Official UK procurement notice
ID4329886 DfE - FE - Framework Agreement for the Provision of Legal Services to FE Sector
Authority: Belfast Metropolitan College (Education)·Consortium: 7 public authorities
What is being bought7 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionOn behalf of the six Regional Colleges in Northern Ireland (“NI Colleges”):- Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC); Northern Regional College (NRC); North West Regional College (NWRC); Southern Regional College (SRC); South Eastern Regional College (SERC); and South West College (SWC) Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC) wishes to award a Framework Agreement for the provision of legal Services. This competition will establish a Framework Agreement containing Seven (7) Lots for the provision of legal services as described in the Framework Agreement Specification, they are: 1) Employment Equality and Human Rights; 2) Public Law (and corporate governance); 3) Information Law; 4) Property Law; 5) Corporate and Commercial, plus Alternative Dispute Resolution; 6) Procurement Law; and 7) Student / Curriculum. The three highest ranked tenderers for each Lot will be awarded a place on the Framework Agreement. 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.
CPV: Certification services · Documentation services · Legal advisory and information services · Legal advisory and representation services · Legal advisory services · Legal representation services · Legal services · Patent and copyright consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 7 bids on the busiest of 7 lots · 5 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure
7 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 7 of themLot #1Employment Equality and Human Rights
Lot #2Public Law (and corporate governance)
Lot #3Information Law
Lot #4Property Law
Lot #5Corporate and Commercial, plus Alternative Dispute Resolution
Lot #6Procurement Law
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).
- “ID4329886 DfE - FE - Framework Agreement for the Provision of Legal…” 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
- 18 May 2023, 16:36 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Apr 2024, 12:50 BST
- Authority reference
ID4329886- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-012660- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03cda2Find a Tender
- Review procedure
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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 overall estimated framework value is £1,800,000. It is demand lead. An estimated breakdown per lot is not available.. There was a delay in a tenderer accepting the framework award on the system, which resulted in a delay in publishing this notice.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 28 Jun 2023, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
28 Jun 2023 → 18 Apr 2024 · 2 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown28 Jun 2023, 15:00 BST
- Notice published18 Apr 2024, 12:50 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jun 2023- Deadline moved to 28 Jun 2023, 15:00 BST16 Jun 2023, 13:25 BST+7 days · was 21 Jun 2023, 15:00 BST
- Status changed to complete18 Apr 2024, 12:50 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2) | 21 Jun 2023 | 28 Jun 2023 | +7 d |
Tender closing date extended
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast7 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 7 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1,800,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Lot 5 - Corporate and Commercial, plus Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Signed
- 17 Apr 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 1 - Employment Equality and Human Rights
- Signed
- 4 Dec 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Public Law (and corporate governance)
- Signed
- 4 Dec 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 3 - Information Law
- Signed
- 4 Dec 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 4 - Property Law
- Signed
- 4 Dec 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 6 - Procurement Law
- Signed
- 4 Dec 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 7 - Student / Curriculum
- Signed
- 4 Dec 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Employment Equality and Human Rights | 7bids · 7 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 2 · Public Law (and corporate governance) | 7bids · 7 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 3 · Information Law | 7bids · 7 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 4 · Property Law | 7bids · 7 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 5 · Corporate and Commercial, plus Alternative Dispute Resolution | 7bids · 7 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 6 · Procurement Law | 7bids · 7 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 7 · Student / Curriculum | 7bids · 7 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
7 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- FE Belfast Metropolitan CollegeContracting authority
- FE North West Regional CollegeContracting authority
- FE Northern Regional CollegeContracting authority
- FE South Eastern Regional CollegeContracting authority
- FE South West CollegeContracting authority
- FE Southern Regional CollegeContracting authority
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
5 commercial parties on the notice- A L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLPFramework contractor
- ARTHUR COXFramework contractor
- CLEAVER FULTON RANKIN LTDFramework contractor
- Carson McDowell LLPFramework contractor
- TughansFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.