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Published 14 Oct 2022, 13:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

TC038 - Provision for Defence of Civil Litigation and Ad hoc Legal Advice

Official notice

Authority: Bolton Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Framework ceiling (notional)£516,024framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 14 Nov 2022awarded 31 Jan 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Borough Council of Bolton (the “Authority”) currently insures its liability and motor (fleet and non-fleet) risks with Zurich Municipal (note a new contract commenced 1st April 2022) and claims arising from this contract, with incident date after and including 1st April 2022 handled by Zurich Municipal in house team. Claims arising with a date of incident prior to this date will be handled by the previous insurers, claims handlers Gallagher Bassett.

From time to time the claims which arise may become litigated and the services of solicitors are required to manage and provide representation in connection with the litigation. It is this legal work which is the subject of this Framework Agreement. The contract also has provision for ad hoc legal advice, which will primarily be utilised by Legal Services

The Authority will appoint a maximum of three (3) Providers on the Framework Agreement

CPV: Legal services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 3 suppliers · 7 bids received (2.3 per place) · 3 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North West
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: 40%Price: 40%Social value: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 40
  • Social value: 20
  • Price: 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.
  • “TC038 - Provision for Defence of Civil Litigation and Ad hoc Legal…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, 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
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
14 Oct 2022, 13:53 BST
Last source update
31 Dec 2025, 13:42 GMT
Award evaluation window
14 Nov 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN638004
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-086571
Classification (CPV)
Legal services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0375de Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
14 Nov 2022, 16:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
14 Nov 2022, 16:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.the-chest.org.uk ↗

Timeline

14 Nov 2022 → 31 Dec 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    14 Nov 2022, 16:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    14 Nov 2022, 16:00 GMT
  3. Notice published296 days ago
    31 Dec 2025, 13:42 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Dec 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    31 Dec 2025, 13:42 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    31 Dec 2025, 13:42 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 3admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 71 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Jan 2023

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 086571-2025-TC038-1

    Signed
    31 Jan 2023
    Value
    £600,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids · 7 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Bolton Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 3rd Floor Bolton Town Hall, Victoria Square, Bolton, North West, BL1 1RUContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court LondonReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

3 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.