Official UK procurement notice
ID3781692 DfE - Invest NI - Provision of a Legal Services Framework Agreement
Authority: Invest Northern Ireland (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought12 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis competition will establish a Framework Agreement containing 12 Lots for the provision of legal services as described in the Framework Agreement Specification. 1)Company Law ; 2)Corporate Finance, Debt Recovery and Insolvency; 3)Commercial Property; 4)Public Law and Corporate Governance ; 5)Employment, Equality and Human Rights; 6)Venture Capital; 7)Intellectual Property; 8)Competition Law (including State Aid); 9)Procurement Law; 10)Information Law ; 11)Energy; 12)Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution 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. The three highest ranked tenderers for each Lot will be awarded a place on the Framework Agreement. This Framework Agreement will be valid for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for a further year. However, the duration of contracts awarded under the scope of this Framework Agreement can extend beyond the life of this Framework Agreement, or may expire before the end of this Framework Agreement.
CPV: Certification services · Documentation services · Legal advisory and information services · Legal advisory and representation services · Legal advisory services · Legal documentation and certification services · Legal representation services · Legal services · Patent and copyright consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 8 bids on the busiest of 12 lots · 6 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (12)Procurement structure
12 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 12 of themLot #1Company Law
Lot #2Corporate Finance, Debt Recovery and Insolvency
Lot #3Commercial Property
Lot #4Public Law and Corporate Governance
Lot #5Employment, Equality and Human Rights
Lot #6Venture Capital
Lot #7Intellectual Property
Lot #8Competition Law (including State Aid)
Lot #9Procurement Law
Lot #10Information Law
Lot #11Energy
Lot #12Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Technical & professional ability
As per Tender documentation
- “ID3781692 DfE - Invest NI - Provision of a Legal Services Framework…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Dec 2021, 17:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Apr 2022, 09:52 BST
- Authority reference
ID3781692- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-009687- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03009cFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.
Publisher note: The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with PGN 01/12. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of twelve months from the date of issue of the Notice.. . The overall estimated value of the framework agreement over 4 years is anticipated to be £3million. However this is a demand driven requirement and therefore it would be difficult to provide a breakdown per lot.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 17 Jan 2022, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
17 Jan 2022 → 12 Apr 2022 · 2 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown17 Jan 2022, 15:00 GMT
- Notice published12 Apr 2022, 09:52 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Apr 2022- Status changed to complete12 Apr 2022, 09:52 BST
- Buyer details updated12 Apr 2022, 09:52 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast12 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 12 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Lot 1 - Company Law
- Signed
- 23 Mar 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 10 - Information Law
- Signed
- 23 Mar 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 11 - Energy
- Signed
- 23 Mar 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 12 - Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Signed
- 23 Mar 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Corporate Finance, Debt Recovery and Insolvency
- Signed
- 23 Mar 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 3 - Commercial Property
- Signed
- 23 Mar 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 4 - Public Law and Corporate Governance
- Signed
- 23 Mar 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 5 - Employment, Equality and Human Rights
- Signed
- 23 Mar 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 6 - Venture Capital
- Signed
- 23 Mar 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 7 - Intellectual Property
- Signed
- 23 Mar 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 8 - Competition Law (including State Aid)
- Signed
- 23 Mar 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 9 - Procurement Law
- Signed
- 23 Mar 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Company Law | 7bids · 7 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 2 · Corporate Finance, Debt Recovery and Insolvency | 8bids · 8 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 3 · Commercial Property | 8bids · 8 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 4 · Public Law and Corporate Governance | 4bids · 4 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 5 · Employment, Equality and Human Rights | 5bids · 5 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 6 · Venture Capital | 4bids · 4 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 7 · Intellectual Property | 4bids · 4 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 8 · Competition Law (including State Aid) | 2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 9 · Procurement Law | 5bids · 5 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 10 · Information Law | 5bids · 5 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 11 · Energy | 7bids · 7 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 12 · Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution | 8bids · 8 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Invest Northern Ireland Invest NIContracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- 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).Review body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
6 commercial parties on the notice- A L Goodbody Northern IrelandFramework contractor
- ARTHUR COXFramework contractor
- CLEAVER FULTON RANKIN LTDFramework contractor
- Carson McDowell LLPFramework contractor
- TLT N.I. LLPFramework contractor
- TughansFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.