Framework Agreement for Legal Services - One Stop Shop

The Liverpool John Moores University's Legal Services Team ("LST") is part of the Legal and Governance service division and consists of a small team of lawyers providing advice to the University on all its legal matters. Any matters that require external legal support are instructed out through the LST. The LST is headed by the Head of Legal and Deputy General Counsel, and consists of several commercial and employment solicitors, supported by the team's PA. The University Secretary and General Counsel oversees the Legal and Governance Services division. Our objectives are to:

• deliver high quality and timely legal solutions to colleagues across LJMU
• work closely with partners to ensure that LJMU's strategic aims are met and support colleagues to make better-informed decisions
• promote an awareness of the legal implications of activities and decisions, ensuring any risks are identified promptly and mitigated effectively
• pro-actively support our colleagues by providing innovative and creative legal solutions to practical issues
• ensure legal and regulatory compliance and promote good governance
• advise LJMU, its subsidiaries and associated companies
• provide advice to the Board of Governors, its Executive Officers, Directors and Faculty and Professional Services staff.

The University intends to appoint up to four external legal services providers to the Legal Services - One Stop Shop Framework agreement. The establishment of this Framework Agreement will support the University's legal team in the provisions of legal support. The duration of the contract will be 48 months

Additional information: Please do not make direct contact with the Buyer

All queries must be submitted via 'correspondence' on In-tend

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The University requires support in the following practice areas:

1. Commercial law (this includes research contracts, collaboration and international collaboration agreements, non disclosure agreements, SaaS, PaaS, apprenticeship contracts, licence agreements, good, services and works contracts, IP, IT, franchise contracts, funding agreements, sub contractor agreements, general terms and conditions; marketing, procurement, competition and consumer law matters, cross-border/international matters)

2. Corporate law (advising on charity law, the University's wholly owned subsidiaries, spin-out companies and other commercial activities, corporate finance, corporate governance and constitutional matters)

3. Litigation (relating to all practice areas, including academic litigation and judicial review)

4. Property and Construction (drafting and negotiating sale, purchase and lease documentation, deeds of variation, filing requirements with Land Registry, reviewing title documents and advising on the same, including restrictive covenants, drafting and negotiating property licence agreements, advising on forfeiture of leases, planning law advice, construction and major projects)

5. Student matters (fitness to practise, disputes (including discrimination), complaints, appeals, student contract and related policies)

6. Employment law (advice on HR casework processes (discipline, grievance etc), TUPE, whistleblowing, discrimination, trade union/industrial relations, redundancy, policy and contract reviews, Employment Tribunal claims, pensions, immigration law, settlement agreements, international collaborations involving staff travel and work overseas)

7. Data protection matters (data subject access and Freedom of Information Act requests).

8. Regulatory compliance (including OfS regulatory framework compliance, health and safety, export controls, subsidy control) Additional information: Only the SQ should be completed at Stage One, all other documents within the tender pack are for information purposes

Please do not make direct contact with the Buyer, all queries must be placed via 'correspondence' on In-tend