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Published 12 Aug 2021, 22:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Rail Legal Services Framework

Official notice

Authority: The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£80,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 14 Sept 2021awarded 22 Feb 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority has put in place an agreement for the provision of rail legal services to be utilised by UK Central Government Departments, and other public sector bodies. The principal Buyer is the Department for Transport (DfT), who will use this Framework Contract wherever possible. Other Contracting Authorities, as detailed in VI.3 may also use it from time to time.

The policy drivers supporting the development and procurement of this Framework Contract are to:

  • provide Buyers with a route to market compliant with UK Law
  • offer an improved agreement for both Buyers and Suppliers
  • provide Buyers with access to high quality legal services
  • achieve value for money

Rail Legal Services (RM6204) has been designed as a suitable replacement for Rail Legal Services (RM3756) due to expire in 2022.

This procurement has been conducted under the Light Touch Regime (‘LTR’) and is therefore subject to limited regulation. It has been conducted in accordance with regulations 74 to 76 of PCR 2015, and relates to the legal services which are listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) 2015 as a specific service.

The Framework Agreement has been established for 36 months, with the option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of CCS.

CPV: Legal advisory and information services · Legal advisory and representation services · Legal advisory services · Legal documentation and certification services · Legal representation services · Legal services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
16 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Suppliers that have been appointed to this framework shall provide all of the…AwardedRenewal

The Suppliers that have been appointed to this framework shall provide all of the following Core Specialisms:

  1. Regulatory law
  2. Rail commercial law
  3. Public procurement law
  4. Subsidy law

Suppliers have also been able to provide one of more of the following Non-Core Specialisms. The Non-Core Specialisms may only be provided to a Buyer in connection with a Rail Related Matter.

  1. EU law
  2. International law
  3. Competition law
  4. Dispute resolution and litigation law
  5. Employment law
  6. Environmental law
  7. Health and Safety law
  8. Information law including data protection law
  9. Information technology law
  10. Intellectual property law
  11. Pensions law
  12. Planning law
  13. Real estates law
  14. Restructuring/insolvency law
  15. Tax law
  16. Insurance law

The Deliverables that Suppliers have been required to deliver are set out in Framework Schedule 1 (Specification).

Delivery: UK
Extensions: The procurement will be conducted in two stages which will be run consecutively. Full details are available in the ITT. II.2.7 - is the maximum duration of the Framework Agreement. The Framework Agreement will be established for 36 months, with the option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of CCS.Variant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required
79100000 Legal services79110000 Legal advisory and representation services79111000 Legal advisory services79112000 Legal representation services79130000 Legal documentation and certification services79140000 Legal advisory and information 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
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80
  • Price: 20
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Candidates will be assessed in accordance with the information provided in response to the invitation to tender (ITT)

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Rail Legal Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, 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 · publisher note attached
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
12 Aug 2021, 22:45 BST
Last source update
15 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
Award evaluation window
14 Sept 2021 – …
Authority reference
RM6204
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-007088
Classification (CPV)
Legal advisory and information servicesLegal advisory and representation servicesLegal advisory servicesLegal documentation and certification servicesLegal representation servicesLegal services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d43b Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: The value provided in Section II.1.7 is only an estimate. We cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this Commercial Agreement. As part of this contract award notice the following can be accessed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e32845cd-2a71-4374-a6da-903f005333d8 1) Redacted Commercial Agreement 2) List of Successful Suppliers 3) Approved Customer list 4) Transparency Agenda On 02/04/2014, Government introduced its Government Security Classifications (GSC) scheme which replaced Government Protective Marking Scheme (GPMS). A key aspect is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All bidders were required to make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact this requirement. This link provides information on the GSC at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security- classifications Cyber Essentials is a mandatory requirement for Central Government contracts which involve handling personal information or provide certain ICT products/services. Government is taking steps to reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet. To participate in this procurement, bidders were required to demonstrate they comply with the technical requirements prescribed by Cyber Essentials, for services under and in connection with this procurement.

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
Appointment period ends
14 Sept 2021, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
360 days from the deadline
Bids opened
14 Sept 2021, 13:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Timeline

14 Sept 2021 → 15 Mar 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    14 Sept 2021, 13:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    14 Sept 2021, 13:01 BST
  3. Notice published
    15 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 16
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Feb 2022

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

Contracts

  • Contract 007088-2022-1

    Signed
    22 Feb 2022
    Value
    £80,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
16bids · 16 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services 9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street, Liverpool, UK, L3 9PPContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • See Contracts Finder Notice for full supplier listFramework contractor 9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street, Liverpool, UK, L3 9PP

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