Official UK procurement notice
Legal Service - Middle east and north Africa per Lot-country
Authority: British Council (Local council)
What is being bought14 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe British Council is looking to Appoint a legal services supplier/s to support the British Council for all of it’s external legal advice required by its offices in MENA including the following countries (Saudi Arabia, UAE , Bahrain, Qatar , Kuwait, Oman, Iraq, Syria , Lebanon, Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia). The requirement for this tender has been divided into Separate country; while Suppliers is requested to bid for more than one country according to their areas of coverage and legal presence.
CPV: Legal advisory and information services · Legal advisory and representation services · Legal advisory services · Legal documentation and certification services · Legal representation services · Legal services
Lots and requirements (14)Procurement structure
14 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Saudi ArabiaAwardedRenewal Saudi Arabia (SA)
Lot #2QatarAwardedRenewal Qatar (QA)
Lot #3UAEAwardedRenewal United Arab Emirates (AE)
Lot #4KuwaitAwardedRenewal Kuwait (KW)
Lot #5BahrainAwardedRenewal Bahrain (BH)
Lot #6OmanAwardedRenewal Oman (OM)
Lot #7LebanonCancelledRenewal Lebanon (LB)
Lot #8IraqCancelledRenewal Iraq (IQ)
Lot #9SyriaCancelledRenewal Syria (SY)
Lot #10EgyptAwardedRenewal Egypt (EG)
Lot #11MoroccoCancelledRenewal Morocco (MA)
Lot #12TunisiaAwardedRenewal Tunisia (TN)
Lot #13AlgeriaCancelledRenewal Algeria (DZ)
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Jan 2022, 13:14 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2022, 11:11 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Jan 2022 – …
- Authority reference
2022/S 000-023191- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-023194- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fd7dFind a Tender
Publisher note: The Contract Value of the award notices will be based on hourly rate, as the service will be based on demand. the amount added into the award notice which is (1) just to fill the box in order to proceed with the systematic step.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Jan 2022, 13:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 17 Jan 2022, 12:30 GMT
Timeline
17 Jan 2022 → 21 Aug 2022 · 3 dates- Bids opened17 Jan 2022, 12:30 GMT
- Submission deadline31 Jan 2022, 13:00 GMT
- Notice published21 Aug 2022, 11:11 BST
Notice history
5 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jan 2022- Status changed to active18 Jan 2022, 13:14 GMT
- Procurement method changed18 Jan 2022, 13:14 GMT
- Deadline moved to 17 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT18 Jan 2022, 13:14 GMT-14 days · was 31 Jan 2022, 13:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete21 Aug 2022, 10:47 BST
- Deadline moved to 31 Jan 2022, 13:00 GMT21 Aug 2022, 11:09 BST+14 days · was 17 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Published amendments (4 · 2 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2 | 17 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2022 | +14 d |
| — | Bid openingIV.2.7 | 17 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2022 | +14 d |
| — | TextII.2.5) Award criteria from the Award Notice · II.2.5 | Price | Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents | |
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2 | 17 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2022 | +14 d |
| — | Bid openingIV.2.7 | 17 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2022 | +14 d |
| — | TextII.2.5) Award criteria from the Award Notice · II.2.5 | Price | Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents |
4 amendments published without a description.
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2022-08: 1 release · 21 Aug 2022
- 2022-01: 2 releases · 18 Jan 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Saudi Arabia1 award | |||
| Clyde & Co LLPLot1 Saudi Arabia | £1 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Qatar1 award | |||
| Al Tamimi & Company LimitedLot2 Qatar | £1 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · UAE1 award | |||
| Clyde & Co LLP | £1 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 4 · Kuwait1 award | |||
| Al Tamimi & Company Limited | £1 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 5 · Bahrain1 award | |||
| Al Tamimi & Company Limited | £1 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 6 · Oman1 award | |||
| Said Al-Shahry & Partners (SASLO)SME | £1 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 10 · Egypt1 award | |||
| Al Tamimi & Company Limited | £1 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 12 · Tunisia1 award | |||
| Eversheds Sutherland | £1 † | — | Awarded |
5 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Lot2 Qatar · Al Tamimi & Company Limited
- Signed
- 1 Aug 2022
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Lot4 Kuwait · Al Tamimi & Company Limited
- Signed
- 1 Aug 2022
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Lot1 Saudi Arabia · Clyde & Co LLP
- Signed
- 18 Jul 2022
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Lot10 Egypt · Al Tamimi & Company Limited
- Signed
- 18 Jul 2022
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Lot12 Tunisia · Eversheds Sutherland
- Signed
- 18 Jul 2022
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Lot3 UAE · Clyde & Co LLP
- Signed
- 18 Jul 2022
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Lot5 Bahrain · Al Tamimi & Company Limited
- Signed
- 18 Jul 2022
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Lot6 Oman · Said Al-Shahry & Partners (SASLO)SME
- Signed
- 18 Jul 2022
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Lot8 Iraq
- Signed
- 18 Jul 2022
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Saudi Arabia | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · Qatar | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 3 · UAE | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 4 · Kuwait | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 5 · Bahrain | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 6 · Oman | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 8 · Iraq | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 10 · Egypt | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 12 · Tunisia | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
9 commercial parties on the notice- Al Tamimi & CompanyAwarded supplier
- Al Tamimi & Company LimitedAwarded supplier
- Al Tamimi & Company LimitedAwarded supplier
- Al Tamimi & Company LimitedAwarded supplier
- Al Tamimi & Company LimitedAwarded supplier
- Clyde & Co LLPAwarded supplier
- Clyde & Co LLPAwarded supplier
- Eversheds Sutherland LLPAwarded supplier
- Said Al-Shahry & Partners (SASLO)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.