Official UK procurement notice
YPO - 001271 Barrister Services
Authority: YPO
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionYPO is a leading public sector procurement authority with over 40 years’ experience and
presence in the market. YPO are looking to undertake preliminary market engagement to establish an easier and compliant route to market for public sector organisations requiring Barrister Services under the Procurement Act 2023. This is a new solution to YPO, and we require engagement from chambers to ensure we have a fit-for-purpose solution in place for public sector customers to call off.
YPO reserves the right to not commit to advertising this tender if we do so wish. Any information provided by suppliers and customers prior to any advertising of the tender will not be used to determine the outcome of any processes.
Should YPO wish to proceed further a formal procurement process will be followed in accordance with YPO's contract procedure rules and in line with the Public Contract Regulations 2015/ Procurement Act 2023 as relevant.
Please note that this notice is to undertake early supplier and customer engagement only, information is being sought without prejudice and without commitment. If you are interested in this opportunity, please email the named contact on this form by close of business on 15 November 2024.
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The aim of the solution is to provide access to high-quality barrister services for…PlannedRenewal
The aim of the solution is to provide access to high-quality barrister services for public sector organisations. YPO will be holding pre-engagement sessions from 4 November – 22 November 2024. Please contact Danielle Langrick at danielle.langrick@ypo.co.uk to request the Request for Information (RFI) document by 15 November 2024.
The aim of the barrister services framework is to provide an additional offering to YPO’s new legal services framework which YPO has recently awarded.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Oct 2024, 10:58 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Oct 2024, 10:58 BST
- Authority reference
001271- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-032372- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a708Find a Tender
Publisher note: YPO are purchasing on the behalf of other contracting authorities. Please see the below link for details: https://www.ypo.co.uk/about/customers/permissible-users. YPO will incorporate a standstill period at the point of notification of the award of the contract is provided to all bidders. The standstill period will be for a minimum of 08 working days, and provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Procurement Regulations 2015 and Procurement Act 2023 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Please note that is a request for information to undertake pre-market engagement only and is being sought without prejudice and without commitment. Any information provided will not be used to determine the outcome of the tender process. When, or if, YPO wishes to proceed further a formal procurement process will be followed in accordance with YPO's contract procedure rules and in line with the Public Contract Regulations 2015/Procurement Act 2023 as relevant. If you are interested in obtaining more information please contact the named contact on this form by close of business on 15 November 2024.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
9 Oct 2024 → 10 Mar 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published9 Oct 2024, 10:58 BST
- Tender notice expected10 Mar 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.