Legal Services and Damage Claims

Cadent Gas requires legal support services for debt and damage recovery covering two independent internal workstreams. Although these are two separate internal workstreams, the intention is to award the entirety of the service requirements to a single supplier to deliver both elements. Workstream 1 - Legal Support Services The portfolio of claims to be managed under this contract includes, but is not limited to: - Recovery of contractual sums - including claims related to Connection works, alterations, diversion works, and other operational services. - Theft of Gas Claims - pursued under the Gas Act 1986 and associated license obligations. - Recovery of Sums for Plant Protection Works. - Other miscellaneous invoices covering a range of services. - Recovery from Former Employees - where permitted under employment contract terms. This process uses SAP, which will be facilitated by the Cadent lead rather than access to the system. Additionally, there is a separate system for costings called Apperio which Cadent will facilitate access as required. Cadent would require the supplier support in defending claims brought by third parties, including small claims requiring urgent response and general litigation support (pre action engagement, pleadings, hearings, negotiation). The supplier must demonstrate strong litigation and recovery experience and provide full lifecycle management including merits assessment, litigation strategy, advocacy, ADR, enforcement, and management of both defended and undefended matters. They must maintain a robust case-management system, build strong working relationships, provide strategic advice, and deliver transparent invoices.The supplier must also offer informed, case specific advice to Cadent on how far each claim should be pursued, based on an evidence based assessment of the likelihood of recovery. This assessment must consider all relevant indicators, including propensity to pay (P2P) scoring, land or asset ownership checks, employment s