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Published 26 Jan 2024, 16:36 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

LS1722 Wiltshire Council Counsel Framework

Official notice

Authority: Wiltshire Council (Local council)

Framework agreement9 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 26 Feb 2024
Lots 9see the lot list below

What is being bought9 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Wiltshire Council is inviting tenders from tenderers to provide it with the services of Counsel at barristers’ chambers (“Chambers”) for the provision of specialist legal advice and/or representation in a local government context on behalf of Wiltshire Council and possibly Gloucestershire County Council (“the Services”) under a Framework Agreement.

The following requirements are applicable to Wiltshire Council and Gloucestershire County Council where they choose to access one or more lots under the framework:

Being selected as a party to the Framework Agreement does not guarantee the award of any individual contracts under the Agreement or any other business with either Council. The number of Chambers that will be requested to become party to the Framework Agreement will be capped at 5 per Lot.

The fact that particular Chambers have previously provided legal services to either Council will, of itself, neither be an advantage nor a disadvantage in the current tender process.

Chambers may be required to provide advice and/or representation in respect of all Lots which may include non-contentious or contentious matters including but not limited to judicial review. Chambers may also be required to:

  • Attend conferences (virtually or in person);
  • Provide telephone and/or written advice;
  • Attend case management hearings, pre-trial hearings and advocates meetings;
  • Prepare for and attend hearings. Preparation in this context means reviewing instructions and papers, preparation of documents such as skeleton arguments etc).

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Legal services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers

Lots and requirements (9)Procurement structure

9 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Planning

Lot 1: Planning

(i) General Advice;

(ii) Section 106 Agreements;

(iii) Other planning casework (e.g. Enforcement, certificates of lawful use, revocations of permission);

(iv) Planning Inquiries and appeals;

(v) CPOs.

Delivery: South West
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Property

Lot 2: Property

(i) General advice;

(ii) Sales;

(iii) Rights to buy;

(iv) Purchases;

(v) Leases;

(vi) Shared ownership leases;

(vii) Miscellaneous transactions (e.g. licences, easements, agreements, encroachments, adverse possession);

(viii) Wills and trusts interpretation advice;

(ix) CPOs.

Delivery: South West
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Employment

Lot 3: Employment

(i) General advice;

(ii) Preparation of case;

(iii) Conduct of hearing/trial.

Delivery: South West
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Commercial

Lot 4: Commercial

(i) General advice;

(ii) Agreements;

(iii) Public Procurement;

(iv) Subsidy Control;

(v) Construction;

(vi) Academies;

(vii) Procurement Challenges;

(viii) Contract Disputes;

(ix) Preparation of case;

(x) Conduct of hearing/trial.

Delivery: South West
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Civil and Criminal Litigation

Lot 5: Civil and Criminal Litigation

(i) General advice;

(ii) Preparation of case;

(iii) Conduct of hearing/trial;

(iv) Housing possessions;

(v) Debt collection;

(vi) Licensing appeals;

(vii) Parking enforcement;

(viii) Prosecutions to include, but not limited to; benefit, trading standards, education, libraries.

Delivery: South West
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #6Adult Care

Lot 6: Adult Care

(i) General Advice;

(ii) Conduct of hearings.

Delivery: South West
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #7Child Care

Lot 7: Child Care

(i) General advice;

(ii) Public law orders;

(iii) Care Proceedings;

(iv) Deprivation of Liberty / Inherent Jurisdiction Deprivation of Liberty;

(v) Appeals.

Delivery: South West
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #8General Local Government Matters

Lot 8: General Local Government Matters

(i) General advice;

(ii) Local Government Law;

(iii) Governance;

(iv) Constitution and administration;

(v) Attending Committees and/or hearings;

(vi) Byelaws.

Delivery: South West
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #9Education and SEND

Lot 9: Education and SEND

(i) General advice;

(ii) Local authority responsibilities;

(iii) Education law;

(iv) Special Educational Needs and Disabilities;

(v) Conduct of hearings.

Delivery: South West
Variant bids: not allowed

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 · same split on all 9 lots
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50
  • Price: 50
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.
  • “LS1722 Wiltshire Council Counsel Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 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
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
26 Jan 2024, 16:36 GMT
Last source update
26 Jan 2024, 16:36 GMT
Award evaluation window
27 Feb 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN708793
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-002815
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityLegal services
Delivery area
South West (UKK15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043523 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
26 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
27 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Jan 2024 → 27 Feb 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    26 Jan 2024, 16:36 GMT
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    26 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    27 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wiltshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, South West, BA14 8JNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • CEDRMediation body London
  • High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.