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Published 26 Jul 2021, 22:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PPF Legal Panel · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Pension Protection Fund (Public body)

Framework agreement4 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£13,000,000total for 4 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 25 Aug 2021awarded 1 Feb 2022
Lots 4see the lot list below

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The PPF has appointed a panel of six firms to deliver legal services to the PPF (Lot 1) and three firms in respect of providing Legal Services for Assessment Period tasks (Lot 2). The Lot 2 firms are a subset of the Lot 1 firms.

CPV: Legal advisory services · Legal services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 6 suppliers · 24 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (4.0 per place) · 6 appointed (full)

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1PPF Legal ServicesAwarded

PPF Legal Services

Delivery: UK
79111000 Legal advisory services
Lot #2Assessment period tasksAwarded

Assessment period tasks

Delivery: UK
79111000 Legal advisory services
Lot #3Services to the PPFRenewal

Full details of the PPF's requirements and descriptions are contained in the Tender Documents ppf.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ↗

Firms must be able to Provide Pensions Services and at least 2 of the other 3 core services (Financial Services, Litigation, Restructuring and Insolvency).

Delivery: UK
Extensions: Initial 2 year term with the option to extend by 2 further periods of 12 months each.Variant bids: not allowed
79111000 Legal advisory services
Lot #4Assessment Period TasksRenewal

Legal Services in respect of Schemes in Assessment and Assessment Period Tasks.

Full details of the PPF's requirements and descriptions are contained in the tender documents ppf.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ↗

In order to be on Lot 2 Panellists must be successful in tendering for Lot 1.

Panellists must be able to provide all Services as set out in Lot 2 requirements in the tender documents, without the use of sub-contractors, unless for exceptional reasons such as jurisdiction. Additional information: The anticipated value of the contract is approximately £2,750,000 - £3,250,000 per annum, however no guarantee or commitment as to the initial and future value of any work arising from this contract can be given. This is estimated to be 65% Lot 1 instructions and 35% Lot 2.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: Initial 2 year term with option to extend by 2 further periods of 12 months each.Variant bids: not allowed
79100000 Legal services

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

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

LotQualitySocial valueSplit
1 · PPF Legal Services80%20%
2 · Assessment period tasks100%—
Lot distribution rule: Appoint a panel of up to six firms to deliver legal services to the PPF on Lot 1 and three firms in respect of Assessment Period tasks on Lot 2. In order to be considered for the panel, Bidders are required to submit a tender for both Lots 1 and 2. Firms must have been awarded a place on Lot 1 in order to be considered for Lot 2.
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    Panellists must be able to perform the services in line with any law or regulation applicable to them, including but not limited to, the standards, procedures and regulations prescribed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the courts and any other relevant statutory or regulatory body.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Legal Profession

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • “PPF Legal Panel” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 6 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
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
26 Jul 2021, 22:45 BST
Last source update
29 Mar 2022, 12:17 BST
Award evaluation window
25 Aug 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-008384
Classification (CPV)
Legal advisory servicesLegal services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ccaf Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms

See Tender Documentation

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://ppf.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ↗

Appointment period ends
25 Aug 2021
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
25 Aug 2021, 17:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

ppf.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ↗

Timeline

25 Aug 2021 → 29 Mar 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    25 Aug 2021
  2. Bids opened
    25 Aug 2021, 17:01 BST
  3. Notice published
    29 Mar 2022, 12:17 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    29 Mar 2022, 12:17 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 6admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 24busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 2latest 1 Feb 2022

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

Contracts

  • PPF Legal Services

    Signed
    1 Feb 2022
    Value
    £9,000,000
    Status
    active

  • Assessment period tasks

    Signed
    1 Feb 2022
    Value
    £4,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · PPF Legal Services24bids———
2 · Assessment period tasks24bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Pension Protection Fund

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawEconomic affairs Renaissance, 12 Dingwall Road, Croydon, UK, CR0 2NAContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Framework contractors & participating bidders

6 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria