Published date: 25 October 2021

Last edited date: 11 March 2022

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


Closing: 27 August 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Legal services - 79100000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£60,000

Procurement reference

6918

Published date

25 October 2021

Closing date

27 August 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

17 September 2021

Contract end date

31 December 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

The Cabinet Office have undertaken a Further Competition against Lot 1: Finance & Complex Legal Services of the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Finance & Complex Legal Services Framework Agreement (RM3787).

The Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) has determined that, as part of the PFI Contract Management Programme, in the interests of good project management, it should provide further guidance in relation to the insurance requirements in SOPC version 3 (update, Dec 2005) and SOPC version 4.

In order for the guidance to be provided, the following scope of works has been proposed:

A) Legal advice on the interpretation of insurance provisions in SOPC with specific detailed advice on:

the insurance sharing mechanism;
the development of the Joint Insurance Cost Reports (JICR);
the definition and calculation of Project Insurance Costs (PIC); and
the undertakings of the broker under the Brokers Letter of Undertaking (BLU);

B) A Guidance Note IPA will prepare a guidance note on the SOPC PFI Insurance provisions, with specific HMT/IPA views on the actual interpretation of these provisions. The Supplier will be responsible for confirming that the Guidance Note does not deviate from its Legal Advice; and,

C) Benefit of Advice. The advice should be given for the benefit of the IPA, all central government departments and their arm's length bodies, the devolved administrations of Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, NHS Trusts and all other PFI contracting authorities.


Award information

Awarded date

13 September 2021

Contract start date

17 September 2021

Contract end date

31 December 2021

Total value of contract

£60,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

CLIFFORD CHANCE INTERNATIONAL LLP

Address

10 Upper Bank Street
LONDON
E14 5JJ
GB

Reference

Companies House number: OC333618

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

Sreeya Dey

Address

70 Whitehall
LONDON
SW1A 2AS
England

Email

commercial@cabinetoffice.gov.uk