Public Sector Legal Services

Concepts

• legal services
• public sector legal services
• crown commercial service
• liverpool
• provision of public sector legal services
• wider public sector including health and education bodies, local and regional government
• commercial service
• emergency services and third sector organisations
• legal advice and representation
• wider public sector

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

Crown Commercial Service, as the Authority, intends put in place an agreement for the provision of Public Sector Legal Services for use primarily by the Wider Public Sector, but available to all approved UK public sector bodies and their associated bodies including, Devolved Administrations — Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the Wider Public Sector including Health and Education bodies, Local and Regional Government organisations, Emergency Services and Third Sector organisations. This procurement is being conducted under the Light Touch Regime (‘LTR’) and is therefore subject to limited regulation. It will be conducted in accordance with regulations 74 to 76 of PCR 2015, and relates to the legal services which are listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) 2015 as a specific service. The Framework will comprise of the following Lots: Lot 1a - Full Service Provision - England and Wales Lot 1b - Full Service Provision - Scotland Lot 1c - Full Service Provision - Northern Ireland Lot 2a - General Service Provision - England and Wales Lot 2b – General Service Provision – Scotland Lot 2c – General Service Provision – Northern Ireland Lot 3 - Full Service - Transport/Rail The scope of services will cover the Legal Practices/Areas listed in Section II.2.4 The Framework will be established for 48 months

Lot Division

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

• An E-Auction may be used.
• An E-Catalogue is required.
• Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.
• Professional qualifications are sought.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** As part of this contract notice the following documents can be accessed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c7013064-114d-4f85-9fe1-561267... 1) Contract notice transparency information for the agreement; 2) Contract notice authorised customer list can be viewed within the Attachments section of Contracts Finder 3) Rights reserved for CCS framework. Cyber Essentials Plus 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 Plus 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 must be able to demonstrate they comply with the technical requirements prescribed by Cyber Essentials Plus, for services under and in connection with this procurement. Refer to https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/information/cyber-essentials-faqs for more information. Additional Information In this section 11, “Procurement Regulations” means each of: a) the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102); b) the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (SI 2016/273); c) the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (SI 2016/274); d) the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (SI 2011/1848); e) the Remedies Directive (2007/66/EC); f) Directive 2014/23/EU of the European Parliament and Council; g) Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and Council; h) Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and Council; and i) Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and Council. Some purchases under this Framework may have requirements that can be met under this Framework but the purchase of which may be exempt from the Procurement Regulations. In such cases, Call-Offs from this Framework will be unregulated purchases for the purposes of the Procurement Regulations, and the buyers may, at their discretion, modify the terms of the Framework and any Call-Off Contracts to reflect that buyer’s specific needs. The Supplier will pay a Management Charge, as defined in the Framework Award Form. Registering for access: This procurement will be managed electronically via the eSourcing suite. This will be the route for sharing all information and communicating with bidders. If you have recently registered on the eSourcing suite for another CCS procurement you can use the same account for this new procurement. If not, you will first need to register your organisation on the portal. Use the following link for information on how register and use the eSourcing tool: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/esourcing-tool-guidance-for-suppliers For assistance please contact the eSourcing Help desk operated by email at eEnablement@crowncommercial.gov.uk or call 0345 410 2222.