Round 2 of Market Engagement for Property Legal Services 3

Description

The Department for Work and Pensions (the “Department”) awarded a contract for Properly Legal Services in 2022, and this contract is due to end in August 2025. It is anticipated that a new contract is likely to commence in August 2025. Should the Department commence a procurement, the new contract will be procured as a light touch contract under the Procurement Act 2023. Support will be available to suppliers unfamiliar with the new regulations. Following an initial round of market engagement where potential suppliers were asked to express their interest, the Department is now keen to engage with organisations in the Property Legal Services field, to help increase efficiency for central government spending to deliver best commercial outcomes. The Department requests that potential suppliers provide answers to the questions in below. Q1. Please indicate which of the following services could be charged on a fixed fee basis. • Acquisitions / Disposal (Excluding ‘Licence to Occupy’) • Development, Town Planning, CPO, Party Wall, Wayleaves & Boundary Advice • Dilapidations • Deed of variations • General Estates and Property Management Advice & Litigation • Lease Renewals • Service Requirement • Licence for Alterations • Rent Reviews • Landlord Consents • Lease Breaks/Notices Q2. Where appropriate, please provide the rationale to your responses to question number 1, including the advantages or disadvantages of this approach. • Acquisitions / Disposal (Excluding ‘Licence to Occupy’) • Development, Town Planning, CPO, Party Wall, Wayleaves & Boundary Advice • Dilapidations • Deed of variations • General Estates and Property Management Advice & Litigation • Lease Renewals • Service Requirement • Licence for Alterations • Rent Reviews • Landlord Consents • Lease Breaks/Notices Q3. Please provide appropriate comments on the level of insurance you consider to be necessary for the following criteria: • Public Indemnity (minimum and maximum per year) • Professional Indemnity (minimum and maximum per year) • Employer’s Liability (minimum and maximum per year) • Liability Cap (Maximum per claim, per year) Disclaimer: Please note this notice is for market engagement purposes only. It does not signify the commencement of any procurement process and does not constitute any commitment by the Department. A separate notice(s) will be published at the relevant time should the Department decide to commence any procurement(s). Lot 1: CONTRACT REQURIEMENT DWP intends to award a new contract to provide property legal services which will commence on or around 1st September 2025. The contract will be for an initial 3-year term, with 2 x up to 12-month optional extension periods, however, please note that this is subject to change to change. Legal services consumed by the Department as and when required, including, but not limited to: • Property Management Advice • Acquisition & Disposal • Lease & Licence renewals – where the Customer is the Tenant or Landlord. Extends to documenting TAW's, S25/26 processing etc. • Landlords Consent • Deed of Variation • Break Options & Surrenders (NB, the Department has undergone two large-scale exit programmes during the course of the current contract and those instructions have not been included in this table) • Development, Town Planning, CPO, Party Walls, Boundary Advice • Dilapidations • Miscellaneous Licencing- Scaffolding, carparks, soil samples, cranes • Wayleaves • Construction Advice • Rent reviews – where the Customer is the Tenant or Landlord Primary Services are services necessary to the day-today running of the contract including but not limited to: • Contract Management • Supplier Personnel • Performance Management • (Provision of) Legal Portal and Data Assurance