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Published 4 Jan 2022, 12:15 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Legal Support · The Corporation of Trinity House (Jan 2022)

Official notice

Authority: The Corporation of Trinity House

Framework agreement7 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 7 lots per supplier
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: London (UKI)
Framework ceiling (notional)£1,855,000total for 7 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 4 Feb 2022awarded 27 Jul 2022
Lots 7max 7 won per supplier

What is being bought7 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Interested organisations are invited to submit a tender response against the specification for Legal Services which is divided in the following Lots:

1 - General Legal Services

2 - Public Affairs and Monitoring Services

3 - Property Services

4 - Gibraltar Law

5 - Guernsey Law

6 - Employee Relations

7 - Employment Law

CPV: Legal services

How this framework works

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

Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure

7 lots · all with a published value · win at most 7 of them

Every one of these 6 lots carries the same published figure, £27,500: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1General Legal ServicesCancelledRenewalPublished value£100,000

Ad hoc Legal support services to be provided on a general basis. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/T2WZ9B2BV7 ↗

Delivery: London · LONDON
Extensions: Four year framework with options to extend for an initial 2 year period followed by a further 1 year period.Variant bids: not allowed
79100000 Legal services
Lot #2Public Affairs and Monitoring ServicesCancelledRenewalceiling above

Specific support services for public affairs and monitoring services, including parliamentary matters

Delivery: London · LONDON
Extensions: Four year framework with options to extend to a maximum of 7 years.Variant bids: not allowed
79100000 Legal services
Lot #3Property ServicesCancelledRenewalceiling above

Ad hoc legal support services to be provided for property law services.

Delivery: London · LONDON
Extensions: Four year framework with options to extend to a maximum of 7 years.Variant bids: not allowed
79100000 Legal services
Lot #4Gibraltar LawCancelledRenewalceiling above

Ad hoc legal support services for support on the law in Gibraltar.

Delivery: London · LONDON
Extensions: Four year framework with options to extend to a maximum of 7 years.Variant bids: not allowed
79100000 Legal services
Lot #5Guernsey LawCancelledRenewalceiling above

Ad hoc legal support services for support on the law in the Bailiwick of Guernsey.

Delivery: London · LONDON
Extensions: Four year framework with options to extend to a maximum of 7 years.Variant bids: not allowed
79100000 Legal services
Lot #6Employee RelationsCancelledRenewalceiling above

Ad hoc support services for undertaking employee relations activities for support of employment law and ACAS best practice.

Delivery: London · LONDON
Extensions: Four year framework with options to extend to a maximum of 7 years.Variant bids: not allowed
79100000 Legal services
Lot #7Employment LawCancelledRenewalceiling above

Ad hoc employment law legal support services to be provided on a general basis.

Delivery: London · LONDON
Extensions: Four year framework with options to extend to a maximum of 7 years.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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As detailed in procurement documents

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • “Legal Support” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
4 Jan 2022, 12:15 GMT
Last source update
18 Aug 2022, 12:05 BST
Award evaluation window
4 Feb 2022 – …
Authority reference
T0458
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-022950
Classification (CPV)
Legal services
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0306d0 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms

As detailed in procurement documents

Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: https://trinityhouse.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=714858349 GO Reference: GO-2022818-PRO-20810031

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
4 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
4 Feb 2022, 13:00 GMT

Timeline

4 Feb 2022 → 18 Aug 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    4 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    4 Feb 2022, 13:00 GMT
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    2 May 2022, 23:59 BST
  4. Notice published
    18 Aug 2022, 12:05 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Aug 2022, 12:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 6admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 9busiest of 6 lots
Contracts signed 6latest 27 Jul 2022

6 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, £220,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Public Affairs and Monitoring Services

    Signed
    27 Jul 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Property Services

    Signed
    27 Jul 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Gibraltar Law

    Signed
    27 Jul 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Employee Relations

    Signed
    27 Jul 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Employee Law

    Signed
    27 Jul 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • General Legal Services

    Signed
    27 Jul 2022
    Value
    £800,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · General Legal Services7bids · 7 electronic———
2 · Public Affairs and Monitoring Services4bids · 4 electronic0——
3 · Property Services6bids · 6 electronic0——
4 · Gibraltar Law1bids · 1 electronic0——
6 · Employee Relations3bids · 3 electronic0——
7 · Employment Law9bids · 9 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Corporation of Trinity House

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawMaritime Navigation Tower Hill, The Quay, London, London, EC3N 4DHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Trinity HouseReview body HarwichContact email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

7 commercial parties on the notice
  • Ashfords LLPFramework contractorOC342432 Ashfords House, Grenadier Road, Exeter, South West, EX1 3LH
  • Ashfords LLPFramework contractorOC342432 Ashford House, Grenadier Road, Exeter, South West, EX1 3LH
  • BDB Pitmans LLPFramework contractorOC320798 1 Bartholomew Close, London, London, EC1A 7BL
  • Gowling WLG (UK) LLPFramework contractorOC304378 4 More London Riverside, London, London, SE1 2AU
  • Norton Rose Fulbright LLPFramework contractorOC328697 3 More London Riverside, London, London, SE1 2AQ
  • Prettys Solicitors LLPFramework contractorOC404677 6th Floor, St Vincent House, 1 Cutler Street, Ipswich, East of England, IP1 1UQ
  • Winckworth Sherwood LLPFramework contractorOC334359 Minerva House, Montague Close, London, London, SE1 9BB

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