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ID 4789374 DoF - DSO Legal Services Framework

Law-courts-related administrative services
Legal advisory and information services
Legal advisory and representation services
+4 more
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published5
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Departmental Solicitor's Office: "ID 4789374 DoF - DSO Legal Services Framework". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 5 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityDepartmental Solicitor's OfficeScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Departmental Solicitor's Office
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Departmental Solicitor's Office. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
7Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 5 active published awards; 5 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDepartmental Solicitor's Office
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published25 Sept 2024, 16:22 BST
Last source update25 Sept 2024, 16:22 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationLaw-courts-related administrative services, Legal advisory and information services, Legal advisory and representation services, Legal advisory services, Legal representation services, Legal services, Stakeholders representation services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-044aef
What is being bought
Departmental Solicitors Office (DSO) intends to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of specified legal services within Northern Ireland, on behalf their clients, the NICS Department and Agencies. The list of participating bodies can be found within Annex A of the Framework Agreement Specification. DSO are the in-house legal provision for the NICS Departments and Agencies. This framework will act as an overflow to the services provided by DSO. DSO and the Client is not obliged to procure services exclusively from this Framework Agreement and are free to either use their own in-house service provision, or to procure services outside this Framework Agreement. The Framework will be used on occasions where DSO is unable to provide the client Departments and Agencies with the legal support required within the client Departments’ required timescales or, for specific project work that DSO cannot facilitate within its existing resource. On such occasions this Legal Services Framework will supplement the legal services supplied by DSO. The Framework Agreement will contain five (5) Lots for the provision of legal services as described in the Framework Agreement Specification. The three highest ranked tenderers for each of the 5 Lots will be awarded a place on the Framework Agreement (in the event there is an insufficient number of tenderers which satisfy the qualification criteria and pass the Assessment Criteria for each Lot, a Lot may be established with this lower number of tenderers). Tenderers can tender for one, multiple, or all Lots. There is no restriction on the number of lots a tenderer may be appointed to; however a tenderer must have the capability and capacity to deliver all lots tendered for.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Sept 2024, 16:22 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    25 Sept 2024, 16:22 BST
  3. tender value changed
    18 Apr 2024, 17:19 BST
  4. Status changed to published status
    18 Apr 2024, 17:19 BST
  5. Official notice release published
    18 Apr 2024, 17:19 BST
  6. Submission deadline changed to published date
    18 Apr 2024, 17:19 BST
  7. Published value updated to £1,333,333
    20 Mar 2024, 15:58 GMT
  8. Status changed to active
    20 Mar 2024, 15:58 GMT
  9. Official notice release published
    20 Mar 2024, 15:58 GMT
  10. Submission deadline changed to 24 Apr 2024, 15:00 BST
    20 Mar 2024, 15:58 GMT
  11. Buyer information updated
    20 Mar 2024, 15:58 GMT
Lots and requirements (5)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Inquiries Law
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    Departmental Solicitors Office (DSO) intends to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of specified legal services within Northern Ireland, on behalf their clients, the NICS Department and Agencies. The list of participating bodies can be found within Annex A of the Framework Agreement Specification. DSO are the in-house legal provision for the NICS Departments and Agencies. This framework will act as an overflow to the services provided by DSO. DSO and the Client is not obliged to procure services exclusively from this Framework Agreement and are free to either use their own in-house service provision, or to procure services outside this Framework Agreement. The Framework will be used on occasions where DSO is unable to provide the client Departments and Agencies with the legal support required within the client Departments’ required timescales or, for specific project work that DSO cannot facilitate within its existing resource. On such occasions this Legal Services Framework will supplement the legal services supplied by DSO. The Framework Agreement will contain five (5) Lots for the provision of legal services as described in the Framework Agreement Specification. The three highest ranked tenderers for each of the 5 Lots will be awarded a place on the Framework Agreement (in the event there is an insufficient number of tenderers which satisfy the qualification criteria and pass the Assessment Criteria for each Lot, a Lot may be established with this lower number of tenderers). Tenderers can tender for one, multiple, or all Lots. There is no restriction on the number of lots a tenderer may be appointed to; however a tenderer must have the capability and capacity to deliver all lots tendered for. Additional information: The figure indicated in Section II 1.7 represents an estimated contract value. This value reflects the. potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services. as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation. Neither CPD nor. the Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does notbind itself to. accept the lowest or any tender. Economic Operators remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third. party acting under instructions from the Economic Operator in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless. of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the. Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise and an Economic Operator shall. have no legitimate expectation. that a contract will be entered into until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the. Contracting Authority. Economic. Operators should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes specified. in this notice and the. procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Corporate and Commercial Law
