Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Legal Services to the Welsh Language Commissioner
Authority: Comisiynydd y Gymraeg (Central government)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Commissioner requires a 4 year framework agreement for legal advice on a range of subjects and issues relevant to his statutory functions.
- Recurrence: October 2028
CPV: Legal representation services · Legal services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 4 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 3 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Apr 2025
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1General legal advice to the CommissionerCancelled
Advice on any matter relating to the interpretation and implementation of the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011. Advice on the Welsh Language Act 1993 or any other legislation, regulation or advice relevant to the Commissioner and the implementation of the Commissioner's powers, duties and functions.
Matters relating to the implementation of the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 and the Welsh Language Act 1993, the Commissioner's powers, functions and duties in relation to other British, European and International legislation.
The ability to access barrister services where appropriate. Additional information: Submissions for this FTS notice may be made in the Welsh language or bilingually, but only through this official FTS notice. The corresponding information in the Welsh language for this notice has been placed on the Gwerthwch i Gymru website www.gwerthwchigymru.llyw.cymru ↗ .
Lot #2Representation in proceedings and barrister servicesCancelled
Representing the Commissioner in proceedings before the Welsh Language Tribunal, County Court or High Court. Advising and representing the Commissioner with regard to judicial reviews, and intervening in legal proceedings (Sections 8 - 10 of the Measure) or in response to judicial reviews against the Commissioner.
Advising the Commissioner on a point of law and as such, the companies appointed to the framework agreement will need to have access to barrister services where appropriate and in proceedings where the services of a barrister are needed. Additional information: Submissions for this FTS notice may be made in the Welsh language or bilingually, but only through this official FTS notice. The corresponding information in the Welsh language for this notice has been placed on the Gwerthwch i Gymru website www.gwerthwchigymru.llyw.cymru ↗ .
Lot #3Employement, commercial and governanceCancelled
Employment matters common to public bodies.
Advice on building leases and other commercial matters relating to the Commissioner's resources.
Advice on data protection issues, freedom of information, environmental regulations and other matters relating to the Commissioner's Governance.
Any other legal advice as required by the Commissioner. Additional information: Submissions for this FTS notice may be made in the Welsh language or bilingually, but only through this official FTS notice. The corresponding information in the Welsh language for this notice has been placed on the Gwerthwch i Gymru website www.gwerthwchigymru.llyw.cymru ↗
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).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Capability in The Welsh language: 100
- Personnel and Capacity: 50
- Quality Management and Communication: 20
- price: 30
Published award criteria (4)
- Capability in The Welsh language: 100
- Personnel and Capacity: 50
- Quality Management and Communication: 20
- Price: 30
- Suitability
Please refer to SPD
- Technical & professional ability
Solicitors - practicing certificate - Solicitors Regulation Authority
Barristers - practicing certificate - Bar Standards Board
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Provision of Legal Services to the Welsh Language Commissioner” 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
- 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
- Yes · October 2028
- First published
- 15 Nov 2024, 12:58 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Mar 2025, 14:35 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Jan 2025 – …
- Authority reference
CYG043- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007868- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b6d2Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Criteria stated in the procurement documents
Publisher note: The tender documents relating to this procurement have been published in the Welsh and English languages. The Welsh language version of the documents are published on https://www.gwerthwchigymru.llyw.cymru (WA Ref:148537)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 17 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
- Bid validity
- 60 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 17 Jan 2025, 17:00 GMT
Timeline
17 Jan 2025 → 1 Apr 2025 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown17 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened17 Jan 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Notice published4 Mar 2025, 14:35 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete4 Mar 2025, 14:35 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
General legal advice to the Commissioner
- Signed
- 24 Feb 2025
- Value
- £90,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2029
- Status
- active
Representation in proceedings and barrister services
- Signed
- 24 Feb 2025
- Value
- £45,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2029
- Status
- active
Employement, commercial and governance
- Signed
- 24 Feb 2025
- Value
- £15,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · General legal advice to the Commissioner | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 2 · Representation in proceedings and barrister services | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 3 · Employement, commercial and governance | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- BLAKE MORGAN LLPFramework contractor
- DARWIN GRAY LLPFramework contractor
- Hugh JamesFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria