Published date: 10 February 2015

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.


Closing: 16 March 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Legal services - 79100000

  • Legal advisory and representation services - 79110000

  • Legal advisory services - 79111000

    • Legal representation services - 79112000

    • Stakeholders representation services - 79112100

    • Patent and copyright consultancy services - 79120000

    • Copyright consultancy services - 79121000

    • Software copyright consultancy services - 79121100

    • Documentation services - 79131000

    • Certification services - 79132000

    • Electronic signature certification services - 79132100

    • Legal advisory and information services - 79140000

Location of contract

NE1 8QH

Value of contract

£7,000,000 to £10,000,000

Procurement reference

2015/S 27-45436

Published date

10 February 2015

Closing date

16 March 2015

Contract start date

16 November 2015

Contract end date

16 November 2017

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

'Newcastle City Council is acting as the lead authority on behalf of the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) in respect of the procurement of a Framework Agreement for the Provision of Legal Services. Also covered would be legal services in in other areas of expertise than those set out where arising out of or related to the service areas listed including but not limited to litigation and any other forms of dispute resolution. These will vary from requirement to requirement and be set out at the point of procurement. The main participating organisations in this tender are: Arch The Northumberland Development Company, Byker Trust, Cleveland Fire Brigade, City of Sunderland Council, County Durham and Darlington, Fire and Rescue Authority, Darlington Borough Council, Durham County Council, Gateshead Borough Council, Gateshead Housing Company, Gateshead Trading Company, Hartlepool Borough Council, Leazes Homes, Middlesbrough Council, Newcastle City Council, Newcastle University, Northern Education Trust, North Tyneside Council, Northumberland County Council, Northumbria University, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, South Tyneside Borough Council, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, Your Homes Newcastle. The Framework may also be utilised by any associated and also future successor bodies of the Contracting Bodies listed. This Contract involves the service category of Legal Services under schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 and is therefore classified as a Part B Service Contract. This Contract is not subject to the full application of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 or the Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2009. Consequently this is a voluntary notice and the Council is not bound by many of the formalities of the Regulations and reserves the right to use such flexibilities in this procurement process.'

About the buyer

Contact name

Rhonda Eagle

Address

Room 115
Civic Centre
NE1 8QH

Email