Official UK procurement notice
Legal Services for Forth Valley College
Authority: Forth Valley College (Education)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionProvision of legal advice and support services.
- Recurrence: March 2029
CPV: Legal services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Commercial Business and GovernanceAwardedRenewal
The following technical expertise is required:
Procurement and other contract law
Debt collection
Commercial corporate governance
Joint ventures
Banking, finance, insurance and taxation
Company formation
Corporate finance
Bond Issuance, mergers and acquisitions
Competition law
Freedom of Information
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Intellectual Property
Technology Law including Software Licensing Agreements
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Software Licensing Agreements
Charity law
Fundraising and sponsorship
Constitutional and parliamentary issues (including bills, charters and statutes)
Charity corporate governance
Public International Law
Law of the Sea
International Criminal Law
International Ventures
International Humanitarian Law
International Human Rights Law
Refugee Law
Private International Law
Supranational Law
Lot #2Property and EstatesRenewal
The following technical expertise is required:
Conveyancing
Landlord and tenant law
General estate management issues
Planning law
Major building projects
Student accommodation
Construction and Engineering
Environmental law
Property litigation and dispute resolution
Lot #3People and HR MattersAwardedRenewal
The following technical expertise is required:
Employment dispute resolution including tribunals
Employment relations
Employment contracts and policies
UK Visas & Immigration matters
Equality and diversity
Organisational change
Health and safety
TUPE
Pension law and advice
Student support and regulatory matters
Freedom of Information
Fair Working Practices
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).
Published sub-criteria (8)
- Service Delivery: 40%
- Contract Management, Business Processes and Business Continuity: 10%
- Information Security and Transition Arrangements: 5%
- Future Proofing: 5%
- Community Benefits and Value Added Services: 4%
- Fair Work Practices: 3%
- Climate Change: 3%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (8)
- Service Delivery: 40
- Contract Management, Business Processes and Business Continuity: 10
- Information Security and Transition Arrangements: 5
- Future Proofing: 5
- Community Benefits and Value Added Services: 4
- Fair Work Practices: 3
- Climate Change: 3
- Price: 30
- Suitability
Tenderers are required to be regulated and/or authorised (as appropriate) to practice law by the relevant professional regulatory body or bodies in the jurisdiction(s) in which they practice. Individuals delivering services under the Agreement must be legally qualified and must hold an unrestricted practicing certificate issued by the relevant professional regulatory body.
As a minimum, the College has identified the following relevant professional regulatory body membership which is relevant to this Agreement:
Law Society of Scotland
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · March 2029
- First published
- 14 Mar 2024, 17:01 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Aug 2024, 13:36 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Apr 2024 – …
- Authority reference
GOV-2024-01- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-027433- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0448d0Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Please see Invitation to Tender document.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:776422)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 18 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bids opened
- 17 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
17 Apr 2024 → 28 Aug 2024 · 4 dates- Bids opened17 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline18 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until23 Aug 2024, 23:59 BST
- Notice published28 Aug 2024, 13:36 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Apr 2024- Deadline moved to 18 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST17 Apr 2024, 11:45 BST+1 days · was 17 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete28 Aug 2024, 13:36 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 17 Apr 2024 | 18 Apr 2024 | +1 d |
| — | Bid validityMinimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender · IV.2.6 | 23 Aug 2024 | 23 Aug 2024 | +0 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 17 Apr 2024 | 17 Apr 2024 | +0 d |
The deadline for tender responses has been extended by 1 day to 12pm on 18th April 2024 because PCS have notified me of a website issue whilst uploading the SPD response.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Commercial Business and Governance1 award | |||
| Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLPSME | £74,306 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · People and HR Matters1 award | |||
| Clyde & Co (Scotland) LLP | £52,393 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Commercial Business and Governance · Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLPSME
- Signed
- 22 Aug 2024
- Value
- £74,306
- Status
- active
People and HR Matters · Clyde & Co (Scotland) LLP
- Signed
- 19 Jul 2024
- Value
- £52,393
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Commercial Business and Governance | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 3 · People and HR Matters | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Camelon Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Clyde & Co (Scotland) LLPAwarded supplier
- Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria