Published date: 14 February 2020

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


Closing: 16 August 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Legal services - 79100000

  • Legal advisory and representation services - 79110000

  • Legal documentation and certification services - 79130000

    • Legal advisory and information services - 79140000

Location of contract

London, South East

Value of contract

£23,600,000

Procurement reference

tender_209085/831242

Published date

14 February 2020

Closing date

16 August 2019

Contract start date

1 January 2020

Contract end date

31 December 2022

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

Please note that this is an award notice and the opportunity is now closed.

The Framework Agreement will run for a period of 3 years commencing on 1.1.2020, with an option to extend for a further year. The participating authorities in this procurement are: the City of London Corporation, the London Boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Bromley, Camden, Ealing, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham,Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Newham, Redbridge,Waltham Forest and Westminster; and London Fire Brigade. Other local authorities in London and the South East of England (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex) will also be eligible to access the framework. The Framework is awarded by reference to 8 different Lots.

Lot 2: Children's Services Care proceedings:
- The Children Act 1989,
- The Child Abduction and Custody Act,
- adoption proceedings, special guardianship and placement orders,
- public interest immunity,
- judicial review,
- functions of the local authority under the Care Act 2014 and relevant legislation relating to children (for example at transition, young carers, etc.),
- forced marriage,
- advice on international placements and placement of children in other jurisdictions,
- injunctions, particularly in the context of social media campaigns involving cases, and generally media advice in children related matters (including social media),
- human rights claims,
- FGM,
- inherent jurisdiction and wardship.

The estimated total value of Lot 2 under this the Framework Agreement is stated in Section 1 (Summary Information) of this notice and is for the entire duration, including the optional 12-month extension, together with the call-off contracts.

Please note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, chamber(s) performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.

There will be no form of exclusivity or volume that is guaranteed under the resultant Framework Agreement and the Contracting Authority and other participating authorities will be entitled to enter into other contracts and arrangements with other suppliers for the provision of any, or all, of the requirements which are the same as, or similar to those specified under the established Framework Agreement.

More information

Links

Additional text

This procurement process was undertaken using the electronic tendering system 'Capital eSourcing' (url:www.capitalesourcing.com).

The procurement was run as a one stage process, resembling the open procedure and its main features - which includes the core elements of the Standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ). Suppliers needed to register an interest on the system and submit a tender submission no later than 12:00 noon on 16.8.2019 in order to participate.

The services advertised in this notice fall under the services listed in Annex XIV to Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and the Contracting Authority is not obliged to follow The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in full. The procurement process that applied to the services were specified in the procurement documents accordingly.

The Contracting Authority incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the Framework Agreement was communicated to tenderers. This period allowed unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the decision to award a Framework Agreement before a contract is executed/signed (as appropriate). If an appeal regarding the award of the Framework Agreement has not been successfully resolved, The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or who are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

The estimated total value of the framework agreement is 55,000,000.00 GBP - as stated in the OJEU Contract Award Notice (see URL / link below). Please note that this estimated value is for the entire duration, including the optional 12-month extension, together with the call-off contracts.

Award information

Awarded date

29 November 2019

Contract start date

1 January 2020

Contract end date

31 December 2022

Total value of contract

£23,600,000

This contract was awarded to 11 suppliers.

Chambers of Jacob Levy QC (9 Gough Square Chambers)

Address

9 Gough Square, London, Greater London, EC4A 3DG, UNITED KINGDOM

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

NEW COURT CHAMBERS

Address

NEW COURT TEMPLE, LONDON, Greater London, EC4Y 9BE, UNITED KINGDOM

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Thomas Bingham Chambers Ltd (33 Bedford Row)

Address

33 BEDFORD ROW, LONDON, Greater London, WC1R 4JH, UNITED KINGDOM

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Chambers of Mark Love

Address

2 Dr Johnsons Buildings, London, Greater London, EC4Y 7AY, UNITED KINGDOM

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Coram Chambers Ltd

Address

9-11 Fulwood Place, London, Greater London, WC1V 6HG, UNITED KINGDOM

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

42 Bedford Row Barristers

Address

42 Bedford Row, London, Greater London, Holborn, WC1R 4LL, UNITED KINGDOM

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Garden Court Chambers

Address

57 - 60 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, Greater London, WC2A 3LJ, UNITED KINGDOM

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Field Court Chambers

Address

5 field court, London, ALTRO, WC1R 5EF, UNITED KINGDOM

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

4 Brick Court Chambers Management Ltd

Address

4 Brick Court , London, Greater London, EC4Y 9AD, UNITED KINGDOM

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

The 36 Group Ltd

Address

4 Field Court, London, Greater London, WC1R 5EF, UNITED KINGDOM

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

5 Pump Court Ltd

Address

Temple, London, ALTRO, EC47 7AP, UNITED KINGDOM

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Matthew Jones, Senior Category Manager, City Procurement

Address

City of London Corporation, Guildhall
London
EC2P 2EJ
England

Email

Matthew.Jones@cityoflondon.gov.uk