The procurement is to establish an FSCS legal Services Framework, which has been split into 3 lots:

— Lot 1: Core FSCS reqiurement: General English Law legal services,

— Lot 2: Scots Law all legal disciplines as covered by Lot 1,

— Lot 3: Employment Law and Ancillary legal services.

This procurement is subject to the “light touch regime” as referred to in Schedule 3 to the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

This Lot will include:

— financial services and regulatory law,

— legal and regulatory framework applicable to FSCS,

— insolvency and restructuring,

— public and administrative law,

— data protection, freedom of information and privacy Company law,

— general commercial and contract drafting and advice,

— public procurement law,

— outsourcing, including TUPE,

— commercial property,

— banking and finance,

— litigation / dispute resolution and enforcement, including non-UK jurisdiction.

This includes the following legal disciplines:

— financial services and regulatory law,

— legal and regulatory framework applicable to FSCS,

— insolvency and restructuring,

— public and administrative law,

— data protection, freedom of information and privacy Company law,

— general commercial and contract drafting and advice,

— public procurement law,

— outsourcing,

— commercial property,

— banking and finance,

— litigation / dispute resolution and enforcement, including non-UK jurisdiction.

The scope is to cover Advisory, Litigatation and Training / Educational Support