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Published 21 Oct 2022, 15:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Post Office Horizon Inquiry Expert Witness Services

Authority: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: London (UKI)

Awarded value£1,500,0002 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 12 Dec 2022no call for competition

Awarded to Alix Partners, ALIXPARTNERS UK LLP2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Services to analyse c. 70,000 documents, identifying significant points relating to the Post Office Horizon Inquiry, and produce a written report which sets out the key points, and provide Expert Witness services during hearings.

CPV: Expert witness services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: London

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

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: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 21 Oct 2022, 15:36 BST
Last source update: 10 Jan 2023, 14:47 GMT
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-000690
Classification (CPV): Expert witness services
Delivery area: London (UKI)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0377fd Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: previous contract with Alix Partners was awarded for the following reasons: An Expression of Interest process was undertaken through the Crown Commercial Service framework 'Management Consultancy Framework 3' (MCF3). 0 bidders responded positively, due to lack of capability, capacity, previous experience, or lack of conflict of interest. Due to the urgency of this requirement, and the lack of an available market, it was deemed appropriate to award directly to Alix Partners, who were identified through internal research.
Since the awarding of that contract, due to unforeseeable changes occurring in regards to the number of documents needing review, and the associated inability to change supplier due to the expert witness report already being in production, we have awarded a new contract to Alix Partners for this additional work.

Publisher note: An Expression of Interest process was carried out through the Crown Commercial Services Framework 'Management Consultancy Framework 3' (MCF3). 0 bidders stated their interest, both in terms of capability, lack of conflict of interest, previous experience or capacity. Therefore, a direct award was deemed appropriate.

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender

Buyer details updated
10 Jan 2023, 14:47 GMT

Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	TextExplanation · IV.1.1	An Expression of Interest process was undertaken through the Crown Commercial Service framework 'Management Consultancy Framework 3' (MCF3). 0 bidders responded positively, due to lack of capability, capacity, previous experience, or lack of conflict of interest. Due to the urgency of this requirement, and the lack of an available market, it was deemed appropriate to award directly to Alix Partner…	A previous contract with Alix Partners was awarded for the following reasons: An Expression of Interest process was undertaken through the Crown Commercial Service framework 'Management Consultancy Framework 3' (MCF3). 0 bidders responded positively, due to lack of capability, capacity, previous experience, or lack of conflict of interest. Due to the urgency of this requirement, and the lack of an…

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £1,500,0002 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 12 Dec 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Alix Partners	£750,000 †	—	Awarded
ALIXPARTNERS UK LLP	£750,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 000690-2023-con_3174-1 · Alix Partners
Signed
12 Dec 2022
Value
£750,000
Status
active
Contract 029803-2022-1 · ALIXPARTNERS UK LLP
Signed
12 Oct 2022
Value
£750,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services London, LondonContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Business Energy and Industrial StrategyContracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services London, LondonContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Alix PartnersAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC360308 London, London
Alix PartnersAwarded supplier London, London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.