Legal Services Panel · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Lincoln (Education)

ServicesRestricted procedure

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF3)

Awarded value£2,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 28 May 2021

Awarded to Birketts LLP +4 more

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract award notice for the University's Legal Services Panel of five providers appointed following a two stage procurement process. Legal Services are listed in Schedule 3 of Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR’s) as a specific service which is subject to the Light Touch Regime. The tender process was conducted in accordance with regulations 74 to 76 of the PCR’s.

CPV: Legal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The University has appointed a panel of five providers to provide legal advice,…

The University has appointed a panel of five providers to provide legal advice, support and guidance to each of the colleges within the University and Professional Service departments. Legal services are required to cover the below four core deliverable areas:

General and Commercial
Property
Employment and People
Student Focus

The procurement process was undertaken in two stages, comprising of Stage 1: Shortlisting Questionnaire, followed by Stage 2: Tender and Award. Providers successful at Stage 1 were invited to participate in Stage 2.

The panel is for the sole use of the University of Lincoln and will run for a an initial period of 3 years from 01st June 2021 to 31st May 2024. There will be an option for the University to extend the Contract by a period of 2 years in yearly increments taking the maximum contract end date to 31st May 2026.

Delivery: East Midlands · Lincolnshire

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Restricted 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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 9 Jun 2021, 14:15 BST
Last source update: 9 Jun 2021, 14:15 BST
Authority reference: 312
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-012941
Classification (CPV): Legal services
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02b9fe Find a Tender

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: The Contracting Authority incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period following electronic notification (minimum of 15 calendar days for any other means of communication) to applicants of the award decisions.
This notification provided the information that tenderers were legally entitled to regarding the award decision. The standstill period provides times for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=600961651 GO Reference: GO-202169-PRO-18372574

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 9

Contracts signed 1latest 28 May 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Birketts LLP, Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP, Pinsent Masons LLP, Shakespeare Martineau LLP, Veale Wasbrough Vizards LLPjoint award	£2,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 012941-2021-1 · Birketts LLP, Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP, Pinsent Masons LLP, Shakespeare Martineau LLP, Veale Wasbrough Vizards LLP
Signed
28 May 2021
Value
£2,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Lincoln

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Brayford Pool, Lincoln, East Midlands, LN6 7TSContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

5 commercial parties on the notice

Birketts LLPAwarded supplierOC317545 Providence House, 141-145 Princes Street, Ipswich, East Midlands, IP1 1QJ
Penningtons Manches Cooper LLPAwarded supplierOC311575 125 Wood Street, London, East Midlands, EC2V 7AW
Pinsent Masons LLPAwarded supplierOC333653 30 Crown Place, London, East Midlands, EC2A 4ES
Shakespeare Martineau LLPAwarded supplierOC319029 No 1 Colmore Square, Birmingham, East Midlands, B4 6AA
Veale Wasbrough Vizards LLPAwarded supplierOC384033 Narrow Quay House, Narrow Quay, Bristol, East Midlands, BS1 4QA

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.