Official UK procurement notice
PPF Legal Panel · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Pension Protection Fund (Public body)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe PPF has appointed a panel of six firms to deliver legal services to the PPF (Lot 1) and three firms in respect of providing Legal Services for Assessment Period tasks (Lot 2). The Lot 2 firms are a subset of the Lot 1 firms.
CPV: Legal advisory services · Legal services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 6 suppliers · 24 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (4.0 per place) · 6 appointed (full)
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1PPF Legal ServicesAwarded
PPF Legal Services
Lot #2Assessment period tasksAwarded
Assessment period tasks
Lot #3Services to the PPFRenewal
Full details of the PPF's requirements and descriptions are contained in the Tender Documents ppf.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ↗
Firms must be able to Provide Pensions Services and at least 2 of the other 3 core services (Financial Services, Litigation, Restructuring and Insolvency).
Lot #4Assessment Period TasksRenewal
Legal Services in respect of Schemes in Assessment and Assessment Period Tasks.
Full details of the PPF's requirements and descriptions are contained in the tender documents ppf.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ↗
In order to be on Lot 2 Panellists must be successful in tendering for Lot 1.
Panellists must be able to provide all Services as set out in Lot 2 requirements in the tender documents, without the use of sub-contractors, unless for exceptional reasons such as jurisdiction. Additional information: The anticipated value of the contract is approximately £2,750,000 - £3,250,000 per annum, however no guarantee or commitment as to the initial and future value of any work arising from this contract can be given. This is estimated to be 65% Lot 1 instructions and 35% Lot 2.
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Social value | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · PPF Legal Services | 80% | 20% | |
| 2 · Assessment period tasks | 100% | — |
- Suitability
Panellists must be able to perform the services in line with any law or regulation applicable to them, including but not limited to, the standards, procedures and regulations prescribed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the courts and any other relevant statutory or regulatory body.
- Technical & professional ability
Legal Profession
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- “PPF Legal Panel” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 6 suppliers, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- 26 Jul 2021, 22:45 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Mar 2022, 12:17 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Aug 2021 – …
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-008384- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ccafFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Performance terms
See Tender Documentation
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://ppf.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 25 Aug 2021
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 25 Aug 2021, 17:01 BST
Timeline
25 Aug 2021 → 29 Mar 2022 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown25 Aug 2021
- Bids opened25 Aug 2021, 17:01 BST
- Notice published29 Mar 2022, 12:17 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete29 Mar 2022, 12:17 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
PPF Legal Services
- Signed
- 1 Feb 2022
- Value
- £9,000,000
- Status
- active
Assessment period tasks
- Signed
- 1 Feb 2022
- Value
- £4,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · PPF Legal Services | 24bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Assessment period tasks | 24bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Pensions Protection FundReview body
- The Board of the Pension Protection FundReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
6 commercial parties on the notice- Addleshaw Goddard LLPFramework contractor
- CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLPFramework contractor
- Gowling WLG (UK) LLPFramework contractor
- Herbert Smith Freehills LLPFramework contractor
- Hogan Lovells International LLPFramework contractor
- Osborne Clarke LLPFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria