TfL Legal Panel Framework

Concepts

• legal services
• tfl legal panel framework
• legal panel framework
• legal
• panel
• tfl
• tfl.
• pcr
• law firms
• transport

Location

LONDON

Description

Transport for London (TfL) as the Contracting Authority is putting in place a Framework Agreement for Legal Services to include a number of law firms with the requisite resources, expertise and experience to advise Transport for London, the Greater London Authority and its other functional bodies (the 'GLA Group'). This will be in place for four years with an option to extend for two further years at the sole discretion of TfL. This procurement relates to legal services which are listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) as a specific service. This procurement is being conducted under the Light Touch Regime ("LTR") in accordance with regulations 74 to 77 PCR using a negotiated procedure. The estimated total and lot values set out in this notice are variable, what is listed is our currently anticipated upper bounds.

Lot Division

CPV Codes

• 79100000 - Legal services

Indicators

• Bids should cover one or more lots.
• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• This is a recurring contract.
• Options are available.
• Renewals are available.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

The procurement process is being conducted electronically on the e-Tendering portal SAP Ariba. The portal can be accessed via the following link: https://service.ariba.com/Supplier.aw Suppliers interested in this tender opportunity, please email ilvacunka@tfl.gov.uk confirming your TfL SAP Ariba account name - your organisation will be added manually to the suppliers list in SAP Ariba and you will have unrestricted and full access to the tender documents. To register or to check if you are already registered in TfL SAP Ariba, please use the following link: https://service.ariba.com/Supplier.aw For help registering or uploading your responses, please refer to https://support.ariba.com/Adapt/Ariba_Network_Supplier_Training. If the problem persists please contact Ariba_Supplier_Enablement@tfl.gov.uk. Transport for London (TfL) is a complex organisation operating both as a functional body of the Greater London Authority (GLA) under the direction of the Mayor of London and as a provider of transport services. Further information on TfL may be found at www.tfl.gov.uk. The contract or contracts (if any) resulting from this call for competition may be awarded by and may be for the benefit of TfL and/or any of its subsidiaries and/or the GLA and/or any of the GLA's functional bodies and any Mayoral Development Corporation from time to time including (without limitation) the London Legacy Development Corporation and Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a Framework Agreement with the successful supplier(s), this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. Any orders placed under this Framework Agreement will form a separate contract under the scope of this Framework between the supplier and the specific requesting contracting body. The Contracting Authority and other contracting bodies utilising the Framework reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the Framework Agreement. Please note all Economic Operators are required to express their interest by emailing ilvacunka@tfl.gov.uk. Economic Operators interested in being considered for this opportunity must express interest by means of completing the Standard Selection Questionnaire detailing their capabilities. Transport for London (TfL) reserve the right not to consider expressions of interest received after the closing date/time or received by means other than the portal. TfL reserves the right at any stage to reject or disqualify or revise the pre-qualified status of any Tenderer who: 1. Provides information or confirmations which later prove to be untrue or incorrect; and/or 2. Does not submit a tender in accordance with the requirements set out in the procurement documents or as directed by TfL during the procurement process; and/or 3. Fulfils any one or more of the criteria detailed in Regulation 57 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.