Legal Advisory Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NHS Digital (NHS & healthcare)

Framework agreementServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE42)

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

Awarded 21 Dec 2021no call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Digital provides national ICT services supporting health and social care. This procurement relates to the provision of legal services associated with the engagement of external legal services to support all activity of all programmes. <br/><br/>In addition, NHS Digital occasionally requires legal support for its own internal matters e.g., employment law support, and employment tribunal support.

CPV: Legal advisory and information services · Legal advisory 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: Yorkshire & Humber

79140000 Legal advisory and information services

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 Jan 2022, 13:57 GMT
Last source update: 13 Jan 2022, 13:57 GMT
Authority reference: C32404
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-001028
Classification (CPV): Legal advisory and information servicesLegal advisory services
Delivery area: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE42)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-030a9c Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: RM3786 expressly allows NHSD to directly award legal services contracts to such of the panel firms which NHSD deem best capable to provide services. As such, we can implement this direct award through CCNs under existing contracts with DAC Beachcroft (DACB) and in accordance with PCR Regulation 72.1(a). Extending the contracts under the existing CCS framework, has additional value for money benefits for the NHS as it allows NHSD to continue to call on DACB at lower rates since the rates on the new Legal Services Panel RM6179 have increased between 3-11%.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

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

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 21 Dec 2021

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

Contracts

Contract 001028-2022-1
Signed
21 Dec 2021
Value
£1,888,508
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Digital

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth 7 & 8 Wellington Place, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS1 4APContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtMediation body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

DAC Beachcroft LLPFramework contractorOC 317 852 25 Walbrook, London, UK, EC4N 8AFContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.