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    Departmental Solicitors Office (DSO) intends to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of specified legal services within Northern Ireland, on behalf their clients, the NICS Department and Agencies. The list of participating bodies can be found within Annex A of the Framework Agreement Specification. DSO are the in-house legal provision for the NICS Departments and Agencies. This framework will act as an overflow to the services provided by DSO. DSO and the Client is not obliged to procure services exclusively from this Framework Agreement and are free to either use their own in-house service provision, or to procure services outside this Framework Agreement. The Framework will be used on occasions where DSO is unable to provide the client Departments and Agencies with the legal support required within the client Departments’ required timescales or, for specific project work that DSO cannot facilitate within its existing resource. On such occasions this Legal Services Framework will supplement the legal services supplied by DSO. The Framework Agreement will contain five (5) Lots for the provision of legal services as described in the Framework Agreement Specification. The three highest ranked tenderers for each of the 5 Lots will be awarded a place on the Framework Agreement (in the event there is an insufficient number of tenderers which satisfy the qualification criteria and pass the Assessment Criteria for each Lot, a Lot may be established with this lower number of tenderers). Tenderers can tender for one, multiple, or all Lots. There is no restriction on the number of lots a tenderer may be appointed to; however a tenderer must have the capability and capacity to deliver all lots tendered for. Additional information: The figure indicated in Section II 1.7 represents an estimated contract value. This value reflects the. potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services. as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation. Neither CPD nor. the Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does notbind itself to. accept the lowest or any tender. Economic Operators remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third. party acting under instructions from the Economic Operator in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless. of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the. Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise and an Economic Operator shall. have no legitimate expectation. that a contract will be entered into until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the. Contracting Authority. Economic. Operators should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes specified. in this notice and the. procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #3
    Law relating to Property matters
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    Departmental Solicitors Office (DSO) intends to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of specified legal services within Northern Ireland, on behalf their clients, the NICS Department and Agencies. The list of participating bodies can be found within Annex A of the Framework Agreement Specification. DSO are the in-house legal provision for the NICS Departments and Agencies. This framework will act as an overflow to the services provided by DSO. DSO and the Client is not obliged to procure services exclusively from this Framework Agreement and are free to either use their own in-house service provision, or to procure services outside this Framework Agreement. The Framework will be used on occasions where DSO is unable to provide the client Departments and Agencies with the legal support required within the client Departments’ required timescales or, for specific project work that DSO cannot facilitate within its existing resource. On such occasions this Legal Services Framework will supplement the legal services supplied by DSO. The Framework Agreement will contain five (5) Lots for the provision of legal services as described in the Framework Agreement Specification. The three highest ranked tenderers for each of the 5 Lots will be awarded a place on the Framework Agreement (in the event there is an insufficient number of tenderers which satisfy the qualification criteria and pass the Assessment Criteria for each Lot, a Lot may be established with this lower number of tenderers). Tenderers can tender for one, multiple, or all Lots. There is no restriction on the number of lots a tenderer may be appointed to; however a tenderer must have the capability and capacity to deliver all lots tendered for. Additional information: The figure indicated in Section II 1.7 represents an estimated contract value. This value reflects the. potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services. as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation. Neither CPD nor. the Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does notbind itself to. accept the lowest or any tender. Economic Operators remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third. party acting under instructions from the Economic Operator in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless. of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the. Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise and an Economic Operator shall. have no legitimate expectation. that a contract will be entered into until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the. Contracting Authority. Economic. Operators should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes specified. in this notice and the. procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 4 · #4
    Law relating to DAERA matters
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    Departmental Solicitors Office (DSO) intends to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of specified legal services within Northern Ireland, on behalf their clients, the NICS Department and Agencies. The list of participating bodies can be found within Annex A of the Framework Agreement Specification. DSO are the in-house legal provision for the NICS Departments and Agencies. This framework will act as an overflow to the services provided by DSO. DSO and the Client is not obliged to procure services exclusively from this Framework Agreement and are free to either use their own in-house service provision, or to procure services outside this Framework Agreement. The Framework will be used on occasions where DSO is unable to provide the client Departments and Agencies with the legal support required within the client Departments’ required timescales or, for specific project work that DSO cannot facilitate within its existing resource. On such occasions this Legal Services Framework will supplement the legal services supplied by DSO. The Framework Agreement will contain five (5) Lots for the provision of legal services as described in the Framework Agreement Specification. The three highest ranked tenderers for each of the 5 Lots will be awarded a place on the Framework Agreement (in the event there is an insufficient number of tenderers which satisfy the qualification criteria and pass the Assessment Criteria for each Lot, a Lot may be established with this lower number of tenderers). Tenderers can tender for one, multiple, or all Lots. There is no restriction on the number of lots a tenderer may be appointed to; however a tenderer must have the capability and capacity to deliver all lots tendered for. Additional information: The figure indicated in Section II 1.7 represents an estimated contract value. This value reflects the. potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services. as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation. Neither CPD nor. the Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does notbind itself to. accept the lowest or any tender. Economic Operators remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third. party acting under instructions from the Economic Operator in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless. of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the. Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise and an Economic Operator shall. have no legitimate expectation. that a contract will be entered into until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the. Contracting Authority. Economic. Operators should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes specified. in this notice and the. procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 5 · #5
