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Published 7 Nov 2023, 12:29 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

The provision of External Legal Services by Solicitors for the North West Legal Consortium

Official notice

Authority: Sefton Council (Local council)

Framework agreement6 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North West (UKD)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 8 Dec 2023awarded 28 Jun 2024
Lots 6see the lot list below

What is being bought6 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council (Sefton) as lead contracting authority for the North

West Legal Consortium(NWLC) wishes to procure a framework contract to provide external

legal services from firms of solicitors to support the in-house provision of its member

organisations.

The estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement is expected to be worth up to £25 million. This figure is an estimate only and may be exceeded. However, no guarantee is given as to any level of business to be awarded through the framework.

CPV: For contract law · Legal advisory and representation services · Legal services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
31 bids received · 15 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure

6 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1Civil Litigation, Prosecutions and RegulatoryCancelled

To include, but shall not be limited to general civil litigation, judicial review, construction

litigation, negligence proceedings, possession proceedings, licensing appeals and

employment advice and litigation.

Delivery: North West
Variant bids: not allowed
79110000 Legal advisory and representation services
Lot #2Property, Planning and EnvironmentCancelled

To include, but shall not be limited to all environmental, conveyancing, planning, housing

law, regeneration, and highways advice.

Delivery: North West
Variant bids: not allowed
79110000 Legal advisory and representation services
Lot #3Corporate Governance, Ethical Standards and Information LawCancelled

To include, but shall not be limited to organisational governance issues, member code of

conduct, local authority decision making, local authority powers and duties, data protection

advice including advice on use of social media by councillor’s or third parties involving the

Council/council officers.

Delivery: North West
Variant bids: not allowed
79110000 Legal advisory and representation services
Lot #4Projects, Procurement, Commercial and ConstructionCancelled

To include, but shall not be limited to, all commercial contracts and company law, transport

regulation including light rail/tram, heavy rail and bus, ticketing, concessionary fares, state

aid/subsidy control, competition law, telecommunications, information technology, digital

infrastructure and communications, smart technology, construction contracts (NEC and JCT

etc.).

Delivery: North West
Variant bids: not allowed
79110000 Legal advisory and representation services
Lot #5Social Care and EducationCancelled

To include but shall not be limited to Adult and Children’s Social Care, SEND and Education.

Delivery: North West
Variant bids: not allowed
79110000 Legal advisory and representation services
Lot #6Partner StatusCancelled

An eligible bidder for Partner Status is a bidder who both a) expresses an interest in Partner

Status and submits its offering for that and b) is successfully appointed to at least 3 out of

the five lots indicated earlier.

Delivery: North West
Variant bids: not allowed
79110000 Legal advisory and representation 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.

LotQualityPriceSocial valueSplit
1 · Civil Litigation, Prosecutions and Regulatory40%50%10%
2 · Property, Planning and Environment40%50%10%
3 · Corporate Governance, Ethical Standards and Information Law40%50%10%
4 · Projects, Procurement, Commercial and Construction40%50%10%
5 · Social Care and Education40%50%10%
6 · Partner Status100%——
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 5 points.
  • “The provision of External Legal Services by Solicitors for the North…” 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
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
7 Nov 2023, 12:29 GMT
Last source update
22 Jul 2024, 11:24 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Dec 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN692279
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-022643
Classification (CPV)
For contract lawLegal advisory and representation servicesLegal services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04166a 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
8 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
8 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.the-chest.org.uk ↗

Timeline

8 Dec 2023 → 22 Jul 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    8 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    8 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    22 Jul 2024, 11:24 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Jul 2024, 11:24 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 15admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 3110 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Jun 2024

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

Contracts

  • Contract 022643-2024-1

    Signed
    28 Jun 2024
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
31bids · 31 electronic10—£1,000 – £25,000,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sefton Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Magdalen House, Trinity Road, Bootle, North West, L20 3NJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sefton Metropolitan Borough CouncilReview body Bootle

Framework contractors & participating bidders

15 commercial parties on the notice
Show 5 more suppliers

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.