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Published 1 Dec 2022, 19:17 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Coal Health Liabilities – Invitation to Tender for Legal and Claims Management Services

Official notice

Authority: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£9,800,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 16 Jan 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

BEIS is responsible for the liabilities of the former British Coal Corporation (BCC) under the Coal Industry Act 1994 and are looking to procure a service provider who can manage group litigations, individual case litigation and claimsfor compensation, including the Coal Industry Pneumoconiosis Scheme, against BEIS, on behalf of the former BCC

CPV: Legal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
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BEIS is responsible for the liabilities of the former British Coal Corporation under the Coal Industry Act 1994. BEIS requires a service provider to manage group litigation, individual case litigation and claims for compensation against BEIS, on behalf of the former BCC. These are personal injury claims in relation to industrial diseases or injuries suchas Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, mesothelioma, asbestosis, pleural plaques (in Scotland), pleuralthickening, lung cancer, skin cancers, vibration white finger and deafness. In addition the service provider will be required to manage the Coal Industry Pneumoconiosis Compensation Scheme (CIPCS).

Delivery: UK
Extensions: A further 36 month extension will be optional after the initial 36 month contractVariant 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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Necessary experience in dealing with Occupational Disease casework.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 Dec 2022, 19:17 GMT
Last source update
1 Dec 2022, 19:17 GMT
Award evaluation window
16 Jan 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-034133
Classification (CPV)
Legal services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038a09 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
16 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
16 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Dec 2022 → 1 May 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    1 Dec 2022, 19:17 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    16 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    16 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    1 May 2023, 23:59 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services London, UKContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • BEISReview body LondonContact email
Process and specification contact points (1)
  • Waseem RanaProcess contact point Salford, UKContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria