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Published 10 Sept 2021, 11:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Legal Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: North Star Housing Group Limited (Housing)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC1)North West (UKD1)

Framework ceiling (notional)£2,400,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 11 Oct 2021awarded 20 Dec 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North Star Housing Group and Castles and Coasts wish to commission a framework for the provision of legal services from independent firms of solicitors in the private sector to support the delivery of a range of housing related activities. It is estimated that the contract value is likely to be around £600k per annum with an overall contract value of around £3m over the full term of this contract including any extensions. This figure is an estimate only and may be exceeded. However, no guarantee is given as to any level of business to be awarded through the framework.

Recurrence: 48 months

CPV: Legal services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Places: up to 2 suppliers · 13 bids received (6.5 per place) · 5 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1North Star and Castles and Coast are looking to procure a framework for the provision…AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,400,000

North Star and Castles and Coast are looking to procure a framework for the provision of legal services.

Delivery: North East, North West · For North Star - Stockton on TeesFor Castles and Coasts - Carlisle

Extensions: The initial term of this contract will be 24 months with the option to extend for a further 24 months on a 12 plus 12 basis.Variant bids: not allowed

79100000 Legal services

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

Quality: 70%Price: 20%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality: 70%
Price: 20%

Conditions of participation1

Suitability
Bidders must be authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority in England & Wales

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 of 90 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
“Legal Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 2 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 · 48 months
First published: 10 Sept 2021, 11:22 BST
Last source update: 20 Dec 2021, 10:21 GMT
Award evaluation window: 12 Oct 2021 – …
Authority reference: NSTAR P/REF 0033
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-031732
Classification (CPV): Legal services
Delivery area: North East (UKC1)North West (UKD1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02df60 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: The Contracting Authority will observe a standstill period following the award of contract and conduct itself in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015

Publisher note: The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award any contract pursuant to this procurement exercise and/or to abandon this procurement exercise at any time and/or to award a contract for part of the works at its sole discretion. The Contracting Authority shall have no liability whatsoever to any applicant or tenderer as a result of its exercise of that discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, all costs incurred by any applicant and/or tenderer before signature of any contract with the Contracting Authority shall be incurred entirely at that applicant`s/tenderer`s risk.

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Appointment period ends: 11 Oct 2021, 17:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 12 Oct 2021, 10:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/northstarhg/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

11 Oct 2021 → 20 Dec 2021 · 3 dates

Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
11 Oct 2021, 17:00 BST
Bids opened
12 Oct 2021, 10:00 BST
Notice published
20 Dec 2021, 10:21 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
20 Dec 2021, 10:21 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 5admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 13

Contracts signed 5latest 20 Dec 2021

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

Contracts

All 5 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £2,400,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

Legal Services
Signed
20 Dec 2021
Value
ceiling above
Status
active
Legal Services
Signed
20 Dec 2021
Value
ceiling above
Status
active
Legal Services
Signed
20 Dec 2021
Value
ceiling above
Status
active
Legal Services
Signed
20 Dec 2021
Value
ceiling above
Status
active
Legal Services
Signed
20 Dec 2021
Value
ceiling above
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
13bids · 13 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

North Star Housing Group

Contracting authorityHousingBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities IP21256R Endeavour House, St.Marks Court , Thornaby , North East, TS17 6QNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Castles and Coasts Housing AssociationContracting authority Newcastle Upon Tyne , North EastContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of England and WalesMediation body London
Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

5 commercial parties on the notice

Brabners LLPFramework contractor Preston, North West
Capsticks Solicitors LLPFramework contractor London, London
Devonshires Solicitors LLPFramework contractor London, London
Forbes SolicitorsFramework contractor Blackburn, North West
Ward Hadaway LLPFramework contractor Newcastle, North East, NE1 3DX

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