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Published 8 Apr 2021, 13:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Legal Framework · Cornwall Council (Apr 2021)

Official notice

Authority: Cornwall Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South West (UKK3)

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

Awarded 26 Mar 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of a framework of, primarily, solicitors’ firms that can be used on a call-off basis to provide external legal advice to support the Council, Council owned entities and potentially other clients in the south west region to deliver their priorities.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Legal services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 16 bids received · 8 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Commercial and EmploymentAwarded

Services required will include:

o State Aid

o Competition

o Financing

o Tax

o Complex procurement and contracts

o Charging and trading

o Corporate law

o Insolvency

o Aviation and maritime

o Energy

o Trusts and charities

o Intellectual Property

o General employment advice

o Equal pay and other equality issues

o Redundancy

o TUPE

Delivery: South West

79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Price: 200

Published sub-criteria (2)

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents.: 100
price: 100

Published award criteria (2)

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents.: 100
Price: 100

What this means for your bid

Price carries 200 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 20 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
“Legal Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 8 Apr 2021, 13:29 BST
Last source update: 8 Apr 2021, 13:29 BST
Authority reference: DN507517
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-007240
Classification (CPV): Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityLegal services
Delivery area: South West (UKK3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02a3b9 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The values stated in the award are stated as a range of all of the work anticipated to be placed. It is expected that this work will be shared amongst all successful parties in each Lot.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 8admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 16

Contracts signed 17latest 26 Mar 2021

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

Contracts

Commercial & Employment
Signed
26 Mar 2021
Value
—
Status
active
Civil Litigation
Signed
26 Mar 2021
Value
—
Status
active
Civil Litigation
Signed
26 Mar 2021
Value
—
Status
active
Civil Litigation
Signed
26 Mar 2021
Value
—
Status
active
Criminal Litigation
Signed
26 Mar 2021
Value
—
Status
active
Criminal Litigation
Signed
26 Mar 2021
Value
—
Status
active
Criminal Litigation
Signed
26 Mar 2021
Value
—
Status
active
Criminal Litigation
Signed
26 Mar 2021
Value
—
Status
active
Adults
Signed
26 Mar 2021
Value
—
Status
active
Commercial & Employment
Signed
26 Mar 2021
Value
—
Status
active
Commercial & Employment
Signed
26 Mar 2021
Value
—
Status
active
Commercial & Employment
Signed
26 Mar 2021
Value
—
Status
active
Property, Planning & Highways
Signed
26 Mar 2021
Value
—
Status
active
Property, Planning & Highways
Signed
26 Mar 2021
Value
—
Status
active
Property, Planning & Highways
Signed
26 Mar 2021
Value
—
Status
active
Property, Planning & Highways
Signed
26 Mar 2021
Value
—
Status
active
Civil Litigation
Signed
26 Mar 2021
Value
—
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
16bids · 16 electronic	0	—	£1 – £2,400,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Cornwall Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Treyew Road, Truro, South West, TR1 3AYContact name, email, phone

Other public bodies

European UnionFunder

Framework contractors & participating bidders

9 commercial parties on the notice

Anthony Collins Solicitors LLPFramework contractor 134 Edmund Street, Birmingham, South West, B3 2ES
Ashfords LLPFramework contractor Ashford House, Grenadier Road, Exeter, South West, EX1 3LH
Browne Jacobson LLPFramework contractor Mowbray House, Castle Meadow Road, Nottingham, South West, NG2 1BJ
Clarke Willmott LLPFramework contractor 138 Edmund Street, Birmingham, South West, B3 2ES
DWF Law LLPFramework contractor 1 Scott Place, 2 Hardman Street, Manchester, South West, M3 3AA
Freeths LLPFramework contractor Cumberland Court 80 Mount Street, Nottingham, South West, NG1 6HH
Sharpe Pritchard LLPFramework contractor Elm Yard, 10-16 Elm Street, London, South West, WC1X 0BJ
Sharpe Pritchard LLPFramework contractor Elm Yard, 10-16 Elm Street, London, South West, WC1V 0BJ
TLT LLPFramework contractor One Redcliff Street, Bristol, South West, BS1 6TP

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.