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Published 17 Nov 2022, 15:23 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

SEND Legal Tribunal Services

Official notice

Authority: Worcestershire County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£340,000exc. VAT5.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 3 Jan 2023awarded 3 Feb 2023
Awarded to Warwickshire County Council

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Worcestershire Children First is looking to commission a single provider to provide legal expertise and representation in Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) tribunal cases.If you wish to view the documents for this opportunity please click `Express Interest`. Following this, if you wish to apply for this opportunity please click `Opt in` which will then enable you to view and complete the Standard Questionnaire and upload the relevant documents.After uploading all required documents and completing the questionnaire(s) please remember to press the `Submit your Return` button at the bottom of the page. Suppliers will receive a system generated email to confirm successful submission of their return.Any questions or clarification should be conducted via `Correspondence` through this portal.

CPV: Legal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Legal expertise and representation in special education needs and disabilities…AwardedPublished value£340,000

Legal expertise and representation in special education needs and disabilities tribunal cases.

Delivery: West Midlands
Variant 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
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
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
17 Nov 2022, 15:23 GMT
Last source update
27 Feb 2023, 11:39 GMT
Award evaluation window
3 Jan 2023 – …
Authority reference
WCC 00003009
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-005663
Classification (CPV)
Legal services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03862d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
3 Jan 2023, 16:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
3 Jan 2023, 16:01 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Jan 2023 → 31 Mar 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    3 Jan 2023, 16:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    3 Jan 2023, 16:01 GMT
  3. Notice published
    27 Feb 2023, 11:39 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    31 Mar 2023, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    27 Feb 2023, 11:39 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £320,2321 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 52 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Feb 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Warwickshire County Council£320,232 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Worcestershire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Spetchley Road. , Worcester, West Midlands, WR5 2NPContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court of England, Wales and Northern IrelandReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.