Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Barrister Services - Y21011
Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionKCS Professional Services is a trading unit of Commercial Services Group (CSG), acting for
and on behalf of Kent County Council (KCC), collectively these comprise a Procurement
Buying Organisation (PBO) and Invicta Law wish to create a national, user friendly, time and
cost effective Framework Agreement for the supply of Barrister Services.
The Framework Agreement covers the provision and ability to provide a full range of Barrister
Services and associated services.
This is a fully accessible Agreement open to all public sector organisations in the UK
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 2 bids received · 2 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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 (2)
- Quality of Service/Added Value: 50%
- price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality of Service/Added Value: 50
- Price: 50
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Supply of Barrister Services - Y21011” 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 Jun 2021, 14:49 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Feb 2022, 10:15 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 23 Jul 2021 – …
- Authority reference
DN550631- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-002939- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02bcb1Find a Tender
Publisher note: Participating Authorities that have already expressed interest in accessing the Framework Agreement from the outset are: Invicta Law Other public bodies will have access to this Framework Agreement but may only do so with the agreement of the Contracting Authority. Those organisations who may wish to access this Framework Agreement will be members, Affiliates and associates of the CBC Group, local government authorities, the police service, the fire service, the NHS and NHS trusts, housing associations, third sector organisations, academic centres (including Academies), free schools, publicly funded organisations and publicly owned private companies, operating within the geographic boundaries of the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Northern Ireland and Isle of Man (each a Participating Authority and collectively Participating Authorities) The Framework Agreement will also be open for use by all other local authorities and public sector bodies. Full details of the classification of potential contracting authorities geographical areas and organisation classifications are detailed as within the original Contract notice and or the ITT
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 23 Jul 2021, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 23 Jul 2021, 14:15 BST
Timeline
23 Jul 2021 → 2 Feb 2022 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown23 Jul 2021, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened23 Jul 2021, 14:15 BST
- Notice published2 Feb 2022, 10:15 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete2 Feb 2022, 10:15 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Bid validityDate · IV.2.6 | 23 Jul 2021 | 30 Jul 2021 | +7 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 002939-2022-Y21011-1
- Signed
- 1 Dec 2021
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 002939-2022-Y21011-2
- Signed
- 1 Dec 2021
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCS Professional Services is a trading unit of Commercial Services Group (CSG), acting for | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | £0 – £100,000,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £0 – £100,000,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Commercial Services Kent LtdReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- 42 Bedford Row ChambersFramework contractor
- Andrew BritonFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.