Official UK procurement notice
YPO 001164 - Legal services for WPS
Authority: YPO (Public body)
What is being bought13 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionYPO are looking for Providers to be appointed onto a Framework Agreement for the provision of Legal Services. This Framework is designed to meet the needs of YPO and other Contracting Authorities by establishing an agreement where the end customer will place the order with the Provider and the Provider delivered direct to the end customer.
- Recurrence: There is a possibility that this framework will be renewed after 3.5 years from the commencement date.
CPV: Legal advisory and representation services · Legal documentation and certification services · Legal services · Training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 22 bids on the busiest of 13 lots · 7 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 3 Sept 2024
Lots and requirements (13)Procurement structure
13 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Childcare LawAwardedRenewal
This lot includes but is not limited to;
- All aspects of childcare matters arising from but not limited to the:
- Children Act 1989
- Adoption and Children Act 2002
- Children Act 2004
- Children and Adoption Act 2006
- Care Act 2014
- Children and Social Work Act 2017
- Deprivation of Liberty Claims
- Fostering
- Judicial Review
- Public Interest Immunity
Lot #2Adult Social Services & Community Care LawAwardedRenewal
Lot 2 includes but is not limited to;
- Adult Social Care Finance
- All aspects of Court of Protection proceedings including but not limited to:
- Appointment of Deputies
- Medical Treatment Decisions
- Registration of Powers of Attorney
- Safeguarding Responsibilities of Local Authorities
- Care Act 2014
- Deprivation of Liberty
- Judicial Review
- Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Mental Health Law including but not limited to:
- Admission of Expert Testimony or Other Psychiatric Evidence in Court
- Criminal Law
- Education Law
- Employment Law
- Housing Law
- Insurance Law
- Involuntary Commitment and Guardianship Law
- Right to Treatment
- Medical Treatment including but not limited to:
- End of Life Care and Funding
- Informed Consent and Medical Malpractice
- Public Interest Immunity
- Social Services Law
Lot #3General LitigationAwardedRenewal
Lot 3 is for the full range of Civil Litigious Work including but not limited to:
- Alternative Dispute Resolution such as Arbitration and Mediation
- Advocacy at all stages of each type of litigation including but not limited to;
- Local Authority Prosecutions (such as car parking fines, education welfare, planning
enforcement, highways, environmental and food standards).
- Judicial Reviews of Council functions (not suitable for any other lots).
- Work for West Yorkshire Trading Standards.
- Local Authority Licensing
- Debt Recovery and Local Taxation; Council Tax / NNDR recovery, fraud
- Negligence
- Housing:
o Social Housing
o Housing Nuisance
o Trespass
o Possession Claims and Advice
o ASBO’s
o Injunctions
o Homelessness
- Personal Injury Litigation for Customers (cases not dealt with directly by the insurers)
- Appeals to the Magistrates Court and/or Crown Court against Decisions of the Authority (e.g. Building Act 1984, Environmental Protection Act 1990 and Public Health Act 1936)
- Preparation of Witness Statements
- Preparation of Evidence
- Other Civil Litigation and ADR not suitable for any of the other Lots
Lot #4General Conveyancing / Routine PropertyAwardedRenewal
Lot 4 includes but is not limited to;-
- Acquisitions and Disposals
- Freehold
- Leasehold
- Agricultural Tenancies
- Landlord and Tenant
- Residential
- Commercial
- Social Housing
- Leases and Licences (including telecoms)
- Property Litigation
- Residential
- Commercial
- Right to Buy under the Housing Act 1985
Lot #5General Contracts, Commercial & ITAwardedRenewal
Lot 5 includes but is not limited to;
- Charity Law and Social Enterprises
- Commercial Contract Claims against and by the Council
- Competition Law
- Construction Law
- Consumer Law
- Corporate Company Law and Insolvency Law
- Domestic and EU Public Procurement, Tendering for Goods, Works and Services
- E-commerce
- Full procurement support including the drafting of specifications, contracts and associated advice and documentation
- Local Authority Companies
- Insolvency Law
- Intellectual Property Rights
- IT Contracts
- Subsidy Control and Competition Law
- Taxation and VAT
- Any Associated Litigation/ADR as instructed (excepting such work arising from PFI/PPP work, for which see Lot 7 below).
Lot #6Planning, Compulsory Purchase and Highways & EnvironmentAwardedRenewal
Lot 6 includes but is not limited to;
- Advice under the Building Act 1984
- Community Infrastructure Levy
- Compulsory Purchase
- Energy, including Natural Resources and Climate Change
- Enforcement Notices
- Environmental Impact Assessment Development
- General Highway Law
- General Planning Law including Advice on and Drafting of S106 Planning Obligations
- Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
- Local Development Framework
- Orders and Agreements
- Preparation of Proofs, Advice and Advocacy on behalf of the Council at Public Inquiries
- Public Rights of Way
- Statements of Reasons under Highways and Housing CPOs.
- Village Greens and Common Land
- Waste, Recycling and Minerals
Lot #7Major or Complex ProjectsAwardedRenewal
Lot 7 includes but is not limited to;
- Advice on all stages of these major transactions (including those elements listed in Lot 5)
- Closed PFI’s.
- Major Commercial Property-based Projects including Social Housing
- Major Outsourcing / Insourcing of Services
- Partnerships / Joint Ventures.
- PPP/PFI and Major Regeneration Projects
- Renewable, District and other major Energy Schemes
- Associated UK/EU Public Procurement
- Assisting Negotiating Heads of Terms
- Structure and Financing
- Drafting of Documents
- Post Completion Issues that may arise
- Any Associated Litigation/ADR as instructed
Lot #8Local Government Law and Corporate GovernanceAwardedRenewal
Lot 8 includes but is not limited to:-
- Advice and representation on these areas of law:
- Corporate Governance
- Constitutional advice
- Data Protection and Freedom of Information Law
- Immigration Law
- Licensing Law
- Local Government Election Law and Election Court
- Local Government Law and Procedure including Local authority Finance, Education and Housing (where not covered within other lots)
- Member Codes of Conduct and Standards
- Standards Investigations
- Attendance at Full Council and Cabinet and Committees where required
- Input into Cabinet/Committee Reports
- Any other services required to support the Council’s Statutory Monitoring Officer’s role
Lot #9Employment Law and PensionsAwardedRenewal
Lot 9 is for advice on all issues arising from the full range of Employment Law issues, including but not limited to:-
- Work for Schools, Representation at Employment Tribunals and Settlements
- Equal Pay
- Discrimination Law
- Equal Opportunities
- TUPE
- Recruitment and Redundancies
- Pensions, including the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Health & Safety
- Organisational Change / Management Restructuring and Redundancies
- Trade Union Law Disputes and Industrial Actions
- Whistleblowing matters
- Pay and Conditions Negotiations
- Complex Employment Contracts including Insourcing and Outsourcing
- Any associated Litigation/ADR as instructed
Lot #10Public HealthAwardedRenewal
Lot 10 includes but is not limited to:-
Legal work associated with the Council’s Public Health functions under the Health & Social Care Act 2012 which is not suited to call-off under any of the other Lots.
Lot #11Commissioning / Procurement Training – for WPSAwardedRenewal
Lot 11 includes but is not limited to training on the following topics:-
- Introduction to the Procurement Act
- What the new regulations are and what impact they may have for that Contracting Authority
- New flexible procurement; how this will work and what benefits this may have for a Contracting Authority
- Challenges under the new regime
- A guide to Notices
- The differences between Dynamic Marketplaces and Frameworks
- Effective and lawful evaluation and debriefing bidders
- Contract modifications
Lot #12Legal Training – for WPSAwardedRenewal
Lot 12 includes but is not limited to training on the following topics:-
- Legal training for non-legal professionals e.g. procurement, hiring managers
- Deep dive training for any topics from lots 1 – 10 (to which you are appointed) e.g. on IPR law, health and safety
- Updates following case law
- Public sector legal updates, e.g. PPNs
- Any other ad hoc requests by Contracting Authorities
Lot #13Commissioning / Procurement Training – for YPO SuppliersAwardedRenewal
Lot 13 includes but is not limited to training on the following topics:
- Introduction to the Procurement Act
- What the new regulations are and how it will influence how they do business with the public sector
- The new more flexible procurement procedures and changes to framework agreements
- The differences between Dynamic Marketplaces and Frameworks
- Challenges under the new regime
- How to prepare / adapt to the new regime
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 · Childcare Law | 55% | 30% | 15% | |
| 10 · Public Health | 55% | 30% | 15% | |
| 11 · Commissioning / Procurement Training – for WPS | 40% | 60% | — | |
| 12 · Legal Training – for WPS | 40% | 60% | — | |
| 13 · Commissioning / Procurement Training – for YPO Suppliers | 40% | 60% | — | |
| 2 · Adult Social Services & Community Care Law | 55% | 30% | 15% | |
| 3 · General Litigation | 55% | 30% | 15% | |
| 4 · General Conveyancing / Routine Property | 55% | 30% | 15% | |
| 5 · General Contracts, Commercial & IT | 55% | 30% | 15% | |
| 6 · Planning, Compulsory Purchase and Highways & Environment | 55% | 30% | 15% | |
| 7 · Major or Complex Projects | 55% | 30% | 15% | |
| 8 · Local Government Law and Corporate Governance | 55% | 30% | 15% |
1 more lots publish their own split on the notice.
- Suitability
Organisations must ensure that they are not in breach of any of the mandatory or discretionary exclusions contained in Regulation 57 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Please refer to the
Tender Documentation/ Online Tender located on our E-Procurement system. The web address can be found under ‘Procurement Documents’ in ‘Communication’ section in this notice.
- Price carries 30–60 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 30 points.
- “YPO 001164 - Legal services for WPS” 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
- Yes · There is a possibility that this framework will be renewed after 3.5 years from the commencement date.
- First published
- 10 Jun 2024, 15:57 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Oct 2024, 11:23 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Jul 2024 – …
- Authority reference
001164- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-034437- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046ebeFind a Tender
- Performance terms
Please refer to the Framework Agreement Terms and Conditions located on our E-Procurement system. The web address can be found under Procurement Documents in ‘Communication’ Section in this notice.
Publisher note: YPO are purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities. Please see the below link for details: https://www.ypo.co.uk/about/customers/permissible-users YPO will incorporate a standstill period at the point of notification of the award of the contract is provided to all bidders. The standstill period will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days and provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contract Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 12 Jul 2024, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 12 Jul 2024, 17:00 BST
Timeline
12 Jul 2024 → 24 Oct 2024 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown12 Jul 2024, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened12 Jul 2024, 17:00 BST
- Contract starts3 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published24 Oct 2024, 11:23 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete24 Oct 2024, 11:23 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast13 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 13 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £2,000,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Lot 1 - Childcare Law
- Signed
- 26 Sept 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 2 Sept 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 10 - Public Health
- Signed
- 26 Sept 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 2 Sept 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 11 - Commissioning / Procurement Training – for WPS
- Signed
- 26 Sept 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 2 Sept 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 12 - Legal Training – for WPS
- Signed
- 26 Sept 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 2 Sept 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 13 - Commissioning / Procurement Training – for YPO Suppliers
- Signed
- 26 Sept 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 2 Sept 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Adult Social Services and Community Care Law
- Signed
- 26 Sept 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 2 Sept 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 3 - General Litigation
- Signed
- 26 Sept 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 2 Sept 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 4 - General Conveyancing / Routine Property
- Signed
- 26 Sept 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 2 Sept 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 5 - General Contracts, Commercial and IT
- Signed
- 26 Sept 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 2 Sept 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 6 - Planning, Compulsory Purchase, Highways and Environmental
- Signed
- 26 Sept 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 2 Sept 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 7 - Major or Complex Projects
- Signed
- 26 Sept 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 2 Sept 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 8 - Local Government Law and Corporate Governance
- Signed
- 26 Sept 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 2 Sept 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 9 - Employment Law and Pensions
- Signed
- 26 Sept 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 2 Sept 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Childcare Law | 7bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Adult Social Services & Community Care Law | 7bids | — | — | — |
| 3 · General Litigation | 13bids | — | — | — |
| 4 · General Conveyancing / Routine Property | 19bids | — | — | — |
| 5 · General Contracts, Commercial & IT | 22bids | — | — | — |
| 6 · Planning, Compulsory Purchase and Highways & Environment | 18bids | — | — | — |
| 7 · Major or Complex Projects | 21bids | — | — | — |
| 8 · Local Government Law and Corporate Governance | 15bids | — | — | — |
| 9 · Employment Law and Pensions | 20bids | — | — | — |
| 10 · Public Health | 8bids | — | — | — |
| 11 · Commissioning / Procurement Training – for WPS | 12bids | — | — | — |
| 12 · Legal Training – for WPS | 13bids | — | — | — |
| 13 · Commissioning / Procurement Training – for YPO Suppliers | 12bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and WalesReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
7 commercial parties on the notice- Anthony Collins Solicitors LLPFramework contractor
- Bevan Brittan LLPFramework contractor
- Browne Jacobson LLPFramework contractor
- Capsticks Solicitors LLPFramework contractor
- DWF LLPFramework contractor
- First North Law LimitedFramework contractor
- Forbes Solicitors LLPFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria