Published date: 16 July 2020

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 14 May 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Legal services - 79100000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£150,000

Procurement reference

MEDDISC001-DN487700-36927660

Published date

16 July 2020

Closing date

14 May 2020

Contract start date

18 May 2020

Contract end date

31 May 2020

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

Costs associated with ongoing litigation associated with the COVID-19 response.
In its response to COVID-19 and with only days available, MDC, on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care, is entering into contracts without competition or advertising the requirement. In accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations (2015) and Procurement Policy Note 01/20, the following tests have been met:
• There are genuine reasons for extreme urgency - the response to the COVID-19 consequences needs to be immediate because of public health risks.
• The events that have led to the need for extreme urgency were unforeseen - the COVID-19 situation is so novel that the consequences are not something that MDC could have predicted.
• It is impossible to comply with the usual timescales in the Public Contract Regulations (2015) - there is no time to run an accelerated procurement under the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation, nor does the MDC have access to an existing commercial agreement such as a framework or dynamic purchasing system.
The situation is not attributable to the MDC - MDC has not done anything to cause or contribute to the need for extreme urgency.

Award information

Awarded date

15 May 2020

Contract start date

18 May 2020

Contract end date

31 May 2020

Total value of contract

£150,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Hill Dickinson LLP

Address

50 Fountain Street
Manchester
M2 2AS

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Costs associated with ongoing litigation associated with the COVID-19 response.
In its response to COVID-19 and with only days available, MDC, on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care, is entering into contracts without competition or advertising the requirement. In accordance with the

About the buyer

Contact name

Kieran McGowan

Address

Block 35, Mereside
Alderley Park
Cheshire
SK10 4TG
England

Telephone

+44 1625708394

Email

Kieran.McGowan@md.catapult.org.uk

Website

https://md.catapult.org.uk/