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Rail Legal Services Framework

Legal advisory and information services
Legal advisory and representation services
Legal advisory services
+3 more
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service: "Rail Legal Services Framework". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityThe Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
23.3Bids / Report
0.7% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 148 active published awards; 145 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityThe Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published15 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
Last source update15 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationLegal advisory and information services, Legal advisory and representation services, Legal advisory services, Legal documentation and certification services, Legal representation services, Legal services
Delivery area
UK
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What is being bought
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority has put in place an agreement for the provision of rail legal services to be utilised by UK Central Government Departments, and other public sector bodies. The principal Buyer is the Department for Transport (DfT), who will use this Framework Contract wherever possible. Other Contracting Authorities, as detailed in VI.3 may also use it from time to time. The policy drivers supporting the development and procurement of this Framework Contract are to: ● provide Buyers with a route to market compliant with UK Law ● offer an improved agreement for both Buyers and Suppliers ● provide Buyers with access to high quality legal services ● achieve value for money Rail Legal Services (RM6204) has been designed as a suitable replacement for Rail Legal Services (RM3756) due to expire in 2022. This procurement has been conducted under the Light Touch Regime (‘LTR’) and is therefore subject to limited regulation. It has been conducted in accordance with regulations 74 to 76 of PCR 2015, and relates to the legal services which are listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) 2015 as a specific service. The Framework Agreement has been established for 36 months, with the option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of CCS.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    15 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    15 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
  3. Official notice release published
    15 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    15 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
  5. Published value updated to £80,000,000
    12 Aug 2021, 22:45 BST
  6. Status changed to active
    12 Aug 2021, 22:45 BST
  7. Official notice release published
    12 Aug 2021, 22:45 BST
  8. Submission deadline changed to 14 Sept 2021, 13:00 BST
    12 Aug 2021, 22:45 BST
  9. Buyer information updated
    12 Aug 2021, 22:45 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The Suppliers that have been appointed to this framework shall provide all of the following Core Specialisms: 1. Regulatory law 2. Rail commercial law 3. Public procurement law 4. Subsidy law Suppliers have also been able to provide one of more of the following Non-Core Specialisms. The Non-Core Specialisms may only be provided to a Buyer in connection with a Rail Related Matter. 1. EU law 2. International law 3. Competition law 4. Dispute resolution and litigation law 5. Employment law 6. Environmental law 7. Health and Safety law 8. Information law including data protection law 9. Information technology law 10. Intellectual property law 11. Pensions law 12. Planning law 13. Real estates law 14. Restructuring/insolvency law 15. Tax law 16. Insurance law The Deliverables that Suppliers have been required to deliver are set out in Framework Schedule 1 (Specification).
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    15 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 22 Feb 2022, 00:00 GMT · £80,000,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
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Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£80,000,000 · signed 22 Feb 2022, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 16 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 16 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service

Contracting authority GB-FTS-575
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  • The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
    buyer
    centralPurchasingBody
    reviewBody
    reviewContactPoint

    9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street, Liverpool, UK, L3 9PP
    supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
    +44 3150103503

  • See Contracts Finder Notice for full supplier list
    supplier

    9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street, Liverpool, UK, L3 9PP
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