Official UK procurement notice
Legal Support Services (Fitness to Practise)
Authority: General Optical Council (Charity / VCSE)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe requirements of the service are:
Conduct of investigative work on the GOC’s behalf in relation to fitness to practise allegations relating to registered opticians and optical businesses
Preparation for, and presentation, of the GOC’s case at substantive Fitness to Practise Committee hearings
Occasional preparation for, and presentation of the GOC’s case at non-substantive hearings (interim order applications/reviews/extensions, substantive order reviews) and Registration Appeal Committee hearings
Provision of advice relating to the conduct of individual investigations into the fitness to practise of GOC registrants, and relating to interpretation of GOC legislation and rules
Provision of training to Committee members, Case Examiners and GOC staff.
- Recurrence: Future recurrence of this procurement is unlikely to happen before October 2027
CPV: Legal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The requirements of the service are:Renewal
The requirements of the service are:
- Conduct of investigative work on the GOC’s behalf in relation to fitness to practise allegations relating to registered opticians and optical businesses
- Preparation for, and presentation, of the GOC’s case at substantive Fitness to Practise Committee hearings
- Occasional preparation for, and presentation of the GOC’s case at non-substantive hearings (interim order applications/reviews/extensions, substantive order reviews) and Registration Appeal Committee hearings
- Provision of advice relating to the conduct of individual investigations into the fitness to practise of GOC registrants, and relating to interpretation of GOC legislation and rules
- Provision of training to Committee members, Case Examiners and GOC staff.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Suitability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
- Technical & professional ability
The service is a legal service.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they (or their organisation/team) possess the appropriate legal qualifications/authorisation to permit them to provide legal services.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · Future recurrence of this procurement is unlikely to happen before October 2027
- First published
- 1 Aug 2024, 10:40 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Aug 2024, 10:40 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-024092- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0486a4Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
The service is governed by the Opticians Act 1989 (www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/44/contents ↗) and by the Legal Services Act
Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=232450. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (MT Ref:232450)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Sept 2024, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
1 Aug 2024 → 1 Apr 2025 · 4 dates- Notice published1 Aug 2024, 10:40 BST
- Submission deadline2 Sept 2024, 17:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected13 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview bodyReview contact point
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria