Provision of Legal Services to the Care Quality Commission

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Care Quality Commission awarded a contract to Addleshaw Goddard LLP for the provision of legal services, encompassing a mix of specialisms in commercial law within a public sector context.

The scope included advice on the re-procurement of business-critical high-value contracts of a complex nature, multiple procurements and contracts across various services with differing legal and commercial complexities, and re-procurement of existing contracts delivered via third sector providers through consortium agreements.

It also covered TUPE implications and reviews, review of Invitation to Tender (ITT) and tender documentation, development of contract content to meet CQC requirements and demonstrate value for money, advice on contracting with the third sector and relevant sector liabilities, flexibility on contract termination and variation, advice on intellectual property rights, data protection laws, freedom of information, confidentiality, access to commercially sensitive information, and complex insolvency.

Additionally, the contract included advice and guidance on ITT and contract models for volume-based contracts, including financial management clauses and contract remedies such as open book procedures and discounts, and review of ITTs and contracts for robust management with a focus on key performance indicators and bespoke conflict of interest clauses.

The contract value was £84,425.