Published date: 7 February 2020
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Contract summary
Industry
Legal services - 79100000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£50,000,000
Procurement reference
RM6204
Published date
7 February 2020
Approach to market date
23 October 2020
Contract start date
17 May 2021
Contract end date
16 May 2024
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place a Pan
Government Collaborative Agreement for the provision of Rail Legal Services to be
used by the Department for Transport (DfT), and related organisations, which have a
significant programme of rail franchises, major works and projects that require
specialist rail legal services. Parliamentary agents may also be required. CCS will work
in partnership with DfT and the Government Legal Department (GLD to establish this
panel. The potential benefits of such a panel include:-
* Providing a more focused framework to give the market greater availability of work.
* Ready access to highly experienced rail legal advisers.
* Choice and competition, driving value for money.
* Minimising the time and administrative burden to contract work.
The lotting structure of this framework will be determined as a result of the market
engagement.
More information
Spend profile
| Financial year | Budget |
|---|---|
| 2021/2024 | £50,000,000 |
Additional text
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This Prior Information Notice is to signal an intention to commence market engagement with those within
the legal market.
Crown Commercial Service intends to hold market engagement sessions during April 2020 with suppliers
interested in potentially bidding for the resulting panel contract. If you are interested in attending a market
engagement session please express your interest by emailing supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk no later
than midday on Friday the 13th of March 2020. Further details will be provided to you.
Your email must clearly state: the name of your organisation, and contact details for the individual(s) who
will participating in the market engagement.
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) will use an eSourcing system for this competition and reserves the right
to use an electronic auction. The eSourcing system we will use is
[https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk].
Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for
the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.
The value in II.1.5 is an indicative value over 6 years (assuming a 4 year term with call-off contracts for a
further 2 years).
The date in II.3) is the estimated date of publication, please refer to the CCS website page
https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/upcoming Crown for updates and monitor Tenders
Electronic Daily for the publication of the OJEU contract notice.
The Cyber Essentials scheme is mandatory for Central Government Contracts which involve handling
personal information and providing certain ICT products and services. The Government is taking steps to
further 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 properly implemented, will provide organisations with basic
protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet.
To participate in this procurement, bidders will be required to demonstrate that they are Cyber Essentials
Plus certified or equivalent for the services under and in connection with the procurement.
The bidder may be awarded a contract but shall not enter into any call off contracts with buyers until they
are able to demonstrate to CCS that they meet the technical requirements prescribed by the Cyber
Essentials Plus Scheme or equivalent for services under and in connection with this procurement.
The service that arise from anagement Systems or equivalent;
- ISO/IEC 27002:2013 Information Technology - Security Techniques - Code of Practice for information
security controls
- ISO/IEC 27031 Information technology - Security techniques - Guidelines for information and
communication technology readiness for business continuity or equivalent;
- ISO/IEC 22301:2019 Business Continuity Management or equivalent; and
About the buyer
Contact name
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
Address
9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L39PP
England
Telephone
+44 3450103503
supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Website
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Approach to market date: 23 October 2020
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