Legal Support for 'Western Area' Programme

Official notice

Authority: Southern Water Services Limited (Public body)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£500,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 10 Apr 2020no call for competition

Awarded to Pinsent Masons LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Southern Water requires legal support in respect of its Western Area Strategic Water Resources Infrastructure, Planning and Development Programme (Western Area Programme), primarily in relation to obtaining consents (planning, consenting, environmental constraints, permitting, and other environmental regulatory considerations) for new infrastructure for the delivery of additional water resources in its Western Area Water Resource Zones (WRZ).

CPV: Legal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Legal ServicesAwarded

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 3 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
Last source update: 3 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
Authority reference: prj_1783
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-005950
Classification (CPV): Legal services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-031dd7 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The basic project was the engagement of external legal services (Pinsent Masons) to support Gate 1 activities (As per the spec in the RFP) which was procured in accordance with Reg. 44 and Regs. 16(1)(c) & 90 as a below threshold ‘light touch’ contract for services.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £500,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 51 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 10 Apr 2020

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Pinsent Masons LLP	£500,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Legal Support for 'Western Area' Programme · Pinsent Masons LLP
Signed
10 Apr 2020
Value
£500,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic · 2 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southern Water Services Ltd.

Contracting authorityPublic bodyLegal Services Southern House, Worthing, UK, BN13 3NXContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Southern Water ServicesReview body WorthingContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Pinsent Masons LLPAwarded supplierOC333653 30 Crown Place, London, United Kingdom, London, UK, EC2A 4ES

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.