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Published 31 Mar 2021, 09:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Framework Agreement for Legal Representation for the Insurance team

Official notice

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

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)
+7 moreYorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Framework ceiling (notional)£1,600,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 7 Jun 2021awarded 23 Aug 2021
Next notice expected 7 May 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Norfolk County Council requires legal services for the in-house insurance team to predominately help support the delivery of the claims service, and retendered its expiring framework agreement for these services.

CPV: Legal advisory and representation services · Legal representation services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 6 suppliers · 9 bids received (1.5 per place) · 7 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Council was seeking to purchase legal representationAwardedPublished value£1,600,000

The Council was seeking to purchase legal representation. The service will provide a high standard of professional service advice and guidance on all matters relating to insurance claims handled by the team. Typical duties include but are not limited to:

  • Provision of general legal advice
  • Representing the authority in litigation
  • Maintaining a knowledge of issues facing the authority and being prepared to offer legal opinions
  • Supporting the development and knowledge of the insurance team.

The insurance team provide support to the Norse Group and as such require coverage across the country.

Delivery: UK, North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
Variant bids: not allowed
79112000 Legal representation services

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: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Scenarios: 30%
  • Risk Management: 5%
  • Training and development: 5%
  • Fraud: 5%
  • Added value: 5%
  • Cost effectiveness: 10%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (7)
  • Scenarios: 30
  • Cost effectiveness: 10
  • Risk Management: 5
  • Training and development: 5
  • Fraud: 5
  • Added value: 5
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “Framework Agreement for Legal Representation for the Insurance team” 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
31 Mar 2021, 09:25 BST
Last source update
19 Aug 2025, 12:51 BST
Award evaluation window
7 Jun 2021 – …
Authority reference
NCCT42187
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049808
Classification (CPV)
Legal advisory and representation servicesLegal representation services
Delivery area
UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)
+2 moreSouth East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a138 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) 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). Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen)unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings maybe brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.

Publisher note: The procurement will be managed electronically via the council's e-procurement system. To express an interest in the procurement and obtain the tender documents, interested parties must first be registered on the system at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the tenders section, express an interest and download the procurement documents. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning+44 8442728810 or emailing: support@in-tend.co.uk.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Appointment period ends
7 Jun 2021, 11:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
7 Jun 2021, 11:05 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

7 May 2021 → 19 Aug 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    7 May 2021, 00:00 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    7 Jun 2021, 11:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    7 Jun 2021, 11:05 BST
  4. Notice published
    19 Aug 2025, 12:51 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Apr 2021
  1. Status changed to active
    28 Apr 2021, 08:32 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    28 Apr 2021, 08:32 BST
  3. Deadline published: 7 Jun 2021, 11:00 BST
    28 Apr 2021, 08:32 BST
  4. Status changed to complete
    23 Aug 2021, 10:43 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    19 Aug 2025, 12:51 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2021-03: 1 release · 31 Mar 2021

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 7admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 9
Contracts signed 2latest 23 Aug 2021

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

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1,600,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Contract 020587-2021-1

    Signed
    23 Aug 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 049808-2025-NCCT42187-1

    Signed
    23 Aug 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
    • Change The framework agreement has been extended by 6 months while a reprocurement is undertaken. Additionally, one of the originally appointed suppliers ceased trading in 2023 and can no longer be awarded contracts under the framework agreement., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Services are still needed under the framework agreement whilst a reprocurement of the framework agreement takes place.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9bids · 9 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Norfolk County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, East of England, NR12DHContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

12 commercial parties on the notice
Show 2 more suppliers

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria