Professional Paralegal and Procurement Services

About

Established 2019, at Mattison Corporate Services Ltd, we are dedicated professionals who are passionate about providing paralegal and procurement services to our clients. We are highly skilled and experienced practitioners who are committed to delivering customised solutions that meet the unique needs of our clients. Although we are based in the North East of England, we cover all of the UK and overseas too, supporting our clients from a remote perspective.

Professionalism and integrity are the cornerstones of our business, and we strive to uphold these values in everything we do. Our goal is to build lasting relationships with our clients by consistently meeting their expectations and delivering outstanding results.

We are confident that our expertise and commitment to excellence will help our clients achieve their goals and succeed in their endeavours.

Services

Our Services

Legal

Our company offers professional paralegal services for both the public and private sectors.

We provide expert advice and support in a myriad of legal matters, including contract, commercial, procurement, data protection, and basic intellectual property law.

Our main services include contract review, drafting and compliance in client and supplier relationship matters, including dispute resolution, negotiation, commercial and any corporate services activities.

Procurement

We specialise in procurement support, including conducting or assisting in "end to end" competitive activities, and/or assisting our clients in navigating the complex processes involved in sourcing and acquiring goods and services.

Our tailored solutions aim to optimise procurement strategies and drive down cost savings and efficiencies.

As we have assisted our clientele in both the public and private sectors, we are well versed in the creation and implementation of public sector frameworks, which also includes neutral vendor (see our supplementary NVF section) and the traditional fixed type of framework, including hybrid DPS (dynamic purchasing system) if required to meet compliant public sector needs.

Contract Review

Our team of legal experts are here to help you ensure that your contracts are legally sound and protect your interests. We offer a thorough review of your contracts, including identifying potential risks and areas for improvement. Contact us today to learn more about these services and how we can help you.

Bid Writing Support

As a bid writing support solution, we understand the importance of supporting our clients to try and help them to win contracts, so our constructive approach in supporting our clients in their bid writing tasks, shows our commitment to contributing to our clients' success. Let's work together to create a compelling content that showcases your expertise and value to potential success.

Supply Chain Sourcing and Management

The process of supply chain sourcing and management is an essential component of any business. It encompasses the coordination and management of all activities involved in the production and delivery of goods and services to customers.

The effective management of the supply chain can lead to a reduction in costs, an improvement in efficiency, and an enhancement of customer satisfaction.

Regardless of the size of your business, it is imperative to have a well-designed and executed supply chain strategy in place to ensure success in the marketplace.

Spend Analysis & Cost Reduction Solution

Spend Analysis & Cost Reduction Solution
Spend analysis and cost reduction solutions are essential for any business looking to optimize their expenses. Our team of experts can help you identify areas where you can cut costs sacrificing quality or efficiency. With our proven strategies and tools, you can achieve significant savings and improve your bottom line.

Contact us today to learn more about how can help your business.

• Non Pay Spend Analysis
• Cost Reduction
• Cost Analysis
• Supplier Rationalisation

NVF - Neutral Vendor Frameworks (...versus other Frameworks!)

With many years of creativity and experience in providing procurement solutions for both the public and private sectors, we have been both creators and implementors of many framework solutions from a regional and national coverage accessibility.

One of the many solutions that we have provided for our public and private sector clientele is that of the hybrid neutral vendor dynamic purchasing system framework (or NVF for short!) and the diagram below gives a brief overview the steps needed to establish an NVF for the benefit of the public sector:-

...what exactly is a NV (Neutral Vendor) Model?

The NV model itself differs from other standard "fixed" models, and is now widely utilised across external client procurement teams that need structure and reliable oversight, and a reliable and robust compliant “vehicle” it can use time and time again.

The “vehicle” itself is normally termed a Neutral Vendor Framework (NVF), however, (if set up on a more agile perspective,) then typically such NVFs become “hybrids” of how a framework operates, and as new suppliers can join an NVF at any time, (unlike a “fixed” framework,) then it takes on the form of a dynamic purchasing system (DPS), that allows quicker turn arounds for “mini-competitions” (aka mini-comp which is an RFQ/RFP style exercise,) and of course, in certain instances, (where there may only be one justifiably suitable supplier,) then a “direct award” without the need for a mini-comp can take place.

The diagram below gives a basic view of the differences between a “fixed” Framework versus the Neutral Vendor :-

neutral vendor versus fixed framework comparison

The Procurement Agency

The Procurement Agency (aka “procurement services providers” under EU procurement law)

One of the services we offer, is that of a Procurement Agency which our organisation would be happy to undertake any end to end procurement exercise to establish either a fixed or NV framework on a public or private sector client’s behalf, (or indeed, any procurement exercise or cost saving efficiency initiatives we can assist with,) since we have many years of creativity and experience in providing procurement solutions for both the public and private sectors, which has included many framework solutions from both a regional and national coverage accessibility.

As an organisation, we have been providing solutions to the public and private sectors since 2019, and below are a couple of examples of national frameworks which we undertook for the benefit of the public sector in the UK (one of which was advertised via OJEU, in keeping in line with European public contracts legislation.)

Current and historical examples of frameworks which we have created and/or conducted end to end on behalf of our clientele now follow:-

It wasn’t until 2015, when (pre-company formation,) one of our team, with many years of experience in the public sector, developed and launched the UK’s only second national neutral vendor framework ref PF13/007 Corporate Multi Specialism Services which was advertised on OJEU in 2015, launched and awarded in January 2016 and ended 2020, but not as a competitor of another framework, but as an alternative and enhanced offering to all of the public sector of the UK, which expanded on previous frameworks, by also covering not just professional services, but also goods and works too.

Following the modest success of PF13/007 referenced framework above (in essence mark 1), a second replacement version was created for another public sector client, in the form of the Neutral Vendor &/or Managed Service Provider for the supply of Multi Specialism Services Frameworks, reference 002/1019/OET, which was also accessible for use by not only the public sector client as the Central Purchasing Body, but also to all UK contracting authorities, and once again for all goods, services and works, which was awarded in January 2020 and ended in 2024, with a total duration value of £8 billion.

Since then, we have been part of the continuing success story, to not only our clients, but their clients too.

Current or ongoing examples of this as per below:-

Framework Reference:
KBS/0124/T/MCS1/NK “The KBS Multi Discipline Subcontractor Framework 2024”
Award Notice: 2024/S 000-041575       Start Date: December 2024
Term: 48 months (2 x 12 + 2 x 12 options)    Total Term Est Value: £300m (+/- £75m)
Lots: 4 (with 24 sub-lots) Framework Host: KBS Maritime

Summary of Framework
This was highly complex and multi-faceted procurement, comprising of four main lots and 24 sub-lots to establish an agile framework for the purposes of providing its contracted services to HMNB at Portsmouth, KBS sought to enhance and operate an agile supply chain solution to enable a robust, compliant and operationally beneficial call-off protocol from an awarded pool of Tier 1 and Tier 2 subcontractors (suppliers) across various disciplines whom can provide the works, goods and services needed to support KBS as the Contractor stationed at the aforementioned Naval Base.

The creation and drafting of the tender documents pack, and the full end to end procurement exercise itself was managed and conducted by our organisation on behalf of our client Novo-K Ltd https://www.buyingstation.com/ on behalf of their long established client KBS.

Framework Reference:
077-1122OET Omni CPV Code All Sector NV, MSP & PSP Framework EC2C3 Mk3 ("Omni CPV NVMSP")
Award Notice: 2023/S 028-081574 Start Date: January 2023
Term: 120 months (+24 months option) Total Term Est Value: £18 billion
Framework Host: Agri-EPI Centre (AEC)    Awarded Framework Manager: Constellia Public

Summary of Framework
Designed as a hybrid between a neutral vendor model and a dynamic purchasing system, it was created to simplify procurement for all UK contracting authorities (CAs). It supports both direct awards and mini‑competitions for goods, services, or works. Because suppliers can join at any point during its term, the framework continually opens the door to new providers at local and national levels. This flexibility helps reduce carbon impact while delivering strong value for money, social value gains, and benefits to local economies.

The operation and management of the framework is managed by Constellia Public https://www.constellia.com/ on behalf of AEC.

The framework can be utilised by CAs, VCSE and even private entities.

The mechanism for conducting further mini-competitions or direct award to grant call-offs to framework suppliers can either be done by the client themselves (direct contracting,) or via the MSP (managed service provider) route thus using Constellia Public as the “central/prime contractor” whom can do this on the client’s behalf.

The Framework Host (Public Sector Framework Host - PSFH,) as the recognised owner of the framework, acknowledged that the development, construction, intellectual property and know-how of the framework, its notices, awards and documentation comprising of the tender itself was created by our company as the “Framework Creator” the Framework Creator Procurement Service Provider (FCPSP), of which we have reserved delegated authority rights as a third party to act on behalf of the PSFH (and its heirs and successors,) and as such, both the PSFH and the FCPSP have the right to draft, appoint, terminate, suspend, mediate and arbitrate any agreements whatsoever used in the delivery of the of the framework, and of course issue any modifications to the original framework itself.

Constellia Public as the awarded “framework “manager.” (FMPSP), onboards suppliers to its platform who then become the “pool” of providers to clients for goods, services and works. As the FCPSP, we can also support the FMPSP in that task too.

Both the PSFH and the FCPSP have the right to appoint and terminate the awarded FMPSP(s) to this framework and framework partners suppliers who join the framework, and act on behalf of any entity (client, contracting authority or non contracting authority,) in the execution and operation of this framework.

...and one final note...

Procurement services are just one of our many services that we offer to both the public and private sectors. We are considered experts in our field, especially in the creation and execution of neutral vendor hybrid DPS style frameworks.

… we would be delighted to discuss such solutions with you!

Many thanks for taking the time to read this rather comprehensive section and we look forward to being of service to you.

Feel free to contact our specialised team at the email address below…

The Procurement Dept

procurement@mcslegalproc.co.uk