The North West Legal Consortium External Legal Services Framework

A Contract Award Notice
by SEFTON METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

Source
OJEU
Type
Framework (Services)
Duration
4 year (est.)
Value
£15M
Sector
BUSINESS
Published
11 Aug 2021
Delivery
To 11 Aug 2025 (est.)
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

Liverpool

Geochart for 2 buyers and 38 suppliers

2 buyers

14 suppliers

Description

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council (Sefton) as lead contracting authority for the North West Legal Consortium wishes to procure a framework contract to provide external legal services from solicitors to support the in-house provision of its member organisations. The member organisations can be found at http://www.nwlegalconsortium.com/organisations/consortium-members/ The estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement is expected to be worth up to £15 million. This figure is an estimate only and may be exceeded. However, no guarantee is given as to any level of business to be awarded through the framework. The Framework will run from 17 April 2020 to 16 April 2024.

Lot Division

1 Civil Litigation, Prosecutions and Regulatory

Lot 1: Civil Litigation, Prosecutions and Regulatory. To include construction litigation, negligence proceedings, possession proceedings, licensing appeals and employment advice and litigation.

Award Criteria
Quality 50.0
PRICE 50.0
2 Property, Planning and Environment

Lot 2: Property, Planning and Environment. To include all conveyancing, regeneration and highways advice.

Award Criteria
Quaity 50.0
PRICE 50.0
3 Corporate Governance, Ethical Standards and Information Law

Lot 3: Corporate Governance, Ethical Standards and Information Law. To include organisational governance issues, data protection advice including advice on use of social media by councillors or third parties involving the Council/council officers.

Award Criteria
Quality 50.0
PRICE 50.0
4 Projects, Procurement and Commercial

Lot 4: Projects, Procurement and Commercial. To include all commercial contracts and company law. Transport regulation including light rail/tram, heavy rail and bus, ticketing, concessionary fares, state aid, competition law, telecommunications, information technology, digital infrastructure and communications, smart technology, construction contracts (NEC and JCT) and construction adjudication/arbitration.

Award Criteria
Quality 50.0
PRICE 50.0
5 Social Care and Education

Lot 5: Social Care and Education. To include social care and education.

Award Criteria
Quality 50.0
PRICE 50.0
6 Partner Status (Optional)

Eligibility for appointment to Partner Status will be determined by reference to Bidders’ rankings after Selection and Award. Only Eligible Bidders will be invited to interview in the final Partner Status stage of the Award process. An Eligible Bidder for Partner Status is a bidder who both a) expresses an interest in Partner Status and submits its offering for that and b) is successfully appointed to at least 3 out of the previous five lots. All Eligible Bidders will be ranked according to their added value offer and a maximum of 8 taken through to interview stage. Bidders will be under no obligation to accept Partner Status appointment should they not wish to do so. Up to 4 Bidders will be given Partner Status on the framework. Partners will have their branding on the Consortium website.

Award Criteria
Range and suitability of added value services to be offered, assessed 60.0
Technical accuracy and quality of answer to interview questions 40.0
PRICE _

Award Detail

1 Berrymans Lace Mawer (Manchester)
  • Civil Litigation, Prosecutions and Regulatory
  • Reference: lot 1
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
2 Bevan Brittan (Bristol)
  • Civil Litigation, Prosecutions and Regulatory
  • Reference: 2
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
3 Geldards (Cardiff)
  • Civil Litigation, Prosecutions and Regulatory
  • Reference: 3
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
4 Plexus Legal (Leeds)
  • Civil Litigation, Prosecutions and Regulatory
  • Reference: 4
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
5 TLT (Bristol)
  • Civil Litigation, Prosecutions and Regulatory
  • Reference: 5
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
6 Weightmans (Liverpool)
  • Civil Litigation, Prosecutions and Regulatory
  • Reference: 6
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
7 Bevan Brittan (Bristol)
  • Property, Planning and Environment
  • Reference: 7
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
8 Brabners (Liverpool)
  • Property, Planning and Environment
  • Reference: 8
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
9 Dac Beachcroft (London)
  • Property, Planning and Environment
  • Reference: 9
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
10 Dla Piper (London)
  • Property, Planning and Environment
  • Reference: 10
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
11 Freeths (Nottingham)
  • Property, Planning and Environment
  • Reference: 11
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
12 Geldards (Cardiff)
  • Property, Planning and Environment
  • Reference: 12
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
13 TLT (Bristol)
  • Property, Planning and Environment
  • Reference: 13
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
14 Bevan Brittan (Bristol)
  • Corporate Governance, Ethical Standards and Information Law
  • Reference: 14
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
15 Dac Beachcroft (London)
  • Corporate Governance, Ethical Standards and Information Law
  • Reference: 15
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
16 DWF Law (Manchester)
  • Corporate Governance, Ethical Standards and Information Law
  • Reference: 16
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
17 Geldards (Cardiff)
  • Corporate Governance, Ethical Standards and Information Law
  • Reference: 17
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
18 TLT (Bristol)
  • Corporate Governance, Ethical Standards and Information Law
  • Reference: 18
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
19 Weightmans (Liverpool)
  • Corporate Governance, Ethical Standards and Information Law
  • Reference: 19
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
20 Addleshaw Goddard (London)
  • Projects, Procurement and Commercial
  • Reference: 20
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
21 Berrymans Lace Mawer (Manchester)
  • Projects, Procurement and Commercial
  • Reference: 21
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
22 Bevan Brittan (Bristol)
  • Projects, Procurement and Commercial
  • Reference: 22
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
23 Dac Beachcroft (London)
  • Projects, Procurement and Commercial
  • Reference: 23
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
24 Dla Piper (London)
  • Projects, Procurement and Commercial
  • Reference: 24
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
25 Freeths (Nottingham)
  • Projects, Procurement and Commercial
  • Reference: 25
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
26 Geldards (Cardiff)
  • Projects, Procurement and Commercial
  • Reference: 26
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
27 Sharpe Pritchard (London)
  • Projects, Procurement and Commercial
  • Reference: 27
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
28 TLT (Bristol)
  • Projects, Procurement and Commercial
  • Reference: 28
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
29 Weightmans (Liverpool)
  • Projects, Procurement and Commercial
  • Reference: 29
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
30 Berrymans Lace Mawer (Manchester)
  • Adult Social Care and Education
  • Reference: 30
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
31 Bevan Brittan (Bristol)
  • Adult Social Care and Education
  • Reference: 31
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
32 Browne Jacobson (Nottingham)
  • Adult Social Care and Education
  • Reference: 32
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
33 Dac Beachcroft (London)
  • Adult Social Care and Education
  • Reference: 33
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
34 Weightmans (Liverpool)
  • Adult Social Care and Education
  • Reference: 34
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
35 Bevan Brittan (Bristol)
  • Partner Status (optional)
  • Reference: 35
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
36 Dac Beachcroft (London)
  • Partner Status (optional)
  • Reference: 36
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
37 Geldards (Cardiff)
  • Partner Status (optional)
  • Reference: 37
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000
38 Weightmans (Liverpool)
  • Partner Status (optional)
  • Reference: 38
  • Num offers: 24
  • Value: £15,000,000

CPV Codes

  • 79100000 - Legal services

Indicators

  • Award on basis of price and quality.

Reference

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