Severn Trent Water and sister company Hafren Dyfrdwy Cyfyngedig have gone out to tender with a contract for the provision of legal services worth an estimated £7.9 million in total.
STW and HD wish to award Framework Agreements for The contract will exclude the provision of legal services for corporate, tax, treasury, insurance litigation, patent and trade mark registration and watching service, is being tendered in the following Lots:
Lot 1 (£3.4m), the provision of a Legal Services Retainer for STW and HD, includes: construction, commercial, employment, procurement law, regulatory, environmental, regulatory prosecutions, health and safety, disputes and litigation, data privacy, intellectual property, competition, renewables, planning and real estate portfolio management legal services.
Lot 2 (£4m), Legal Services Panel for STW and HD includes: construction, commercial, procurement law, regulatory, real estate, planning, disputes and litigation, regulatory prosecutions, health and safety, environmental, employment, pensions, competition, data privacy, intellectual property, and renewables.
Initial contracts will run for three years, with further extension options of up to 2 years in total.
Lot 3 (£500k), Legal Services Panel for other Severn Trent Group companies, such as Severn Trent Green Power Ltd, includes legal support for renewables subsidy schemes, construction, commercial, planning, environmental and real estate.
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate is 24 July 2019 – click here to access the tender documentation.
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