Official UK procurement notice
Provision of legal services
Authority: Ofqual (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionLegal panel services providing such advice, support and drafting that the Byer may require in relation to regulatory services carried out by the Buyer.
CPV: Legal advisory and information services · Legal advisory and representation services · Legal advisory services · Legal documentation and certification services · Legal representation services · Legal services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 35 bids received · 5 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1General Legal ServicesAwardedRenewal UK, West MidlandsPublished value£330,000,000
Lot #2Finance and Complex Legal ServicesCancelledRenewal UKPublished value£100,000,000
Lot 2 is for Finance and Complex Legal Advice and Services and covers external legal advice and full project support required by Central Government and its associated arm’s length bodies, for transactions which are principally financial in nature and highly complex transactions including complex finance, capital markets, regulatory and high risk complex work, as well as the most innovative and/or strategically important projects for Central Government.
Suppliers will deliver all the mandatory requirements that specifically relate to lot 2, as detailed in Framework Schedule 1 (Specification). Which includes the following mandatoryspecialisms: Corporate Finance;
Rescue, restructuring and insolvency;
Financial services, market and competition regulation;
Investment and Commercial Banking;
Insurance and Reinsurance;
Investment and Asset management;
Equity Capital Markets;
Debt Capital Markets;
Project and Asset Finance;
High value or complex transactions and disputes; and
High value or complex merger and acquisition activity;
Projects of exceptional innovation and complexity.
There are also 9 optional specialisms detailed in Framework Schedule 1 (Specification) which Suppliers will provide if qualified to do so.
CCS reserved the right to award a framework to any bidder whose final score was within 1% of the last position. One supplier came within 1% of the last position and was awarded a place on the framework. Therefore, the total number of bidders awarded a place on Lot 2 framework was seven (7). Additional information: The procurement was conducted in two stages which was run consecutively. Full details are available in the ITT.
II.2.7 - is the maximum duration of the Framework Agreement. The Framework Agreement will be established for 36 months, with the option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of CCS.
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 | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · General Legal Services | 70% | 30% | |
| 2 · Finance and Complex Legal Services | 80% | 20% |
- Suitability
Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of the 2015 Public Contract Regulations (implementing the directive) on the basis of information provided in response to an invitation to tender (ITT) registering for access.
Supplier Personnel hold a current Practicing Certificate or are otherwise registered in compliance with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Handbook or Bar Standards Board Handbook, or equivalent in the Supplier’s jurisdiction as amended from time to time
- Price carries 20–30 points depending on the lot. Read the split per lot below.
- “Provision of legal services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Restricted 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
- Yes
- First published
- 18 May 2021, 22:55 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Aug 2024, 15:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Jun 2021 – …
- Authority reference
OF994- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-024697- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b27dFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: All values quoted are inclusive of VAT. This contract was sourced by using the direct awards option in the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) framework reference RM6179. (MT Ref:232494)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 21 Jun 2021, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 21 Jun 2021, 13:01 BST
Timeline
21 Jun 2021 → 6 Aug 2024 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown21 Jun 2021, 13:00 BST
- Bids opened21 Jun 2021, 13:01 BST
- Notice published6 Aug 2024, 15:06 BST
Notice history
4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Dec 2021- Status changed to complete21 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT
- Buyer details updated29 Jul 2022, 14:49 BST
- Procurement method changed6 Aug 2024, 15:06 BST
- Buyer details updated6 Aug 2024, 15:06 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2021-05: 1 release · 18 May 2021
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast6 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 4 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £16,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Contract 024697-2024-OF994-1
- Signed
- 16 Jul 2024
- Value
- £281,664
- Status
- active
General Legal advice- External Legal Panel- RM6179
- Signed
- 21 Jul 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
General Legal advice- External Legal Panel- RM6179
- Signed
- 21 Jul 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
General Legal advice- External Legal Panel- RM6179
- Signed
- 21 Jul 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
General Legal advice- External Legal Panel- RM6179
- Signed
- 21 Jul 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 031983-2021-RM6179-1
- Signed
- 1 Dec 2021
- Value
- £430,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · General Legal Services | 12bids · 0 electronic · 12 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| Whole notice | 35bids · 35 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Department for EducationContracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEducation
- The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact pointMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and WalesReview body
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice- DAC BeachcroftFramework contractor
- Dentons UK Middle East LLPFramework contractor
- Gowling WLG (UK) LLPFramework contractor
- Mills and Reeve LLPFramework contractor
- See Contracts Finder Notice for full supplier listFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria