Trade Law Panel
A Contract Award Notice
by CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE
- Source
- OJEU
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- 4 year (est.)
- Value
- £115M
- Sector
- BUSINESS
- Published
- 29 Jan 2021
- Delivery
- To 12 Feb 2025 (est.)
- Deadline
- n/a
Concepts
Location
Liverpool
2 buyers
- Crown Commercial Service Liverpool
27 suppliers
- Ashurst London
- Baker Mckenzie London
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner London
- Burges Salmon Bristol
- Arent Fox Washington
- Clifford Chance London
- Dentons UK & Middle East London
- Dla Piper London
- Fieldfisher London
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer London
- Linklaters London
- Sidley Austin Ce Chicago
- Steptoe Johnson London
- Tereposky Derose Ottawa
- Van Bael Bellis Brussels-Capital
- White Case London
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr London
- Pinsent Masons London
- Baker Hostetler Cleveland
- Fasken Martineau Dumoulin Ottowa
- Zhong Lun Law Firm Chaoyang District
- Miura Partners Tokyo
- Yulchon LLC Seoul
- A Nortons Sandton
- TLT Bristol
- Mcdermott Will Emery Chicago
- Borden Ladner Gervais Toronto
Description
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has put in place a framework contract for the provision of specialist legal services for International Trade Law, to be utilised by UK Central Government Departments and associated bodies (Buyers) identified at VI.3). This framework will be the recommended vehicle for all international trade law services required by buyers. Its purpose is to complement existing government legal frameworks and specifically assist with international trade disputes and negotiations. The framework will be established for 4 years and comprises of: Lot 1: (International Trade and Disputes); Lot 2: (International Trade and Negotiations). Appointed suppliers will provide legal services in respect of all the mandatory specialisms detailed in the specification and optional specialisms (if qualified to do so). Suppliers will provide services relating to domestic law of different jurisdictions. The full specification is set out in Framework Schedule 1 (Specification).
Lot Division
| 1 | International Trade and Disputes Lot 1: covers advice and services in relation to the mitigation and conduct of disputes under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and trade agreement dispute settlement mechanisms, as well as compliance with and enforcement of international law relating to trade, including but not limited to the law of WTO and trade agreements. Lot 1 is predominantly for the provision of services in the law of the WTO and trade agreement disputes as well as both international and foreign domestic law in respect of the framework’s subject matter. Suppliers appointed to this lot must provide advice and services in relation to the areas of mandatory specialism detailed in the specification for Lot 1. |
| 2 | International Trade and Negotiations Lot 2 covers the provision of legal advice and services in relation to the negotiation and implementation of trade agreements and trading relationships, and compliance with and enforcement of international law relating to trade. This includes the law of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and trade agreements. Suppliers appointed to this lot must provide advice and services in relation to the areas of mandatory specialism detailed in the specification for Lot 2. Suppliers will also be required to provide subcontracting arrangements rapidly and advise on, or provide ready access to, the whole range of chapters within a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). |
Award Detail
| 1 | Ashurst (London)
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| 2 | Baker Mckenzie (London)
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| 3 | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (London)
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| 4 | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (London)
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| 5 | Burges Salmon (Bristol)
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| 6 | Arent Fox (Washington)
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| 7 | Clifford Chance (London)
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| 8 | Clifford Chance (London)
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| 9 | Dentons UK & Middle East (London)
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| 10 | Dentons UK & Middle East (London)
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| 11 | Dla Piper (London)
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| 12 | Fieldfisher (London)
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| 13 | Fieldfisher (London)
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| 14 | Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (London)
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| 15 | Linklaters (London)
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| 16 | Sidley Austin Ce (Chicago)
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| 17 | Sidley Austin Ce (Chicago)
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| 18 | Steptoe Johnson (London)
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| 19 | Steptoe Johnson (London)
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| 20 | Tereposky Derose (Ottawa)
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| 21 | Van Bael Bellis (None)
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| 22 | White Case (London)
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| 23 | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr (London)
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| 24 | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr (London)
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| 25 | Pinsent Masons (London)
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| 26 | Baker Hostetler (Cleveland)
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| 27 | Fasken Martineau Dumoulin (Ottowa)
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| 28 | Zhong Lun Law Firm (Chaoyang District)
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| 29 | Miura Partners (Tokyo)
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| 30 | Yulchon LLC (Seoul)
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| 31 | A Nortons (Sandton)
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| 32 | TLT (Bristol)
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| 33 | Mcdermott Will Emery (Chicago)
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| 34 | Borden Ladner Gervais (Toronto)
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| 35 | TLT (Bristol)
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| 36 | Mcdermott Will Emery (Chicago)
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| 37 | Borden Ladner Gervais (Toronto)
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Award Criteria
| Quality | 80.0 |
| PRICE | 20.0 |
CPV Codes
- 79100000 - Legal services
- 79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services
- 79111000 - Legal advisory services
- 79112000 - Legal representation services
- 79130000 - Legal documentation and certification services
- 79140000 - Legal advisory and information services
Indicators
- Award on basis of price and quality.
Other Information
The value provided in Section II.1.7) is only an estimate. We cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this commercial agreement. As part of this contract award notice the following can be accessed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4384251b-a4d0-4baf-8800-5ce61e... 1) Redacted commercial agreement; 2) List of successful suppliers; 3) Customer list. On 2 April 2014 Government introduced its Government Security Classifications (GSC) scheme which replaced Government Protective Marking Scheme (GPMS). A key aspect is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All bidders were required to make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact this requirement. This link provides information on the GSC at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications Cyber Essentials is a mandatory requirement for Central Government contracts which involve handling personal information or provide certain ICT products/services. Government is taking steps to reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet. To participate in this procurement, bidders were required to demonstrate they comply with the technical requirements prescribed by Cyber Essentials, for services under and in connection with this procurement.
Reference
- OJEU 048674-2021