Description of the procurement
The establishment of a multi-party Framework Agreement for Legal advisory services and related litigation services, to include statutory appeals, judicial review proceedings and enforcement actions, as set out in more detail in the tender documents.
FSPO requires legal advisory services and all related litigation services including statutory appeals and judicial review proceedings.
• Legal advisory services and all related litigation services in relation to:
1. Statutory Appeals of Decisions of the FSPO under s64 of the FSPO Act.
2. Judicial Review proceedings or other applications to the Court, arising from the FSPO Act or otherwise.
3. Enforcement actions under s65 of the FSPO Act.
• Legal advisory services on the FSPO’s statutory functions and powers under the FSPO Act.
• Legal advisory services on all relevant laws or other instruments, which may impact upon the work and functions of the FSPO. This includes, but is not limited to, Domestic Legislation (Acts and statutory instruments), European Legislation (Directives and Regulations), Guidelines, Codes and Standards and advice on any public consultation process.
• Legal advisory services on FSPO procedures including, but not limited to, process reviews, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and guidelines.
• Legal advisory services on FSPO communications. This includes but is not limited to reports, publications, letters, memoranda, emails, correspondence, agreements and documents arising from the work and functions of the FSPO.
• Other advice and legal support, including future assignments/secondments to the FSPO as required, arising from the functions and role of the FSPO generally and/or as specific legal issues may arise from time to time.
For the avoidance of doubt, pre-existing assignments/secondments to the FSPO for the provision of the above services will not be affected by the establishment of a multi-party Framework Agreement for Legal advisory services and related litigation services. Pre-existing assignments/secondments will remain in place in accordance with any existing agreement.