Legal Services supporting Councils Highway Maintenance and Management contract

Official notice

Authority: Birmingham City Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Awarded 17 Jul 2024no call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Specialist external advocacy, legal advice and support relating to the Councils Highway Maintenance and Management contract

CPV: Legal services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Specialist external advocacy, legal advice and support relating to the Highway…Awarded

Specialist external advocacy, legal advice and support relating to the Highway Maintenance and Management contract. Additional information: This is an award without prior publication due to the circumstances in paragraph b(ii) of Regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contract Regulations (2015) in that in the circumstances for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the Council (the unforeseen litigation), the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with.

Contract duration is for the period of up to 24 months. Thereafter the services will be competitively re-procured.

More info can be found at birmingham.cmis.uk.com/birmingham/Decisions… ↗

Delivery: West Midlands

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
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: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 23 Jul 2024, 15:24 BST
Last source update: 23 Jul 2024, 15:24 BST
Authority reference: P0989_2024-1
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-022882
Classification (CPV): Legal services
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0483c4 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
Published justification: This is an award without prior publication due to the circumstances in paragraph b(ii) of Regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contract Regulations (2015) in that in the circumstances for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the Council (the unforeseen litigation connected to the DfT's late decision to withdraw PFI credits for the HMMPFI contract and the Council's decision to issue Judicial Review (JR) proceedings on 2 January 2024 ), the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with.
Contract duration is for the period of up to 24 months. Thereafter the services will be competitively re-procured.
More info can be found at birmingham.cmis.uk.com/birmingham/Decisions… ↗

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Jul 2024

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

Contracts

Contract 022882-2024-1
Signed
17 Jul 2024
Value
£4,500,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services BIRMINGHAM, West Midlands, B47WBContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

DLA Piper UK LLPFramework contractorGB-COH: OC307847 160 Aldersgate Street, London, London, EC1A 4HT

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.