Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Criminal Barrister Services
Authority: Gambling Commission (Central government)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)
Published estimate£4,000,000exc. VAT20% above published estimate
Submissions closed 28 Oct 2024awarded 7 Oct 2024
Awarded to QEB Hollis Whiteman
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Criminal Barrister Services
CPV: Legal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 80
- Price: 20
Conditions of participation2
- Suitability
Criminal Barrister Services
- Technical & professional ability
Lawyers/Criminal Barristers
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 27 Sept 2024, 16:22 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Aug 2025, 12:51 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 28 Oct 2024 – …
- Authority reference
24-015- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051578- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a3cdFind a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Given in Tender documents
Publisher note: (MT Ref:235353)
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: mytenders · Who buys & how to bid on myTenders
Access & registration note: Free publication showcase; bidding happens on buyer portals
Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.mytenders.co.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 28 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 28 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
28 Oct 2024 → 27 Aug 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline28 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened28 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published27 Aug 2025, 12:51 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete27 Aug 2025, 12:51 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £4,800,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Oct 2024
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| QEB Hollis WhitemanSME | £4,800,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 051578-2025-24-015-1 · QEB Hollis WhitemanSME
- Signed
- 7 Oct 2024
- Value
- £4,800,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Process and specification contact points (1)
- My TendersProcess contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- QEB Hollis WhitemanAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria