Pipeline Framework: Cost Lawyer Services

A pipeline has been launched for Cost Lawyer ServicesThe contract start Date is 06 November 2018. Approach to market date is 08 January 2019Costs Lawyer Services provided to Wider Public Sector Customers and Central Government Departments and their Arm’s Length Bodies and Agencies. Suppliers on this Framework will be expected to provide an extensive range of mandatory law cost specialisms.Crown Commercial Services (“CCS”) is seeking to establish a multi supplier Panel Agreement for the provision of Cost Lawyer Services for Central Government departments, Arm’s Length Bodies and the Wider Public Sector.Services to include;Costs consultancy and negotiationCost estimates and statement of costsAdvocacy and/or attending hearingsInstructing counselProviding advicePreparing costs budgets, bills of costs, points of dispute, replies and court formsN.B. Please be aware the dates input in the ‘Closing Date’ and ‘Contract Start Date’ have been used to enable the future opportunity to be published on Contracts Finder. The ‘Closing Date’ and ‘Contract Start Date’ have yet to be determined.This is a potential opportunity from the government, and the pipeline gives advance notice of an opportunity that might be offered by the public sector in the future – allowing potential suppliers to plan accordingly. When a public sector organisation publishes a pipeline notice, it does not necessarily mean that an opportunity will be offered in the future.For more information contact: Crown Commercial Service, 9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street, Liverpool L3 9PP. Telephone: +44 3450103503. Emailsupplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk (The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service)