Official UK procurement notice
Legal Advisors for Rail Matters
Authority: Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLCRCA / Merseytravel wishes to appoint a single law firm (or ABS) to act as its principal external legal advisors in relation to rail matters for a period of 3 years.
The appointed legal advisors, together with externally appointed commercial, financial and technical advisors as appropriate, will advise a variety of staff within LCRCA including:
- Directors
- Integrated Transport and Rail Teams
- Rolling Stock Team
- OLR Team
- Legal Team
- Finance Team
It will be vital to form coherent and cohesive working teams and ensure that advice and workstreams are aligned throughout the organisation. Given the technical and specialist nature of rail operations, the appoint appointed legal advisors may be required to advise in conjunction with other external consultants including commercial, financial and technical advisors.
In delivering the services legal advisors will also be required to work closely with members of Merseytravel’s internal legal team and where possible help to upskill them in relevant practice areas and disciplines.
CPV: Legal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£750,000
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 1 Apr 2021, 14:46 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Nov 2021, 16:02 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 4 May 2021 – …
- Authority reference
DN536110- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-027456- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a231Find a Tender
Publisher note: The stated contract value is an estimate and the actual value could be higher or lower depending on the services and resources required.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=c8862210-df92-eb11-810c-005056b64545 ↗
- Submission deadline
- 4 May 2021, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 4 May 2021, 11:00 BST
Timeline
4 May 2021 → 2 Nov 2021 · 3 dates- Submission deadline4 May 2021, 11:00 BST
- Bids opened4 May 2021, 11:00 BST
- Notice published2 Nov 2021, 16:02 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Nov 2021- Status changed to complete2 Nov 2021, 16:02 GMT
- Buyer details updated2 Nov 2021, 16:02 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addleshaw Goddard LLP | £750,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Legal Advisors for Rail Matters · Addleshaw Goddard LLP
- Signed
- 10 Jun 2021
- Value
- £750,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids · 7 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- MerseytravelContracting authorityBody governed by public lawPublic Transport
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Addleshaw Goddard LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria