Official UK procurement notice
Legal Services Framework Agreement
Authority: Maryhill Housing Association Ltd (Housing)·Consortium: 4 public authorities
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionLegal services framework agreement for four Registered Social Landlords
CPV: Legal advisory and information services · Legal advisory and representation services · Legal services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 10 suppliers · 6 bids on the busiest of 5 lots (0.6 per place) · 4 appointed
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Employment LawAwardedRenewalPublished value£116,000
The purpose of this procurement is to appoint between one and two suppliers to operate under a framework for the supply of the following
services:
i. Advice on employment contracts, recruitment, equalities issues, case law, good practice, discipline, grievance, pensions, settlement
agreements, TUPE and Terms and Conditions of Employment.
ii. Work in relation to Employment Tribunals, Employment Appeal Tribunals, etc.
Sub contracting of the works will not be acceptable. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot #2Procurement, Construction & AcquisitionsAwardedRenewalPublished value£280,000
The purpose of this procurement is to appoint between one and two Suppliers to operate under a framework agreement to supply the
following services:
i. Advice on relevant Scottish, United Kingdom and European legislation, constitutional / governance issues (regulation, charitable status,
group structures, etc).
ii. Advice on business development and diversification opportunities (including partnership working, strategic alliances, joint ventures,
acquisitions, disposals, transfers of engagement, etc).
iii. Advice on risk management / insurance, health and safety, procurement, data protection, equalities, etc.
iv. Advice on contracts relating to repairs and maintenance, development, construction, consultancy services, property and equipment
leases, ICT, disputes and arbitration, etc.
v. Advice on the processing of Shared Equity / Shared Ownership / Ownership sales, Mortgage to Rent acquisitions, land sales, acquisitions
and leases, property sales, etc.
vi. Advice on complaints management and referrals to the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO), Home Owner Housing Panel
(HOHP), Private Rented Housing Panel (PRHP), etc.
vii. Advice around procurement legal challenges.
Sub contracting of the works will not be acceptable. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public
Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
Lot #3Housing Estate Management and FactoringAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,404,000
The purpose of this procurement is to appoint between one and two suppliers to provide the following services:
i. Legislation and guidance on tenancy and property maintenance issues, Housing Benefit and other welfare issues, debt recovery, breaches
of tenancy, development of appropriate policies / procedures, etc for all tenancies including but not restricted to secure tenancies,
occupancy agreements; mid-market and market rents; shared ownership; Housing in Multiple Occupation, etc.
ii. Legislation and guidance on property factoring services including debt recovery, factored homeowner obligations; breaches of deed of
conditions and property factoring agreements, development of appropriate policies and procedures, factoring written statement, etc.
iii. Legislation and guidance on the private rented sector, etc.
iv Court work and litigation in relation to breaches of tenancy, breaches of deed of conditions and property factoring agreement (including
debt recovery for current tenant and factored homeowner arrears, former tenant and factored homeowner arrears, property factoring costs,
common repair charges and remedies relating to anti-social behaviour, etc) public liability, human rights, etc.
v Advice on complaints management and referrals to the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO), Home Owner Housing Panel
(HOHP), Private Rented Housing Panel (PRHP), etc.
Sub contracting of the works will not be acceptable. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public
Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
Lot #4Governance, Financial Management and CharityAwardedRenewalPublished value£208,000
The purpose of this procurement is to appoint between one and two suppliers operating under a framework agreement to provide the
following services:
i Legislation and guidance on issues related to organisational governance, regulation of services and the interpretation and advice on charity
law, advice and guidance on the agreement of loan finance arrangements and associated work including the security of loans and guidance
and advice on loan covenants.
ii Advice on relevant Scottish, United Kingdom and European legislation, constitutional / governance issues (regulation, charitable status,
group structures, etc).
iii Advice on private finance arrangements, facility agreements, bonds, securities, refinancing, taxation, etc.
iv Advice on risk management / insurance, health and safety, procurement, data protection, equalities, etc.
Sub contracting of the works will not be acceptable. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public
Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
Lot #5Property ConveyancingAwardedRenewalPublished value£196,000
The purpose of this procurement is to appoint between one and two suppliers to provide the following services:
Purchase and sale of individual units including residential and commercial units and shared ownership and new supply shared equity or
similar. Leasing commercial properties and granting leases for commercial properties.
Sub contracting of the works will not be acceptable. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public
Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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: 70
- Price: 30
- Suitability
In response to question 4A2A of the SPD attached to this Notice Bidders are required to be regulated and/or authorised (as appropriate) to practice law by the relevant professional regulatory body or bodies in the jurisdiction(s) in which they practice.
- Economic & financial standing
The relevant selection criteria is set out in the SPD
Minimum: The minimum levels are set out in the SPD - Technical & professional ability
The relevant selection criteria are set out in the SPD
Minimum: The minimum levels are set out in the SPD - Technical & professional ability
Bidders are required to be regulated and/or authorised (as appropriate) to practice law by the relevant professional regulatory body or bodies in the jurisdiction(s) in which they practice.
Unless otherwise agreed (e.g. in the case of proposed paralegal or trainee solicitors) individuals delivering services under the framework must be legally qualified and must hold an unrestricted practicing certificate issued by the relevant professional regulatory body (e.g. the Law Society of Scotland).
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Legal Services Framework Agreement” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 10 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
- Restricted 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
- 18 Feb 2022, 10:25 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Jun 2023, 12:31 BST
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-018092- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03189fFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
The contract performance conditions will be set out in the Invitation to Tender issued at Stage 2 of the process
Publisher note: The full award criteria ratios, questions, weightings and scoring regime, community benefits requirements and details of contract specification will be published in the ITT document at Stage 2 of the process. (SC Ref:736562)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 21 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
Timeline
21 Mar 2022 → 26 Jun 2023 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown21 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected28 Mar 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published26 Jun 2023, 12:31 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete26 Jun 2023, 12:31 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast5 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Employment Law
- Signed
- 1 May 2023
- Value
- £60,000
- Status
- active
Procurement, Construction & Acquisitions
- Signed
- 1 May 2023
- Value
- £268,000
- Status
- active
Housing Estate Management and Factoring
- Signed
- 1 May 2023
- Value
- £700,000
- Status
- active
Governance, Financial Management and Charity
- Signed
- 1 May 2023
- Value
- £164,000
- Status
- active
Property Conveyancing
- Signed
- 1 May 2023
- Value
- £140,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Employment Law | 4bids · 4 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 2 · Procurement, Construction & Acquisitions | 6bids · 6 electronic | 3 | — | — |
| 3 · Housing Estate Management and Factoring | 4bids · 4 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 4 · Governance, Financial Management and Charity | 4bids · 4 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 5 · Property Conveyancing | 5bids · 5 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
4 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- New Gorbals Housing AssociationContracting authority
- Ng HomesContracting authority
- Queens Cross Housing Association LtdContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- BTO Solicitors LLPFramework contractor
- BrodiesFramework contractor
- TC Young SolicitorsFramework contractor
- Thorntons Law LLPFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.