Official UK procurement notice
LS1722 Counsel Services Framework
Authority: Wiltshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE
FULL DETAILS INCLUDING DOCUMENTS WILL BE IN THE CONTRACT NOTICE WHEN ADVERTISED
The Council is intending to establish a Counsel at barristers’ (‘Chambers’) Framework where approved Chambers will be able to compete for specific requirements notified by the Council as and when requirements are identified.
Chambers may be required to provide advice and/or representation in respect of all Lots. The Council requires expertise at all levels and Chambers will be expected to offer a range of expertise to provide support at the required level.
The list of lots is set out below. The type of work listed under each lot heading is intended to be indicative and non-exhaustive.
Lot 1 Planning
Lot 2 Property
Lot 3 Employment
Lot 4 Commercial
Lot 5 Civil and Criminal Litigation
Lot 6 Adult Services
Lot 7 Childcare Services
Lot 8 General Local Government Matters
Lot 9 Monitoring Officer Support
Lot 10 Judicial Review
This framework is anticipated to commence in September 2023 and will expire 4 years after the commencement date.
There are no guarantees of work or spend and any resulting contract is not exclusive.
Award of the works under the Framework Lots can be by either further competition or direct award.
CPV: Legal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
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).
- “LS1722 Counsel Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Mar 2023, 14:46 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Mar 2023, 14:46 GMT
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-007855- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b3efFind a Tender
Publisher note: THIS IS A PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE FULL DETAILS INCLUDING DOCUMENTS WILL BE IN THE CONTRACT NOTICE WHEN ADVERTISED
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
17 Mar 2023 → 4 May 2023 · 2 dates- Notice published17 Mar 2023, 14:46 GMT
- Tender notice expected4 May 2023, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.