which might typically arise (but not limited to) under this Lot are as follows:  Consent to treatment cases  Inquests  Capacity  Children Act issues  Risk management  Claims management and clinical negligence  Coroner enquiries and reports  Complaints advice  Witness Statements  Retention of Organs  Confidentiality  Criminal prosecutions  Asylum Seekers  Patient mobility  Health & Safety legislation  Immigration Lot 43992: Lot 4 Mental Health Law The areas of law or types of activities which might typically arise (but not limited to) under this Lot are as follows:  Mental Health Legislation  Mental Health Review Tribunals  Homicide/ suicide inquiries and inquests  Coroner enquiries and reports  Capacity NHS Trusts and PCTs  Detention and Discharge  Patients’ Property  Inquests  Human Rights Act 1998 Lot 43993: Lot 5 - Employment Law The areas of law or types of activities which might typically arise (but not limited to) under this Lot are as follows:  Employment Law Advice  Employment Tribunals  HR Policies  Pensions  Employment Agencies and bank staff  Organisational Change  Disciplinary and Appeal – All staff  Health professional practice advice  Discrimination  Independent Sector  Employment Governance  Employee Payments  Employment Relationship Advice  Immigration Issues  TUPE Lot 43994: Lot 6 - Contract and Commercial Law The areas of law or types of activities which might typically arise (but not limited to) under this Lot are as follows:  Service Level Agreements  Contracts with other public sector bodies  Contracts with private sector bodies  Public procurement Law  Competition Law (excluding telecoms & IT sectors)  Income generation and/ or Private Patients  Charitable Trusts  Intellectual Property  Commercial Disputes and Litigation  Confidentiality  Franchising Lot 43995: Lot 7 - Property Law The areas of law or types of activities which might typically arise (but not limited to) under this Lot are as follows:  Acquisitions and disposal of property  Landlord & Tenant related matters  Leases and licences to use land  Knowledge of LeasePlus and Underlease Plus Resolution Agreements  Rent Reimbursement Provisions and Directions  Premises Act rent & rates reimbursement schemes for GP Practices  Reports on Title  Site developments  Property aspects  LIFT Lot 43996: Lot 8 - Construction Law The areas of law or types of activities which might typically arise (but not limited to) under this Lot are as follows:  Construction Contracts (including standard form)  Construction (including defects liability, collateral warranties, bank and surety bonds, professional appointments and procurement)  PPPs (Public Private Partnerships)/ PFI projects including LIFT schemes.  Health & Safety (specifically relevant to the construction industry)  Infrastructure Projects Lot 43997: Lot 9 - IT, Telecommunications & E-Commerce The areas of law or types of activities which might typically arise (but not limited to) under this Lot are as follows:  E-commerce  Data protection  Confidentiality  PPPs  IT Contracts and Licences  Software Licences  IT/ Telecoms procurement  Convergent technologies and the internet  Competition Law (relevant to the IT/ Telecoms sectors)  General Data Protection Regulation Lot 43998: Lot 10 - Corporate Finance & PFI/PPP projects including LIFT The areas of law or types of activities which might typically arise (but not limited to) under this Lot are as follows:  Borrowing and investing  Project Finance  Establishing corporate vehicles  Public procurement law  Drafting and contributing to project documentation  Project planning  Drafting, negotiating and agreeing legal documentation  Banking and Finance  Advice and documentation on property issues  General legal advice and assistance Lot 43999: Lot 11 - Multi-Disciplinary Project Support Suppliers on this lot are required to provide all of the services outlined within lots 1-10. This includes but is not limited to:  Ongoing project support  Where input for a range of legal specialisms is required