Official UK procurement notice
TEN-2122-017 Legal Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: National Employment Savings Trust (NEST)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNest Corporation intends to establish a framework agreement for the provision of Legal Services. The Framework will be divided into 2 lots:
Lot 1: Pensions, Investment and Competition Law
Lot 2: Public, Commercial & Contract, Data Protection, Intellectual Property (IP) and Employment Law
CPV: Legal advisory and representation services · Legal advisory services · Legal services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 6 suppliers · 7 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (1.2 per place) · 6 appointed (full)
- Framework period
5 yrs from 4 Jul 2022, We are offering a 5-year term with 2 options to extend by 1 year each time because we believe that this will give our external legal advisors the time and opportunity to realise the benefits of investing in a long-term relationship with Nest from the outset.
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values published · win at most 1 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Pensions, Investment and Competition LawAwarded UK
This Lot covers the provision to Nest Corporation of legal services for pensions, investment and competition law:
- large, high-value and complex queries relating to Nest’s obligations as a trustee of the Nest pension scheme;
- complex and unique pensions law queries;
- advice across the full range and type of investments undertaken by Nest (including but not limited to expertise in financial services regulation relating to investments across all the major asset classes including public securities, real estate, private equity, credit, infrastructure, hedge funds and managed accounts, and also expertise in funds, derivatives and structured products)
- competition law queries.
Lot #2Public, Commercial & Contract, Data Protection, Intellectual Property (IP) and Employment LawAwarded UK
This Lot covers the provision to Nest Corporation of legal services for:
- public procurement law
- public law, including the new subsidy control regime
- general commercial and contract law, with a focus on outsourcing arrangements
- data protection law
- intellectual property law; and
- employment law
Lot #3This Lot covers the provision to Nest Corporation of legal services for pensions,…Renewal London
This Lot covers the provision to Nest Corporation of legal services for pensions, investment and competition law:
- large, high-value and complex queries relating to Nest’s obligations as a trustee of the Nest pension scheme;
- complex and unique pensions law queries;
- advice across the full range and type of investments undertaken by Nest (including but not limited to expertise in financial services regulation relating to investments across all the major asset classes including public securities, real estate, private equity, credit, infrastructure, hedge funds and managed accounts, and also expertise in funds, derivatives and structured products)
- competition law queries.
Lot #4This Lot covers the provision to Nest Corporation of legal services for:Renewal London
This Lot covers the provision to Nest Corporation of legal services for:
- public procurement law
- public law, including the new subsidy control regime
- general commercial and contract law, with a focus on outsourcing arrangements
- data protection law
- intellectual property law; and
- employment law
What 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 (3)
- Quality & Technical: 65%
- Presentation: 10%
- Commercial Offer: 25%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality & Technical: 65%
- Presentation: 10%
- Commercial Offer: 25
- Suitability
Please refer to tender documents.
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to tender documents.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “TEN-2122-017 Legal Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 6 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 · 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
- Yes
- First published
- 3 Feb 2022, 22:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Jun 2022, 17:19 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Mar 2022 – …
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-017817- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03131eFind a Tender
Publisher note: The documents for this tender are available via Nest's e-tendering portal at https://nesttenders.bravosolution.co.uk/. Companies wishing to view these documents should register to create an account on the portal at the link above by selecting the “Click here to Register” option under the "Register or Login" heading. Companies who are already registered on the portal should be able to see the opportunity and download the documentation in the attachments area once they have logged into their account.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 8 Mar 2022
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 8 Mar 2022, 17:00 GMT
Timeline
8 Mar 2022 → 4 Jul 2022 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown8 Mar 2022
- Bids opened8 Mar 2022, 17:00 GMT
- Notice published29 Jun 2022, 17:19 BST
- Contract starts4 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete29 Jun 2022, 17:19 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast6 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £2,083,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Legal Services
- Signed
- 13 Jun 2022
- Value
- £1,225,000
- Status
- active
Legal Services
- Signed
- 13 Jun 2022
- Value
- £1,225,000
- Status
- active
Legal Services
- Signed
- 13 Jun 2022
- Value
- £1,225,000
- Status
- active
Legal Services
- Signed
- 7 Apr 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Legal Services
- Signed
- 7 Apr 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Legal Services
- Signed
- 7 Apr 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Pensions, Investment and Competition Law | 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | — | — | — |
| 2 · Public, Commercial & Contract, Data Protection, Intellectual Property (IP) and Employment Law | 3bids · 3 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Nest CorporationReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
6 commercial parties on the notice- Bevan Brittan LLPFramework contractor
- CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLPFramework contractor
- Dentons UK & Middle East LLPFramework contractor
- Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLPFramework contractor
- Pinsent Masons LLPFramework contractor
- Travers Smith LLPFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria