Post Office Horizon Inquiry Expert Witness Services

A Contract Award Notice
by DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY

Source: Find a Tender
Type: Contract (Services)
Duration: not specified
Value: £750K

Sector: PROFESSIONAL
Published: 10 Jan 2023
Delivery: not specified
Deadline: n/a

Concepts

Location

London:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers

1 buyer

Department for Business Energy & Industrial Strategy London

1 supplier

Alix Partners London

Description

Services to analyse c. 70,000 documents, identifying significant points relating to the Post Office Horizon Inquiry, and produce a written report which sets out the key points, and provide Expert Witness services during hearings.

Award Detail

1	Alix Partners (London) Reference: 000690-2023-con_3174-1 Value: £750,000

Award Criteria

price

CPV Codes

71319000 - Expert witness services

Legal Justification

previous contract with Alix Partners was awarded for the following reasons: An Expression of Interest process was undertaken through the Crown Commercial Service framework 'Management Consultancy Framework 3' (MCF3). 0 bidders responded positively, due to lack of capability, capacity, previous experience, or lack of conflict of interest. Due to the urgency of this requirement, and the lack of an available market, it was deemed appropriate to award directly to Alix Partners, who were identified through internal research. Since the awarding of that contract, due to unforeseeable changes occurring in regards to the number of documents needing review, and the associated inability to change supplier due to the expert witness report already being in production, we have awarded a new contract to Alix Partners for this additional work.