e-Disclosure and Review Services

A Contract Award Notice
by THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH THE CABINET OFFICE

Source
OJEU
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
4 year (est.)
Value
£24M
Sector
TECHNOLOGY
Published
07 Jul 2021
Delivery
To 07 Jul 2025 (est.)
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

Liverpool

Geochart for 2 buyers and 18 suppliers

2 buyers

8 suppliers

Description

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the authority has put in place a pan government collaborative agreement for the provision of eDisclosure and Review Services for use by the UK Public Sector Buyers Identified at VI.3). The services provided are based upon the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) and requirements of part 31 of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR). The lot based structure of this framework contract spans a wide and diverse customer base and require a variety of specialist services encompassed by the EDRM, but broadly some or all of the following eight (8) Stages: • strategic oversight, advice and support; document identification; document preservation and collection; • document processing; • document review; • document production; • disclosure from other opponent parties; and • presentation at trial. The services within the scope of this framework have been divided into 4 lots.

Lot Division

1 Simple Low Volume Work Service Package for Documents and Data with a Security Classification Up to ‘Official’ (and Including ‘Official Sensitive’)

Provision of no more than 5GBs Electronically Stored Information (‘ESI’) plus no more than 1 750 pages of hardcopy documents. The exercise will comprise the processing of one tranche of data (applying one set of date ranges and search terms), provision of a review platform, one production and potentially the loading and review of the other side’s data only. Including all Mandatory Requirements that specifically relate to Lot 1, as detailed in framework schedule 1 (Specification): • document processing; • document review; • document production; • disclosure from other opponent; • security requirements.
2 End to End Service Package for Documents and Data with a Security Classification Up to ‘Official’ (and Including ‘Official Sensitive’)

Provision of an end to end service package for documents and data with a security classification up to ‘Official’ (and including ‘Official Sensitive’) including all mandatory requirements that specifically relate to Lot 2, as detailed in framework schedule 1 (Specification): • strategic oversight, advice and support; • document identification; • data preservation and collection; … • document reviewers; … • disclosure from other opponent parties; • presentation at trial; • security requirements.
3 Document Reviewers for Documents and Data with a Security Classification Up to ‘Official’ (and Including ‘Official Sensitive’)

Provision of all mandatory requirements that specifically relate to Lot 3, as detailed in framework schedule 1(a) document reviewers security requirements.
4 End to End Service for Documents and Data with a Security Classification Up to and Including ‘Secret’ and ‘Top Secret

Provision of an end to end service for documents and data with a security classification up to and including ‘Secret’ and ‘Top Secret including all mandatory requirements that specifically relate to Lot 4 as detailed in framework schedule 1 (Specification): • strategic oversight, advice and support; • document identification; • data preservation and collection; … • disclosure from other opponent parties; • presentation at trial; • security requirements.

Award Detail

1 Altlaw Litigation Support (London)
  • Simple Low Volume Work Service Package for Documents and Data with a Security Classification Up to ‘Official’ (and Including ‘Official Sensitive’)
  • Num offers: 8
  • Value: £2,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
2 Altlaw Litigation Support (London)
  • End to End Service Package for Documents and Data with a Security Classification up to ‘Official’ (and Including ‘Official Sensitive’)
  • Num offers: 16
  • Value: £12,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
3 Altlaw Litigation Support (London)
  • Document Reviewers for Documents and Data with a Security Classification Up to ‘Official’ (and Including ‘Official Sensitive’)
  • Num offers: 13
  • Value: £6,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
4 Anexsys (London)
  • Simple Low Volume Work Service Package for Documents and Data with a Security Classification Up to ‘Official’ (and Including ‘Official Sensitive’)
  • Num offers: 8
  • Value: £2,000,000
5 Anexsys (London)
  • End to End Service Package for Documents and Data with a Security Classification Up to ‘Official’ (and including ‘Official Sensitive’)
  • Num offers: 16
  • Value: £12,000,000
6 Anexsys (London)
  • Document Reviewers for Documents and Data with a Security Classification Up to ‘Official’ (and including ‘Official Sensitive’)
  • Num offers: 13
  • Value: £6,000,000
7 Anexsys (London)
  • End to End Service for Documents and Data with a Security Classification Up to and Including ‘Secret’ and ‘Top Secret
  • Num offers: 9
  • Value: £4,000,000
8 Epiq Systems (London)
  • Simple Low Volume Work Service Package for Documents and Data with a Security Classification Up to ‘Official’ (and Including ‘Official Sensitive’)
  • Num offers: 8
  • Value: £2,000,000
9 Epiq Systems (London)
  • End to End Service Package for Documents and Data with a Security Classification Up to ‘Official’ (and Including ‘Official Sensitive’)
  • Num offers: 16
  • Value: £12,000,000
10 Epiq Systems (London)
  • Document Reviewers for Documents and Data with a Security Classification Up to ‘Official’ (and Including ‘Official Sensitive’)
  • Num offers: 13
  • Value: £6,000,000
11 Epiq Systems (London)
  • End to End Service for Documents and Data with a Security Classification Up to and Including ‘Secret’ and ‘Top Secret
  • Num offers: 9
  • Value: £4,000,000
12 Ernst & Young (London)
  • End to End Service Package for Documents and Data with a Security Classification Up to ‘Official’ (and Including ‘Official Sensitive’)
  • Num offers: 16
  • Value: £12,000,000
13 Ernst & Young (London)
  • Document Reviewers for Documents and Data with a Security Classification Up to ‘Official’ (and Including ‘Official Sensitive’)
  • Num offers: 13
  • Value: £6,000,000
14 Ernst & Young (London)
  • End to End Service for Documents and Data with a Security Classification Up to and Including ‘Secret’ and ‘Top Secret
  • Num offers: 9
  • Value: £4,000,000
15 KPMG (London)
  • End to End Service Package for Documents and Data with a Security Classification Up to ‘Official’ (and Including ‘Official Sensitive’)
  • Num offers: 16
  • Value: £12,000,000
16 Legastat (London)
  • End to End Service Package for Documents and Data with a Security Classification Up to ‘Official’ (and Including ‘Official Sensitive’)
  • Num offers: 16
  • Value: £12,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
17 Consilio Global SPRL (London)
  • Document Reviewers for Documents and Data with a Security Classification Up to ‘Official’ (and Including ‘Official Sensitive’)
  • Num offers: 13
  • Value: £6,000,000
18 Inventus Solutions (London)
  • Document Reviewers for Documents and Data with a Security Classification Up to ‘Official’ (and Including ‘Official Sensitive’)
  • Num offers: 13
  • Value: £6,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.

Award Criteria

Quality 70.0
Price 30.0

CPV Codes

  • 72300000 - Data services
  • 72310000 - Data-processing services
  • 79100000 - Legal 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/73c60a9a-3e8b-4fd2-bb8b-fb148e... 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.

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