    Law relating to DfC matters
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    Departmental Solicitors Office (DSO) intends to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of specified legal services within Northern Ireland, on behalf their clients, the NICS Department and Agencies. The list of participating bodies can be found within Annex A of the Framework Agreement Specification. DSO are the in-house legal provision for the NICS Departments and Agencies. This framework will act as an overflow to the services provided by DSO. DSO and the Client is not obliged to procure services exclusively from this Framework Agreement and are free to either use their own in-house service provision, or to procure services outside this Framework Agreement. The Framework will be used on occasions where DSO is unable to provide the client Departments and Agencies with the legal support required within the client Departments’ required timescales or, for specific project work that DSO cannot facilitate within its existing resource. On such occasions this Legal Services Framework will supplement the legal services supplied by DSO. The Framework Agreement will contain five (5) Lots for the provision of legal services as described in the Framework Agreement Specification. The three highest ranked tenderers for each of the 5 Lots will be awarded a place on the Framework Agreement (in the event there is an insufficient number of tenderers which satisfy the qualification criteria and pass the Assessment Criteria for each Lot, a Lot may be established with this lower number of tenderers). Tenderers can tender for one, multiple, or all Lots. There is no restriction on the number of lots a tenderer may be appointed to; however a tenderer must have the capability and capacity to deliver all lots tendered for. Additional information: The figure indicated in Section II 1.7 represents an estimated contract value. This value reflects the. potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services. as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation. Neither CPD nor. the Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does notbind itself to. accept the lowest or any tender. Economic Operators remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third. party acting under instructions from the Economic Operator in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless. of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the. Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise and an Economic Operator shall. have no legitimate expectation. that a contract will be entered into until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the. Contracting Authority. Economic. Operators should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes specified. in this notice and the. procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    25 Sept 2024, 16:22 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  5. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  6. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  7. Contract active
    Signed 10 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST · £1
  8. Contract active
    Signed 10 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST · £1
  9. Contract active
    Signed 10 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST · £1
  10. Contract active
    Signed 10 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST · £1
  11. Contract active
    Signed 10 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST · £1
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
CLEAVER FULTON RANKIN LTD, Carson McDowell LLP, Tughans
Not published · Not published · active
ARTHUR COX, CLEAVER FULTON RANKIN LTD, Carson McDowell LLP
Not published · Not published · active
ARTHUR COX, CLEAVER FULTON RANKIN LTD, Carson McDowell LLP
Not published · Not published · active
ARTHUR COX, CLEAVER FULTON RANKIN LTD, TLT N.I. LLP
Not published · Not published · active
ARTHUR COX, CLEAVER FULTON RANKIN LTD
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Inquiries Law
£1 · signed 10 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST · active
Corporate and Commercial Law
£1 · signed 10 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST · active
Law relating to Property matters
£1 · signed 10 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST · active
Law relating to DAERA matters
£1 · signed 10 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST · active
Law relating to DfC matters
£1 · signed 10 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 7 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 7 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 3 (lot 1)
smeBids: 3 (lot 1)
bids: 7 (lot 2)
electronicBids: 7 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 3 (lot 2)
smeBids: 3 (lot 2)
bids: 7 (lot 3)
electronicBids: 7 (lot 3)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 3)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 3 (lot 3)
smeBids: 3 (lot 3)
bids: 7 (lot 4)
electronicBids: 7 (lot 4)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 4)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 3 (lot 4)
smeBids: 3 (lot 4)
bids: 7 (lot 5)
electronicBids: 7 (lot 5)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 5)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 2 (lot 5)
smeBids: 2 (lot 5)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Departmental Solicitor's Office

Contracting authority GB-FTS-108546
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  • Departmental Solicitor's Office
    buyer

    Lanyon Plaza, Lanyon Place, BELFAST, UK, BT1 3LP
    SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk

  • ARTHUR COX
    supplier

    Victoria House, BELFAST, UK, BT1 4LS
    tenders.belfast@arthurcox.com

  • CLEAVER FULTON RANKIN LTD
    supplier

    50 Bedford St, BELFAST, UK, BT2 7FW
    j.robinson@cfrlaw.co.uk

  • Carson McDowell LLP
    supplier

    Murray House, BELFAST, UK, BT1 6DN
    tenders@carson-mcdowell.com

  • TLT N.I. LLP
    supplier

    Riverhouse 48-60 High Street, BELFAST, UK, BT1 2BE
    tenders@tltsolicitors.com

  • The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 (as amended).
    reviewBody

    Belfast

  • Tughans
    supplier

    Marlborough House, BELFAST, UK, BT1 3GG
    caterina.gunn@tughans.com
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