Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Legal Services
Authority: APUC Ltd (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority are seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of specialist Legal Services for the further and higher education sector in Scotland.
The Authority are seeking to obtain, through this tendering process, price normalisation for all institutions regardless of size and demand.
A maximum of seven Contractors will be appointed to the framework contract.
- Recurrence: 48 months
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- Places
- up to 7 suppliers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The scope of this agreement is the provision of legal services to the further and…Renewal
The scope of this agreement is the provision of legal services to the further and higher education sector in Scotland including all of the following specialisms
*Commercial-Business incorporating but not limited to the following:
Procurement & other contract law
Debt collection
Commercial corporate governance
Joint ventures
Banking, finance, insurance and taxation
Company formation
Corporate finance
Bond Issuance, mergers and acquisitions
Academic research (including grants) & research originated knowledge transfer
Competition law
Freedom of Information
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Intellectual Property
Technology Law including Software Licensing Agreements
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Software Licensing Agreements
*Property & Estates incorporating but not limited to the following:
Conveyancing
Landlord and tenant law
General estate management issues
Planning law
Major building projects
Student accommodation
Construction and Engineering
Environmental law
Property litigation and dispute resolution
*People / HR Matters incorporating but not limited to the following:
Employment dispute resolution including tribunals
Employment relations
Employment contracts and policies
UK Visas & Immigration matters
Equality and diversity
Organisational change
Health and safety
TUPE
Pension law and advice
Student support and regulatory matters
Data protection
Freedom of Information
Fair Working Practices
*Charity incorporating but not limited to the following:
Charity law
Fundraising and sponsorship
Constitutional and parliamentary issues (including bulls, charters and statutes)
*Charity corporate governance
International incorporating but not limited to the following:
Public International Law
Law of the Sea
International Criminal Law
International ventures
International Humanitarian Law
International Human Rights Law
Refugee Law
Private International Law
Supranational Law
Institutions shall be entitled to appoint a single firm to advise and/or represent on all matters of law, which may include some or all of the specialist areas in technical expertise described above. This may involve the provision of a full legal advice service to an Institution or may involve working in partnership with an in-house legal resource, providing supplementary legal resource or expertise from time to time as caseload requires across more than one of the specialisms.
Contractors must be able to provide a service which encompasses all of the above specialisms as a minimum. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations in 2015
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 70
- Price: 30
- Suitability
Providers must be accredited by the professional body relevant to the delivery of these services (Law Society of Scotland)
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: Please refer to Question 4B.5 of the SPD and Economic and Financial Standing section of the Contract Notice. Tenderers must confirm that they can provide the following supporting evidence prior to award: Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5 Million GBP Public Liability…
- Technical & professional ability
Not Applicable
- Technical & professional ability
Bidders must be a member of the Law Society of Scotland
Please see SPD Question 4A.1a
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “The Provision of Legal Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 7 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 · publisher note attached- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 48 months
- First published
- 6 Jul 2021, 10:05 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 2 Aug 2021 – …
- Authority reference
PFB 1039 AP- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-014975- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c1f3Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: Suppliers should confirm they will be in a position to complete (at point of award) the following: Appendix A Form of Tender Appendix B Freedom of Information Appendix D APUC Sustain Supply Chain Code of Conduct Appendix G GDPR Assessment Appendix H Sustain Tool Section 1 The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 18627. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: Sub-Contracting is not a significant part of the overall anticipated contract spend. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361 A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: The Contractor will work with the Authority to deliver Community Benefits or social value where they are identifiable throughout the term of the Framework Agreement. Examples of Community Benefits or social value are providing training opportunities to staff and students, apprenticeships and investment in the local community. (SC Ref:653326)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 2 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 2 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
27 Jul 2021 → 2 Aug 2021 · 3 dates- Notice published27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown2 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened2 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jul 2021- Published value published: £3,400,00027 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
- Status changed to active27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
- Procurement method changed27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
- Deadline moved to 2 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST-4 days · was 6 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 2 Aug 2021 | 6 Aug 2021 | +4 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 2 Aug 2021 | 6 Aug 2021 | +4 d |
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.