Legal Services

{
  "id": "041305-2024",
  "tag": [
    "planning"
  ],
  "date": "2024-12-20T17:16:28Z",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-04cc67",
  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-FTS-130690",
    "name": "London Universities Purchasing Consortium"
  },
  "tender": {
    "id": "PFB5088 LU",
    "lots": [
      {
        "id": "1",
        "status": "planned",
        "description": "London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC) is establishing a multi-provider framework agreement for the provision of legal services in England and Wales. The framework will be available to the members of LUPC, HEPCW, NEUPC, NWUPC, and SUPC with an option to include CPC. Members include higher education, further education, schools, the wider public sector and not for profit institutions.\nLots under the framework provide for legal services such as: property/estates; human resource/employment; dispute resolution; governance; commercial; and, student matters. It will provide for a full-service lot.\nThe framework agreement is estimated to commence in June 2025."
      }
    ],
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "1",
        "relatedLot": "1",
        "deliveryLocation": {
          "description": "NA"
        },
        "deliveryAddresses": [
          {
            "region": "UK"
          }
        ],
        "additionalClassifications": [
          {
            "id": "79100000",
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "Legal services"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "title": "Legal Services",
    "value": {
      "amount": 25000000,
      "currency": "GBP"
    },
    "status": "planned",
    "coveredBy": [
      "GPA"
    ],
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "32014L0024",
      "scheme": "CELEX"
    },
    "description": "London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC) is establishing a multi-provider framework agreement for the provision of legal services in England and Wales. The framework will be available to the members of LUPC, HEPCW, NEUPC, NWUPC, and SUPC with an option to include CPC. Members include higher education, further education, schools, the wider public sector and not for profit institutions.\nLots under the framework provide for legal services such as: property/estates; human resource/employment; dispute resolution; governance; commercial; and, student matters. It will provide for a full-service lot.\nThe framework agreement is estimated to commence in June 2025.",
    "communication": {
      "futureNoticeDate": "2025-02-07T00:00:00Z"
    },
    "classification": {
      "id": "79100000",
      "scheme": "CPV",
      "description": "Legal services"
    },
    "mainProcurementCategory": "services"
  },
  "parties": [
    {
      "id": "GB-FTS-130690",
      "name": "London Universities Purchasing Consortium",
      "roles": [
        "buyer"
      ],
      "address": {
        "region": "UK",
        "locality": "London",
        "postalCode": "EC3R 8HN",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "5th Floor, Pinnacle House, 23-26 St Dunstan’s Hil"
      },
      "details": {
        "url": "https://www.lupc.ac.uk",
        "buyerProfile": "https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/81165",
        "classifications": [
          {
            "id": "BODY_PUBLIC",
            "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE",
            "description": "Body governed by public law"
          },
          {
            "id": "09",
            "scheme": "COFOG",
            "description": "Education"
          }
        ]
      },
      "identifier": {
        "id": "N/A",
        "legalName": "London Universities Purchasing Consortium"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "url": "https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=88819&B=LUPC",
        "name": "Roy Dennis",
        "email": "r.dennis@lupc.ac.uk",
        "telephone": "+44 2073072772"
      }
    }
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "description": "Please note: this PIN is issued to engage the market. No spend will be guaranteed to awarded suppliers. This PIN is not issued as a call for competition. The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are defined as small or medium enterprises (SMEs). Selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.\nThe Contracting Authority intends to use Mercell/EU Supply system for e-tendering (portal). Registration for this system can be found here:\nhttps://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=LUPC\nSuppliers interested in the prior information notice and future tender can register to attend an online supplier engagement meeting on Thursday 16th January 2025 at 10:00 for 1 hours. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the proposed scope and structure of the framework, initial thoughts about the procurement strategy and choice of procurement route and other areas to ensure maximum competition in the tender process and how we can develop the pricing schedule(s) to enable clarity, transparency and fairness, whilst supporting members to achieve best value.\nAny supplier who registers their interest in the PIN via EU Supply/Mercell will receive an invite to the event.\nJoining instructions will be provided prior to the event.",
  "initiationType": "tender"
}