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Published 9 May 2023, 14:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Legal Services Framework · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Together Housing Association (Housing)

Framework agreement4 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 12 Jun 2023awarded 21 Dec 2023
Lots 4see the lot list below

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

A framework split into four lots for the provision of Legal Services, as more fully described in the ITT Documents.

CPV: Legal services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
15 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 6 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Corporate, Financial & CommercialAwarded

More fully described in the Procurement Documents

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2EmploymentAwarded

More fully described in the Procurement Documents

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Housing Management & LitigationAwarded

More fully described in the Procurement Documents

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4PropertyAwarded

More fully described in the Procurement Documents

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed

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
What this means for your bid
  • “Legal Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
9 May 2023, 14:32 BST
Last source update
21 Dec 2023, 10:44 GMT
Award evaluation window
12 Jun 2023 – …
Authority reference
THG/P/00024
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-037629
Classification (CPV)
Legal services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c732 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
12 Jun 2023, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
12 Jun 2023, 17:00 BST

Timeline

12 Jun 2023 → 21 Dec 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    12 Jun 2023, 17:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    12 Jun 2023, 17:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    21 Dec 2023, 10:44 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Dec 2023, 10:44 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 6admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 1515 from SMEs · busiest of 4 lots
Contracts signed 4latest 21 Dec 2023

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

Contracts

All 4 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Corporate Finance Commercial

    Signed
    21 Dec 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Employment

    Signed
    21 Dec 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Housing & Litigation

    Signed
    21 Dec 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Property

    Signed
    21 Dec 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Corporate, Financial & Commercial11bids · 11 electronic11——
2 · Employment13bids · 13 electronic13——
3 · Housing Management & Litigation12bids · 12 electronic12——
4 · Property15bids · 15 electronic15——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Together Housing Association

Contracting authorityHousingBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities Bull Green House, Bull green, Halifax, UK, HX1 2EBContact email Published organisation website ↗

Framework contractors & participating bidders

6 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria