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Published 21 Oct 2022, 15:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Post Office Horizon Inquiry Expert Witness Services

Official notice

Authority: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: London (UKI)
Awarded value£1,500,0002 contracts · exc. VAT
Awarded 12 Dec 2022no call for competition
Awarded to Alix Partners, ALIXPARTNERS UK LLP2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Services to analyse c. 70,000 documents, identifying significant points relating to the Post Office Horizon Inquiry, and produce a written report which sets out the key points, and provide Expert Witness services during hearings.

CPV: Expert witness services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: London

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 Oct 2022, 15:36 BST
Last source update
10 Jan 2023, 14:47 GMT
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-000690
Classification (CPV)
Expert witness services
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0377fd Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

previous contract with Alix Partners was awarded for the following reasons: An Expression of Interest process was undertaken through the Crown Commercial Service framework 'Management Consultancy Framework 3' (MCF3). 0 bidders responded positively, due to lack of capability, capacity, previous experience, or lack of conflict of interest. Due to the urgency of this requirement, and the lack of an available market, it was deemed appropriate to award directly to Alix Partners, who were identified through internal research.

Since the awarding of that contract, due to unforeseeable changes occurring in regards to the number of documents needing review, and the associated inability to change supplier due to the expert witness report already being in production, we have awarded a new contract to Alix Partners for this additional work.

Publisher note: An Expression of Interest process was carried out through the Crown Commercial Services Framework 'Management Consultancy Framework 3' (MCF3). 0 bidders stated their interest, both in terms of capability, lack of conflict of interest, previous experience or capacity. Therefore, a direct award was deemed appropriate.

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Buyer details updated
    10 Jan 2023, 14:47 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextExplanation · IV.1.1An Expression of Interest process was undertaken through the Crown Commercial Service framework 'Management Consultancy Framework 3' (MCF3). 0 bidders responded positively, due to lack of capability, capacity, previous experience, or lack of conflict of interest. Due to the urgency of this requirement, and the lack of an available market, it was deemed appropriate to award directly to Alix Partner…A previous contract with Alix Partners was awarded for the following reasons: An Expression of Interest process was undertaken through the Crown Commercial Service framework 'Management Consultancy Framework 3' (MCF3). 0 bidders responded positively, due to lack of capability, capacity, previous experience, or lack of conflict of interest. Due to the urgency of this requirement, and the lack of an…

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £1,500,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 2latest 12 Dec 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Alix Partners£750,000 †—Awarded
ALIXPARTNERS UK LLP£750,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 000690-2023-con_3174-1 · Alix Partners

    Signed
    12 Dec 2022
    Value
    £750,000
    Status
    active

  • Contract 029803-2022-1 · ALIXPARTNERS UK LLP

    Signed
    12 Oct 2022
    Value
    £750,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services London, LondonContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Business Energy and Industrial StrategyContracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services London, LondonContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.