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Published 15 Sept 2022, 16:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Fire Safety Legal Advice, Representation and Training

Official notice

Authority: MID AND WEST WALES FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE (Police & fire)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£200,000exc. VAT50% above published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Oct 2022awarded 6 Dec 2022
Awarded to Chambers of David Stotesbury

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of specialist legal services for fire safety legal advice, representation and training for Mid and West Wales, South Wales and North Wales Fire and Rescue Services.

  • Recurrence: September 2027

CPV: Legal advisory and information services · Legal advisory and representation services · Legal advisory services · Legal representation services · Legal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Provision of fire safety legal advice, training and representation to Mid and West…AwardedRenewal

Provision of fire safety legal advice, training and representation to Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service and North Wales Fire and Rescue Service.

Delivery: Wales · Any sites across Wales
Extensions: option to extend for an additional 24 months at 12 month intervalsVariant bids: not allowed

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
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    The three FRS's will require suitably qualified legal representation at Magistrates and higher level Courts to deal with fire safety cases as and when required. The legal representation must be appropriate to the level of technical expertise required in the hearing (Magistrates or Crown Court).

  • Technical & professional ability

    Suitably qualified legal professional as detailed within the Specification.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · September 2027
First published
15 Sept 2022, 16:57 BST
Last source update
16 Dec 2022, 15:14 GMT
Award evaluation window
17 Oct 2022 – …
Authority reference
MWEU31
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-035712
Classification (CPV)
Legal advisory and information servicesLegal advisory and representation servicesLegal advisory servicesLegal representation servicesLegal services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0368e6 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

The performance criteria is to be agreed with the successful supplier.

Publisher note: (WA Ref:127285)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
Submission deadline
17 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
17 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Oct 2022 → 16 Dec 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    17 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    16 Dec 2022, 15:14 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    16 Dec 2022, 15:14 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £300,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Dec 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Chambers of David StotesburySME£300,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service

Contracting authorityPolice & fireEmergency Services Emergency Services Headquarters, Lime Grove Avenue, Carmarthen, Wales, SA31 1SPContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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