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Published 20 Feb 2025, 10:48 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Employment Law Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (Police & fire)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Published estimate£5,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Mar 2025awarded 7 May 2025
Awarded to Hugh James

What is being bought

Published requirement description

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS) are undertaking a procurement process to appoint a supplier for the provision of Employment Law services

CPV: Legal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Service will require advice and advocacy services on all employment law and…Awarded

The Service will require advice and advocacy services on all employment law and conditions of service matters, including attending meetings of the Commissioners for SWFRS or its Committees or any meetings as required, and outside Tribunals or Appeals, whenever necessary.

The Service will require advice associated with the National Joint Council (NJC) terms and conditions of service set out in the Gold Book (Principal Officers), Grey Book (Firefighters and Control staff), and Green Book (Corporate Staff).

The Service will require advice and support in reviewing and/or drafting and maintaining policies and procedures.

The Service will require advice and support in the provision of advice regarding pension’s matters to include the Local Government Pension Scheme and Firefighters’ Pension Schemes.

Delivery: Wales · SWFRS Headquarters
Variant bids: not allowed
79100000 Legal services

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: 50%Price: 45%Social value: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 50
  • Social Value: 5
  • Price: 45
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 50 of 100: the paper moves it further than 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Feb 2025, 10:48 GMT
Last source update
7 May 2025, 09:56 BST
Award evaluation window
24 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference
SWEU057
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019283
Classification (CPV)
Legal services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e4b4 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (WA Ref:150615)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
Submission deadline
24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
24 Mar 2025, 12:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.sell2wales.gov.wales ↗

Timeline

24 Mar 2025 → 7 May 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    24 Mar 2025, 12:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    7 May 2025, 09:56 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 May 2025, 09:56 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 51 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 7 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Hugh James£500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 019283-2025-SWEU057-1 · Hugh James

    Signed
    7 May 2025
    Value
    £500,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service

Contracting authorityPolice & fireBody governed by public lawGeneral public services South Wales Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, Forest View Business Park, Llantrisant, Llantrisant, Wales, CF72 8LXContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Hugh JamesAwarded supplier Two Central Square, Cardiff, Wales, CF101FSContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.