Legal Services Framework
CPI are looking to appoint several suitably experienced Contractor’s to a Framework to assist our internal legal team, in giving advice across the organisation on various matters when they arise. CPI’s legal team works across highly complex and evolving areas of technology. At times of increased workload, in specialist or in higher risk areas external legal assistance may be required. The Framework will consist of 8 lots, which are listed below. CPI are looking to appoint a minimum of 1 Contractor up to a maximum o...
Buyer
CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED
Value
£300,000
Published
27 Jan 2026
Closes
4 Mar 2024
Procurement details
Source
Find a Tender
Region
South Teesside
Procurement method
Open
Category
Services
Contract starts
Not provided
Contract ends
Not provided
CPV classifications
79100000
Legal services
79140000
Legal advisory and information services
79111000
Legal advisory services
79112000
Legal representation services
79130000
Legal documentation and certification services
79110000
Legal advisory and representation services
Lots
Lot 1 Lot 1 – Construction and Engineering (Contentious and Non-Contentious)
£300,000
CPI may require external advice on specialist forms of engineering contracts, for example in relation to the design and/or build of industrial and/or process plant under the NEC/JCT suite of contracts and/or similar industry standard forms. This includes legal advice in relation to practical aspects of their management, which is key to how such forms of cont...
Delivery: Tees Valley and Durham
Lot 2 Lot 2 - Corporate
£300,000
CPI may sometimes require legal input into corporate matters for example relating to its group structure. CPI’s subsidiary CPI Enterprises Limited invests in SMEs in complementary areas and advice on the legal construct of those investments may also be sought.
Delivery: Tees Valley and Durham
Lot 3 Lot 3 - Procurement, Subsidy Control, and Competition Law
£300,000
As a part publicly funded organisation CPI is subject to the public procurement and subsidy control regimes. It has dedicated legal, procurement and compliance teams whose roles are to ensure regulatory compliance in these areas and to ensure that grant funding obligations are complied with. CPI may require specialist assistance with advice on public procure...
Delivery: Tees Valley and Durham
Lot 4 Lot 4 - Commercial and Intellectual Property Litigation
£300,000
Whilst CPI tries to avoid litigation wherever possible, CPI requires advice and representation from time to time on commercial litigation matters. Because CPI often works on very complex scientific and technical research collaboration projects, there may be occasions where a partner’s desired outcomes are not possible for technical or scientific reasons, as...
Delivery: Tees Valley and Durham
Lot 5 Lot 5 - Commercial and Technology (Non-contentious)
£300,000
CPI may from time to time require external legal support in relation to the drafting and negotiation of business contracts, collaboration agreements and technology and IP licensing arrangements with industry, academia, and other research institutions, nationally and internationally. However, most of this work is dealt with day-to-day by CPI’s in-house lawyer...
Delivery: Tees Valley and Durham
Lot 6 Lot 6 - Property Law (Non-contentious and Contentious)
£300,000
CPI currently owns premises at NETpark, Sedgefield, Central Park, Darlington and Glasgow, Scotland and leases and licenses property at Wilton, Newton Aycliffe, Newcastle, Manchester and Liverpool. There is a realistic likelihood of further sites or adjustments to existing sites coming on stream during the framework. CPI also licenses and leases space in some...
Delivery: Tees Valley and Durham
Lot 7 Lot 7 - Employment (Non-contentious and Contentious)
£300,000
CPI’s HR department and in-house legal team deal with the majority of employment matters within the business but may from time to time require external legal support in relation to reviewing standard employment documents and procedures, in conducting employee related procedures (such as disciplinary, grievance and redundancy), in dealing with TUPE and relate...
Delivery: Tees Valley and Durham
Lot 8 Lot 8 - Safety Health Environment and Operational Regulatory
£300,000
CPI operates technical facilities in a diverse range of industrial areas including production facilities and may from time to time need advice on environmental and regulatory matters, such as novel food, feed and alcohol production regulation, production of medical devices, GMP requirements and other guidance for pharmaceutical production facilities, regulat...
Delivery: Tees Valley and Durham
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