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Published 9 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Contract award for Legal services to the British Embassy Lisbon

Official notice

Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Portugal (PT)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 13 Oct 2021awarded 15 Feb 2022
Awarded to Sociadade Rebelo de Sousa & Advogados Associados, SP, RD
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2025 · starts 1 Apr 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract for provision of Legal Services to the British Embassy Lisbon . The contract duration is three years thereafter with optional extension of another two years (option to renew annually).

CPV: Legal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Approximately 15 hours a month plus needed ad hoc services:Awarded 3 yrs

Approximately 15 hours a month plus needed ad hoc services:

  • Counselling and coverage for all the need that may arise in the labour law field;
  • If requested by the Embassy, advice on the following matters: Corporate law, Contract law, Tax and fiscal law.
Contract period: 1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2025 (3 yrs)
Delivery listed: Portugal (PT)
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 20%Price: 70%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • CONTRACT MANAGEMENT / QUALITY ASSURANCE / CUSTOMER SUPPORT: 20%
  • DATA SECURITY: 15%
  • RESOURCES AND FINANCIAL CONTROL: 15%
  • PRICE: 40%
  • SOCIAL VALUE CRITERIA: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
  • CONTRACT MANAGEMENT / QUALITY ASSURANCE / CUSTOMER SUPPORT: 20
  • DATA SECURITY: 15
  • RESOURCES AND FINANCIAL CONTROL: 15
  • SOCIAL VALUE CRITERIA: 10
  • PRICE: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
9 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
Last source update
21 Feb 2022, 22:45 GMT
Award evaluation window
9 Sept 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-004905
Classification (CPV)
Legal services
Delivery area
Portugal (PT)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02df31 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
13 Oct 2021
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bids opened
9 Sept 2021, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 Sept 2021 → 1 Apr 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened
    9 Sept 2021, 13:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    13 Oct 2021
  3. Notice published
    21 Feb 2022, 22:45 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Feb 2022, 22:45 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Feb 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Sociadade Rebelo de Sousa & Advogados Associados, SP, RD€79,040 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services King Charles Street, London, UK, SW1A 2AHContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Courts of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.