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Published 5 Apr 2023, 11:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DWP Orders for Sale Litigation

Official notice

Authority: Department for Work & Pensions (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£500,000exc. VAT · 1 value update13.2% above published estimate
Submissions closed 7 Aug 2023awarded 19 Jan 2024
Awarded to Shakespeare Martineau LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The focus of this Contract is for Orders for Sale in relation to the recovery of monies owed by the Paying Parent to the Receiving Parent for Child Maintenance purposes. However, the Supplier may be required to undertake other debt litigation resolution services to be agreed during the Contract Period.

  • Recurrence: On contract expiry date

CPV: Legal advisory and representation services · Legal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£500,000
Extensions: 2 separate 12 month extensions possibleVariant 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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60%
  • Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60
  • Commercial: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · On contract expiry date
First published
5 Apr 2023, 11:37 BST
Last source update
24 Jan 2024, 16:59 GMT
Award evaluation window
7 Aug 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-002486
Classification (CPV)
Legal advisory and representation servicesLegal 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)Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03bcbb Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: See Contract finder for any attachments https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6419c01c-5f6f-4896-9b01-38f6973bd40f

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
7 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
7 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 May 2023 → 24 Jan 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    15 May 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    7 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    7 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    24 Jan 2024, 16:59 GMT

Notice history

7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jul 2023
  1. Published value published: £500,000
    3 Jul 2023, 16:44 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    3 Jul 2023, 16:44 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    3 Jul 2023, 16:44 BST
  4. Deadline published: 7 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
    3 Jul 2023, 16:44 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    3 Jul 2023, 16:44 BST
  6. Status changed to complete
    24 Jan 2024, 16:59 GMT
  7. Buyer details updated
    24 Jan 2024, 16:59 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £566,1711 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Jan 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Shakespeare Martineau LLPOrders for Sale Litigation Services£566,171 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Department for Work and Pensions

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEconomic affairsGeneral public services Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, UK, LS2 &UAContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Department for Works and PensionsReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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