Legal Advice and Related Services

Concepts

• legal advisory
• cardiff
• legal services
• legal advice and representation
• legal representation
• legal advisory and information
• external legal advice
• legal advice
• advice
• the required services

Location

Wales

Description

The Wales Audit Office (WAO) and the Auditor General for Wales (AGW) require legal advice on a range of topics and issues relevant to their statutory functions. As such, the WAO wishes to procure and implement a Framework Agreement for the provision of external Legal Advice and Related Services, for both the WAO and the AGW. The advice required will typically relate to either the WAO’s provision of services to the AGW or the AGW’s statutory work.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Framework Agreement will consist of 2 Suppliers on a tiered basis. Both will be expected to provide Legal Advice and Related Services when required, but call-offs will always go to the Tier 1 Supplier in the first instance and then will be offered to the Tier 2 Supplier thereafter should the Tier 1 Supplier be unable to provide the services in that instance for whatever reason. The requirement, in terms of the main, broad areas of law on which the WAO and AGW may require advice are: - a) Audit - b) General Public Business These are not separate Lots and it should be noted that in practice matters often overlap. The successful Suppliers must therefore be able to provide all of the required services under both areas of law.

Renewal Options

Option to extend for a further 2 years at 1-year intervals at the sole discretion of the WAO (i.e. 3 years + 1 + 1).

CPV Codes

• 79111000 - Legal advisory services
• 79100000 - Legal services
• 79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services
• 79112000 - Legal representation services
• 79140000 - Legal advisory and information services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

Please note: The ITT Award & Selection Criteria (inc. Technical Questions and Commercial Questions) and draft Framework Agreement will be made available for review and consideration at the PQQ. Prospective Suppliers are not to respond to the ITT at the first stage of the procurement (PQQ). Only those Suppliers successful at PQQ and invited to tender will be able to respond to the ITT requirements. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=89365. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=141556. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (WA Ref:141556) The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.