Official UK procurement notice
The provision of External Legal Services by Solicitors for the North West Legal Consortium
Authority: Sefton Council (Local council)
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSefton Metropolitan Borough Council (Sefton) as lead contracting authority for the North
West Legal Consortium(NWLC) wishes to procure a framework contract to provide external
legal services from firms of solicitors to support the in-house provision of its member
organisations.
The estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement is expected to be worth up to £25 million. This figure is an estimate only and may be exceeded. However, no guarantee is given as to any level of business to be awarded through the framework.
CPV: For contract law · Legal advisory and representation services · Legal services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 31 bids received · 15 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Civil Litigation, Prosecutions and RegulatoryCancelled
To include, but shall not be limited to general civil litigation, judicial review, construction
litigation, negligence proceedings, possession proceedings, licensing appeals and
employment advice and litigation.
Lot #2Property, Planning and EnvironmentCancelled
To include, but shall not be limited to all environmental, conveyancing, planning, housing
law, regeneration, and highways advice.
Lot #3Corporate Governance, Ethical Standards and Information LawCancelled
To include, but shall not be limited to organisational governance issues, member code of
conduct, local authority decision making, local authority powers and duties, data protection
advice including advice on use of social media by councillor’s or third parties involving the
Council/council officers.
Lot #4Projects, Procurement, Commercial and ConstructionCancelled
To include, but shall not be limited to, all commercial contracts and company law, transport
regulation including light rail/tram, heavy rail and bus, ticketing, concessionary fares, state
aid/subsidy control, competition law, telecommunications, information technology, digital
infrastructure and communications, smart technology, construction contracts (NEC and JCT
etc.).
Lot #5Social Care and EducationCancelled
To include but shall not be limited to Adult and Children’s Social Care, SEND and Education.
Lot #6Partner StatusCancelled
An eligible bidder for Partner Status is a bidder who both a) expresses an interest in Partner
Status and submits its offering for that and b) is successfully appointed to at least 3 out of
the five lots indicated earlier.
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Social value | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Civil Litigation, Prosecutions and Regulatory | 40% | 50% | 10% | |
| 2 · Property, Planning and Environment | 40% | 50% | 10% | |
| 3 · Corporate Governance, Ethical Standards and Information Law | 40% | 50% | 10% | |
| 4 · Projects, Procurement, Commercial and Construction | 40% | 50% | 10% | |
| 5 · Social Care and Education | 40% | 50% | 10% | |
| 6 · Partner Status | 100% | — | — |
- Price carries 50 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 5 points.
- “The provision of External Legal Services by Solicitors for the North…” 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- 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
- 7 Nov 2023, 12:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Jul 2024, 11:24 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Dec 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DN692279- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-022643- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04166aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 8 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 8 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
8 Dec 2023 → 22 Jul 2024 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown8 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened8 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published22 Jul 2024, 11:24 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete22 Jul 2024, 11:24 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 022643-2024-1
- Signed
- 28 Jun 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31bids · 31 electronic | 10 | — | £1,000 – £25,000,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough CouncilReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
15 commercial parties on the notice- Brobies LLPFramework contractor
- Browne Jacobson LLPFramework contractor
- Capsticks LLPFramework contractor
- DAC Beachcroft LLPFramework contractor
- DWF Law LLPFramework contractor
- Forbes LLPFramework contractor
- Freeths LLPFramework contractor
- Geldards LLPFramework contractor
- Hill Dickinson LLPFramework contractor
- MSB Solicitors LimitedFramework contractor
Show 5 more suppliers
- Mann Roberts Solicitors LimitedFramework contractor
- Muckle LLPFramework contractor
- Stephensons LLPFramework contractor
- TLT LLPFramework contractor
- Weightmans LLPFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.