Published date: 9 September 2016

This notice was replaced on 9 September 2016

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 21 April 2017)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Legal services - 79100000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£400,000,000

Procurement reference

RM3786

Published date

9 September 2016

Closing date

28 September 2016

Contract start date

28 February 2017

Contract end date

27 February 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Crown Commercial Service as the Authority is putting in place a Panel Agreement for General Legal Services ("the Panel") for Crown Bodies and other permitted users identified at VI.3 (and any future successors to these organisations) in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland ("Panel Customers"). Panel Customers will then be able to enter into Legal Service Contracts with successful Suppliers for any required services.
This Panel Agreement will be for an initial Panel Period of two (2) years, with the option to extend for up to two (2) further periods of twelve (12) consecutive months.

The Panel will comprise of two tiers. Panel Customers will be required to use the services of Suppliers on Tier 1. Where Suppliers on Tier 1 are unable to accept Orders for services then Suppliers in Tier 2 will be used.

This procurement relates to the legal services which are listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015(PCR) 2015 as a specific service. This procurement is being conducted under the Light Tough Regime ("LTR") is therefore subject to limited regulation and will be conducted in accordance with regulations 74 to 76 PCR 2015.

The anticipated maximum number of Suppliers to be appointed to the Panel is eighteen (18), with twelve (12) Suppliers within Tier 1 and six (6) Suppliers within Tier 2.

The procurement will be conducted in three (3) stages which will be run consecutively. Full details are available in the Invitation to Tender ("the Invitation").

More information

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This Procurement will be managed electronically via the Authority's e-Sourcing Suite. To participate in this Procurement, participants must first be registered on the e-Sourcing Suite. If you have not yet registered on the e-Sourcing Suite, please go online to:

https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk you can then access the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'.

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. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/esourcing-tool-guidance-for-Suppliers.

Once you have registered on the e-Sourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing:

ExpressionOfInterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk.

Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the Potential Provider; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. The Authority will process the email and then enable the Potential Provider to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.

As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to e-Sourcing Suite email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event. Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information.

For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Support Desk email:

eEnablement@crowncommercial.gov.uk

A full copy of the procurement documentation for this Procurement will be available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge via the Crown Commercial Service website from the date of the publication of the contract notice:

http://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/procurement-pipeline

About the buyer

Address

9th Floor, The Capital
Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
England

Telephone

0345 010 3503

Email

supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk

Website

www.gov.uk/ccs