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Published 7 Jun 2023, 16:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Sanctuary Housing Association - Legal Services Framework Tender (2024)

Official notice

Authority: Sanctuary Housing Association (Housing)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreement8 lotsServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£30,000,000total for 8 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 29 Sept 2023awarded 1 Apr 2024
Lots 8see the lot list below

Re-procurement plannedLegal Services Framework · tender expected

What is being bought8 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Sanctuary Housing Association is looking to procure a legal services panel to help support it with its legal services requirements across a number of different legal specialisms. The outcome of this procurement process will be a multi-supplier arrangement across a number of lots covering a range of specialisms and requirements in both England and Scotland.

Please see www.sanctuary-tenders.co.uk ↗

Find a Tender Service Notice number: 2023/S 000-025842

CPV: Legal services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
9 bids on the busiest of 8 lots · 15 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure

8 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lot

Every one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £1,100,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1Strategic Legal PartnersAwardedRenewal UK, North East +8Published value£9,000,000

Lot 1 - Strategic Legal Partners

Extensions: There is a possibility that this agreement will be subject to renewal.Second stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Commercial / RegulatoryAwarded North East, North West +7Published value£2,100,000

Lot 2 - Commercial / Regulatory

Second stage: up to 4 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Pensions / EmploymentAwarded North East, North West +7ceiling above

Lot 3 - Pensions / Employment

Second stage: up to 4 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Property / Development & ConstructionAwarded North East, North West +7Published value£4,700,000

Lot 4 - Property / Development & Construction

Second stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Housing Management / Housing LitigationAwarded North East, North West +7Published value£4,900,000

Lot 5 - Housing Management / Housing Litigation

Second stage: up to 10 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #6Social Care and RegulationAwarded North East, North West +7Published value£2,000,000

Lot 6 - Social Care and Regulation

Second stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #7Corporate, Finance Commercial, Compliance Regulatory, Employment and Associated Disputes.Awarded ScotlandPublished value£300,000

Please refer to the procurement documents for further details.

Delivery: Scotland
Second stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #8Housing, Property, Construction, Conveyancing and Associated Disputes.Awarded Scotlandceiling above

Please refer to the procurement documents for further details.

Delivery: Scotland
Second stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    Please refer to the procurement documents for further details.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25–40 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 35 points.
  • “Sanctuary Housing Association - Legal Services Framework Tender (2024)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted 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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
7 Jun 2023, 16:21 BST
Last source update
23 May 2024, 12:56 BST
Authority reference
Find a Tender Service Notice number: 2023/S 000-025842
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-016324
Classification (CPV)
Legal services
Delivery area
UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)
+3 moreSouth East (UKJ)South West (UKK)Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d47c Find a Tender

Publisher note: (SC Ref:767394)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Appointment period ends
29 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

31 Jul 2023 → 23 May 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    31 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    29 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    22 Nov 2023
  4. Notice published
    23 May 2024, 12:56 BST

Notice history

7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Sept 2023
  1. Published value published: £30,000,000
    1 Sept 2023, 14:32 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    1 Sept 2023, 14:32 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    1 Sept 2023, 14:32 BST
  4. Deadline published: 29 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
    1 Sept 2023, 14:32 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    22 May 2024, 11:54 BST
  6. Buyer details updated
    22 May 2024, 11:54 BST
  7. Buyer details updated
    23 May 2024, 12:56 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2023-06: 1 release · 7 Jun 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 15admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 91 from SMEs · busiest of 8 lots
Contracts signed 20latest 1 Apr 2024

26 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Corporate, Finance Commercial, Compliance Regulatory, Employment and Associated Disputes.

    Signed
    1 Apr 2024
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Housing, Property, Construction, Conveyancing and Associated Disputes.

    Signed
    1 Apr 2024
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Legal Services Framework Agreement

    Signed
    1 Mar 2024
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Legal Services Framework Agreement

    Signed
    1 Mar 2024
    Value
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    active
  • Legal Services Framework Agreement

    Signed
    1 Mar 2024
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    active
  • Legal Services Framework Agreement

    Signed
    1 Mar 2024
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    active
  • Legal Services Framework Agreement

    Signed
    1 Mar 2024
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    active
  • Legal Services Framework Agreement

    Signed
    1 Mar 2024
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  • Legal Services Framework Agreement

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    1 Mar 2024
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    1 Mar 2024
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    1 Mar 2024
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  • Legal Services Framework Agreement

    Signed
    1 Mar 2024
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    1 Mar 2024
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    1 Mar 2024
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    1 Mar 2024
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  • Legal Services Framework Agreement

    Signed
    1 Mar 2024
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  • Legal Services Framework Agreement

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    1 Mar 2024
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    1 Mar 2024
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    1 Mar 2024
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  • Legal Services Framework Agreement

    Signed
    1 Mar 2024
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    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Strategic Legal Partners5bids · 5 electronic0—£1 – £9,000,000
2 · Commercial / Regulatory3bids · 3 electronic0—£1 – £2,100,000
3 · Pensions / Employment5bids · 5 electronic1—£1 – £1,100,000
4 · Property / Development & Construction5bids · 5 electronic0—£1 – £4,700,000
5 · Housing Management / Housing Litigation9bids · 9 electronic0—£1 – £4,900,000
6 · Social Care and Regulation5bids · 5 electronic0—£1 – £2,000,000
7 · Corporate, Finance Commercial, Compliance Regulatory, Employment and Associated Disputes.3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad0—£1 – £300,000
8 · Housing, Property, Construction, Conveyancing and Associated Disputes.5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad0—£1 – £1,100,000
Whole notice———£20,000,000 – £40,000,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Sanctuary Housing Association

Contracting authorityHousingBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities 19059R Chamber Court, Castle Street, Worcester, Scotland, WR1 3ZQContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

19 commercial parties on the notice
  • Anderson Strathern LLPFramework contractor 58 Morrison Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 8BP
  • Anderson Strathern LLPFramework contractor 1 Rutland Court, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 8EY
  • Bevan Brittan LLPFramework contractor Kings Orchard, 1 Queen Street, Bristol, UK, BS2 0HQ
  • Brodies LLPFramework contractor 58 Morrison Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 8BP
  • Brodies LLPFramework contractor Capital Square, 58 Morrison Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 8BP
  • Browne Jacobson LLPFramework contractor Mowbray House, Castle Meadow Road, Nottingham, UK, NG2 1BJ
  • Burness Paull LLPFramework contractor 50 Lothian Rd, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 9WJ
  • Burness Paull LLPFramework contractor 50 Lothian Road, Festival Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 9WJ
  • Capsticks Solicitors LLPFramework contractor 1 St. George's Road, Wimbledon, London, UK, SW19 4DR
  • Clarke Willmott LLPFramework contractor Botleigh Grange, Hedge End, Southampton, UK, SO30 2AF
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Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria