Legal Services Tender

A Utilities Contract Award Notice
by SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Framework (Services)
Duration
5 year (est.)
Value
£18M
Sector
BUSINESS
Published
13 Mar 2025
Delivery
To 13 Mar 2030 (est.)
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

Coventry

Geochart for 3 buyers and 7 suppliers

3 buyers

6 suppliers

Description

This is a multi-lot tender for legal services. Lot 1. Main Panel Lot 2. Business Services Lot 3. Insurance and Commercial Litigation Lot 4. Corporate legal Services

Lot Division

1 Main Panel

The main panel provides the majority of the legal services required by the Utilities, on a non-exclusive basis, including without limitation: Commercial and innovation, competition and procurement law, construction, data protection, environmental, regulatory and health and safety, employment and pensions, real estate including real estate litigation and planning, regulatory prosecutions and defences of environmental regulatory offences, strategic resource options and direct procurement for customers, water industry regulation and licence and small corporate. Non-regulated business within the Severn Trent Plc group may also purchase legal services from Lot 1.

Award Criteria
Quality 50.0
Costs 50.0
2 Business Services

This is the non-exclusive appointment of a provider of legal services to the non-regulated businesses, Severn Trent Green Power Ltd and its subsidiaries, and Severn Trent Services and its subsidiaries. Severn Trent Connect and Midlands Land Portfolio Limited may also use this panel. The range of legal services includes Commercial, Commercial Litigation, Construction Contentious and Non Contentious, Environmental Compliance, Small - Mid sized Corporate, Real Estate and Planning, Ofgem Regulatory Advice and FCA Advice, Private Water Regulations/PFI Contract Expertise. These non-regulated businesses are not subject to the Utilities Contract Regulations Act 2016

Award Criteria
Quality 50.0
PRICE 50.0
3 Insurance & Commercial Litigation Services

This lot is for commercial litigation and insurance legal work, namely the provision of insurance legal advice in relation to employers liability, motor claims, personal injury and third-party recoveries and Schedule 12 of the Water Industry Act. Commercial litigation may also be instructed under Lots 1, 2 and 4.

Award Criteria
Quality 50.0
Price 50.0
4 Corporate Legal Services

This appointment is for the provision of legal services to any member of the Severn Trent plc group of companies under the scope of services for this Lot 4, which may include corporate, company secretariat, tax, treasury, strategic litigation, strategic pensions, competition litigation and competition advice.

Award Criteria
Quality 50.0
PRICE 50.0

Award Detail

1 Burges Salmon (Bristol)
  • Lot 1 Main Panel Framework
  • Num offers: 7
  • Value: £18,000,000
2 DWF Law (Manchester)
  • Lot 1 Main Panel Framework
  • Num offers: 7
  • Value: £18,000,000
3 Eversheds Sutherland (London)
  • Lot 1 Main Panel Framework
  • Num offers: 7
  • Value: £18,000,000
4 Michelmores (Exeter)
  • Lot 1 Main Panel Framework
  • Num offers: 7
  • Value: £18,000,000
5 Gowling WLG (London)
  • Lot 2 Business Services
  • Num offers: 6
  • Value: £1,750,000
6 DWF Law (Manchester)
  • Lot 3 Insurance and Commercial Litigation
  • Num offers: 4
  • Value: £5,000,000
7 Herbert Smith Freehills (London)
  • Lot 4 Corporate Legal Services
  • Num offers: 4
  • Value: £5,250,000

CPV Codes

  • 79100000 - Legal services

Indicators

  • Award on basis of price and quality.

Reference

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