ID 1032027/L8 Legal Services for Strategic Partner Services & School Management System Solution Project

Contracts

• Legal Services for Strategic Partner Services & School Management System Solution Project · Carson McDowell LLPSME

  Signed

  11 Jan 2022

  Value

  £1,387,500

  Status

  active

  • Change This contract was a call-off contract awarded under Lot 8 of the CPD Framework ID 1032027 for Legal Services. The requirement has arisen to modify the contract end date to extend for a further period of 2 years until 10 January 2027 and increase the value to cover this additional contract period. This is the first modification to this contract. The modification is proposed in accordance with Regulation 72 (1)(b) and meets all of the following conditions: (b) for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of contractor— (i) cannot be made for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing equipment, services or installations procured under the initial procurement, or (ii) would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority, provided that any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract;, Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: For technical reasons a change in supplier is not possible at this stage. The provider has been contracted to provide legal advice and support on this specific project over the last 3 years and has built up critical knowledge and understanding which will be required to proceed with this complex strategic procurement exercise required over the next 2 years. To contract with a different supplier at this stage would significantly impact timelines for delivery of the project and duplication of costs for the contracting authority.
  • Change This contract was a call-off contract awarded under Lot 8 of the CPD Framework ID 1032027 for Legal Services. The requirement has arisen to modify the contract end date to extend for a further period of 2 years until 10 January 2027 and increase the value to cover this additional contract period. This is the first modification to this contract. The modification is proposed in accordance with Regulation 72 (1)(b) and meets all of the following conditions: (b) for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of contractor— (i) cannot be made for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing equipment, services or installations procured under the initial procurement, or (ii) would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority, provided that any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract;, Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: For technical reasons a change in supplier is not possible at this stage. The provider has been contracted to provide legal advice and support on this specific project over the last 3 years and has built up critical knowledge and understanding which will be required to proceed with this complex strategic procurement exercise required over the next 2 years. To contract with a different supplier at this stage would significantly impact timelines for delivery of the project and duplication of costs for the contracting authority.

Dispute resolution & review bodies

• The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation proceduresReview body Belfast