Legal Services 2022-26

Concepts

• legal services
• merseyside
• housing & asset management
• full scope of services
• total legal services
• service level agreement
• scope of services
• lot structure
• purpose of this tender process
• highest ranked tenderer

Location

Description

The purpose of this tender process is to select providers based on the lot structure shown below that can offer the legal services required by Cobalt. The contract/framework agreement will be for four years commencing 1st July 2022. Lot 1 will be awarded to the highest ranked Tenderer according to the evaluation criteria set out in section 6 of this ITT. The Lot 1 Provider will have the capabilities to deliver the full scope of services shown in 'Appendix 1 - Service Level Agreement', and summarised here - - Corporate, Governance & Regulation - Housing & Asset Management - Property, Development & Regeneration - Commercial, Contract & Procurement - Finance - HR Cobalt will look to issue roughly 85% - 90% of its total legal services to the Lot 1 Provider. This volume of work will then ensure that the Provider is able to maintain Lot 2 will be a framework consisting of the next 4 highest ranked Tenderers that have indicated in 1.7 of Part A Response that they wish to be considered for Lot 2. Lot 2 Providers will be required to offer the same scope of services as Lot 1, with full detail shown in 'Appendix 1 - Service Level Agreement' It is anticipated that Lot 2 will mainly be utilized for quoted project work, however Cobalt reserves the right to issue any work to Lot 2 Providers. There will be no ranking applied to the framework, meaning that Cobalt is under no obligation to issue works to highest ranked or lowest priced.

CPV Codes

• 79100000 - Legal services

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.
• Contract is suitable for VCOs.

Other Information

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : Yes Additional information on how to apply for this contract https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cobalthousing/aspx/