Published date: 10 March 2020
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Legal services - 79100000
Location of contract
West Midlands, London
Value of contract
£50,000
Procurement reference
PROC.01.0608 - Work Package 001
Published date
10 March 2020
Closing date
10 September 2018
Contract start date
21 October 2019
Contract end date
31 March 2020
Contract type
Service contract
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?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Lot 2 - OFWATs Direct Procurement for Customers Initiative - Work Package 001 - Support of the development of the legal and policy framework.
To support the Customer ensuring that,where DPC is used, the interests of consumers are protected, value for money is achieved and that we receive appropriate assurances from water companies that their duties will be met to an equivalent or better standard compared to more traditional delivery routes
Areas of work will include,but are not limited to:
advising on,and drafting,changes to the conditions of companies holding appointments (licences) as water undertakers and / or sewerage under the Water Industry Act 1991
advising on the development of the process for agreeing and procuring DPC projects, including OFWAT guidance documents for water companies and/or CAPs or prospective CAPs
Robust legal advice will be required to enable OFWAT to carry out its oversight role in relation to DPC projects. This will include helping OFWAT understand and engage with the commercial and contractual elements governing DPC projects, to minimise the risks of a challenge in respect of any decisions by OFWAT in relation to DPC projects
advising on the establishment by OFWAT of an assurance framework for overseeing DPC Projects
advising on the development of uncertainty mechanisms to facilitate the transfer of a scheme back into a traditional in-house delivery model in circumstances where it is no longer appropriate to deliver the scheme as a DPC project
advising on the exercise of OFWAT's regulatory functions under the Water Industry Act 1991 and water companies licences (including licence conditions imposing requirements on water companies in relation to the procurement and operation of DPC projects)
reviewing papers for,and if necessary attending ,internal OFWAT meetings (including,but limited to,meetings of the OFWAT Board)
reviewing papers for,and if necessary attending,OFWAT meetings with water companies and/or CAPs or prospective CAPs
assisting in responding to external communications received by OFWAT in relation to OFWAT's approach to DPC projects (including,but not limited to,communications from stakerholders and requests under Freedom of Information Act 2000 or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004)
defending any judicial review claims which may be brought against in relation to OFWAT's process for dealing with DPC projects.
Require the following legal specialisms to be provided in the core team: Commercial Law, Competition Law, Projects / PFI /PPP, Public law and Public Procurement Law in particular Utilities Contracts Regualtions
Award information
Awarded date
17 October 2019
Contract start date
21 October 2019
Contract end date
31 March 2020
Total value of contract
£50,000
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Sharpe Pritchard LLP
Address
Elm Yard
10-16 Elm Street
London
WC1X 0BJReference
Companies House number: OC378650
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
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