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Published 16 Feb 2023, 20:46 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

T22/23-064 Provision of Legal Services for Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council

Official notice

Authority: Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council (Local council)

6 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 6 lots to bid
Published estimate£1,600,000total for 6 lots
Submissions closed 21 Mar 2023awarded 1 Jul 2023
Awarded to A L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP +2 more6 awards

What is being bought6 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council wish to establish a contract for the provision of Legal Advice Services in 6 different areas for which the Council has responsibility. The tender is made up of 6 Lots; 1. Planning and Planning Enforcement 2. Commercial (including Land and Property) 3. All Enforcement (other than planning enforcement) 4. Local Government Administration and Procurement 5. Employment 6. Governance, Policy and Miscellaneous. Tenderers are invited to bid for one, all or any of the 6 lots listed.

CPV: Legal advisory and information services · Legal advisory and representation services · Legal advisory services · Legal services

Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure

6 lots · all with a published value (£1,200,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 6 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Planning and Planning EnforcementAwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000
Extensions: initial period of 24 months + 1 year + 1 year + 1 yearVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Commercial including Land and PropertyAwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000
Extensions: Initial period 24 months +1 year + 1 year + 1 yearVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3All Enforcement other than planning enforcementAwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000
Extensions: Initial period 24 months +1 year + 1 year + 1 yearVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Local Government Administration and ProcurementAwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000
Extensions: Initial period 24 months +1 year + 1 year + 1 yearVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #5EmploymentAwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000
Extensions: Initial period 24 months +1 year + 1 year + 1 yearVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #6Governance, Policy and MiscellaneousAwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000
Extensions: Initial period 24 months +1 year + 1 year + 1 yearVariant 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 · same split on all 6 lots
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Cost: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
16 Feb 2023, 20:46 GMT
Last source update
14 Dec 2023, 11:38 GMT
Award evaluation window
21 Mar 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-036767
Classification (CPV)
Legal advisory and information servicesLegal advisory and representation servicesLegal advisory servicesLegal services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0E)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a659 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
21 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
21 Mar 2023, 12:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Mar 2023 → 14 Dec 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    21 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    21 Mar 2023, 12:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    14 Dec 2023, 11:38 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Dec 2023, 11:38 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 6
Bids received 1818 from SMEs
Contracts signed 6latest 1 Jul 2023

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Planning and Planning Enforcement3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3—£0 – £260,000
2 · Commercial including Land and Property3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3—£0 – £260,000
3 · All Enforcement other than planning enforcement3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3—£0 – £260,000
4 · Local Government Administration and Procurement3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3—£0 – £260,000
5 · Employment3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3—£0 – £260,000
6 · Governance, Policy and Miscellaneous3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3—£0 – £260,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Island Civic Centre Lagan Valley Island The Island, Lisburn, UK, BT27 4RLContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Lisburn Castlereagh City CouncilReview body Lisburn
  • NI Public OmbudsmanReview body belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice
  • A L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLPAwarded supplier 42-46 Fountain Street, BELFAST, UK, BT1 5EFContact email, phone
  • ARTHUR COXAwarded supplier Victoria House, BELFAST, UK, BT1 4LSContact email, phone
  • CLEAVER FULTON RANKIN LTDAwarded supplier 50 Bedford St, BELFAST, UK, BT2 7FWContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.