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Published 29 Jan 2024, 14:02 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

CST139 - Provision of a Barrister Service Framework

Official notice

Authority: Derbyshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 4 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF1)
Framework ceiling (notional)£8,950,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 28 Feb 2024awarded 5 Jul 2024
Framework period Ends 30 Apr 2029extension options published

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Derbyshire County Council in partnership with Nottinghamshire County Council, Derby City Council and Nottingham City Council (pending approval) are seeking to enter into a framework contract with a range of Chambers to assist in the provision of legal advice and advocacy services in respect of Public Law Children Act 1989 and other Child Care related matters. The award of the contract must demonstrate value for money having regard to quality and price. The joint expenditure for all four authorities is in the region of £ 1,790,000 per annum.

CPV: Legal services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
10 bids received · 9 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Contract period: … – 30 Apr 2029
Delivery: East Midlands
Extensions: This contract is for an initial period of two (2) years with an option to extend by 3 x 1 year periods.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: 100%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 95%
  • Supplier Information Security: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 95
  • Supplier Information Security: 5
  • Price: 0
What this means for your bid
  • “CST139 - Provision of a Barrister Service Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
29 Jan 2024, 14:02 GMT
Last source update
30 Jan 2025, 10:46 GMT
Award evaluation window
29 Feb 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN707588
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-003064
Classification (CPV)
Legal services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04356d Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Derbyshire County Council will operate a minimum 10 (or 15 calendar day if non-electronic or fax methods used) standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to the relevant economic operators. Debriefing by the Council shall be in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulation 2015 (as amended) (the Regulations). Such information should be requested from the addressee in Section 1.1. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved the Regulations provide for the aggrieved parties who are of the opinion that they have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the Regulations, to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought as soon as possible.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
28 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
1800 days from the deadline
Bids opened
29 Feb 2024, 11:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index ↗

Timeline

28 Feb 2024 → 30 Jan 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    28 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    29 Feb 2024, 11:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    30 Jan 2025, 10:46 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    30 Jan 2025, 10:46 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 9admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 106 from SMEs
Contracts signed 9latest 5 Jul 2024

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

Contracts

All 9 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £8,500,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Provision of a Barrister Service Framework

    Signed
    5 Jul 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Apr 2029
    Status
    active

  • Provision of a Barrister Service Framework

    Signed
    5 Jul 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Apr 2029
    Status
    active

  • Provision of a Barrister Service Framework

    Signed
    5 Jul 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Apr 2029
    Status
    active

  • Provision of a Barrister Service Framework

    Signed
    5 Jul 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Apr 2029
    Status
    active

  • Provision of a Barrister Service Framework

    Signed
    5 Jul 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Apr 2029
    Status
    active

  • Provision of a Barrister Service Framework

    Signed
    5 Jul 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Apr 2029
    Status
    active

  • Provision of a Barrister Service Framework

    Signed
    5 Jul 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Apr 2029
    Status
    active

  • Provision of a Barrister Service Framework

    Signed
    5 Jul 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Apr 2029
    Status
    active

  • Provision of a Barrister Service Framework

    Signed
    5 Jul 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 30 Apr 2029
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
10bids · 10 electronic6——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

4 public bodies on the notice

Derbyshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Matlock, East Midlands, DE4 3AGContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Framework contractors & participating bidders

9 commercial parties on the notice
  • 33 Bedford Row ChambersFramework contractor 33 Bedford Row, London, London, WC1R 4JH
  • 3PB ChambersFramework contractor 3 Paper Buildings, Temple, London, East Midlands, EC4Y 7EU
  • Bank House ChambersFramework contractor Old Bank House, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S1 2EL
  • KCH Garden SquareFramework contractor 1 Oxford Street, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG1 5BH
  • Spire BarristerFramework contractor 3 St Davids Court, off David Street, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS11 5QA
  • St Ives ChambersFramework contractor 1 - 3 Whittall Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 6DH
  • St Johns BuildingsFramework contractor 24a - 26 St John Street, Manchester, North West, M3 4DJ
  • St Marys ChambersFramework contractor 32a Stoney Street, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG1 1LL
  • The Barrister GroupFramework contractor Equity House Blackbrook Park Avenue, Taunton, South West, TA1 2PX

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.