Official UK procurement notice
Legal Services Framework Agreement (2022)
Authority: Gambling Commission (Central government)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UKWest Midlands (UKG)
Framework ceiling (notional)£4,000,000total for 3 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 2 Nov 2022awarded 10 Feb 2023
Lots 3see the lot list below
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionLegal Services Framework Agreement
- Recurrence: 6 months prior to end date of framework agreement.
CPV: Legal services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 8 suppliers · 7 bids on the busiest of 3 lots (0.9 per place) · 7 appointed
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Solicitor Services (UK Law)AwardedRenewal UK, West Midlands
Solicitor Services (UK Law)
Lot #2Barrister Services (UK Law)AwardedRenewal West Midlands
Lot #3Solicitor Services (Scottish Law)AwardedRenewal West Midlands
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 80%
- price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 80
- Price: 20
Conditions of participation2
- Suitability
Solicitor/Barrister Services UK/Scottish Law
- Technical & professional ability
Lawyers/Barristers
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Legal Services Framework Agreement (2022)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 8 suppliers, 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 6 months prior to end date of framework agreement.
- First published
- 4 Oct 2022, 11:50 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Feb 2023, 17:17 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 2 Nov 2022 – …
- Authority reference
22-022- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-004270- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0372bbFind a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Given in Tender documents
Publisher note: Overall value of Framework estimated at 5m GBP including VAT. We reserve the right to apportion the spend according to our needs. (MT Ref:228687)
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: mytenders · Who buys & how to bid on myTenders
Access & registration note: Free publication showcase; bidding happens on buyer portals
Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.mytenders.co.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 2 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 2 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
2 Nov 2022 → 10 Feb 2023 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown2 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened2 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published10 Feb 2023, 17:17 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete10 Feb 2023, 17:17 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastSuppliers appointed 7admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 73 from SMEs · busiest of 3 lots
Contracts signed 3latest 10 Feb 2023
3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Solicitor Services (UK Law)
- Signed
- 10 Feb 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Barrister Services (UK Law)
- Signed
- 10 Feb 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Solicitor Services (Scottish Law)
- Signed
- 10 Feb 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Solicitor Services (UK Law) | 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | 0 | — | £1 – £5,000,000 |
| 2 · Barrister Services (UK Law) | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | £1 – £5,000,000 |
| 3 · Solicitor Services (Scottish Law) | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | £1 – £5,000,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Process and specification contact points (1)
- My TendersProcess contact point
Framework contractors & participating bidders
7 commercial parties on the notice- 11 KBW LtdFramework contractor
- 39 Essex ChambersFramework contractor
- BrodiesFramework contractor
- Capital Law LimitedFramework contractor
- Cornerstone BarristersFramework contractor
- DAC Beachcroft LLPFramework contractor
- TLT LLPFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria