FWK1159 - Planning Legal Services

Official notice

Authority: Corporate Officer of the House of Commons (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: London (UKI)

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Awarded 4 Apr 2024no call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons and The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords acting jointly, require the services of Town Legal LLP to provide legal services in the field of planning law for building projects/ programmes on or which affect the Parliamentary Estate.

CPV: Legal services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: London

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
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: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 16 Apr 2024, 11:16 BST
Last source update: 16 Apr 2024, 11:16 BST
Authority reference: FWK1159
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-012307
Classification (CPV): Legal services
Delivery area: London (UKI)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-045290 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Planning legal services fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, meaning that they are governed by the light touch regime. As of 1 January 2024, the threshold for the light touch regime is £663,540 (inclusive of VAT), which means this proposed Framework Agreement is sub-threshold.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 4 Apr 2024

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

Contracts

Planning Legal Services
Signed
4 Apr 2024
Value
£500,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons and the Corporate Officer of the House of Lords (acting jointly)

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT, LONDON, London, SW1A0PWContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High Court of JusticeReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Town Legal LLPFramework contractorGB-COH: OC413003 London, London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.