278229 - Establishment of a Legal Services Panel

Details

RFx ID :	32161285
Tender Name :	278229 - Establishment of a Legal Services Panel
Reference # :	278229
Open Date :	Wednesday, 30 July 2025 2:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Close Date  :	Tuesday, 26 August 2025 4:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Department/Business Unit :	Office of the Vice-Chancellor
Tender Type :	Request for Proposals (RFP)
Tender Coverage :	Sole Agency  [?]
Categories :	80120000 - Legal services
Regions:	Bay of Plenty Waikato
Exemption Reason :	None
Required Pre-qualifications :	None
Contact :	Procurement at University of Waikato procurement@waikato.ac.nz
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The purpose of this RFP is to establish a Panel of trusted suppliers to outsource legal services that cannot be made available In-house.
We are committed to appointing a panel of Legal Service Providers that can meet the most common legal service needs across the University, reducing costs and making it easier to contract for services.  

To be considered, you must meet all of our preconditions which include:
- Supplier must have a minimum of 3 partners/directors and a total of 10 solicitors (including partners/directors) holding current practicing certificates from the New Zealand Law Society.
- Supplier must hold current professional indemnity insurance valued of no less than $10 million dollars
- Supplier must meet and agree to the University of Waikato Supplier Code of Conduct