Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The Board of the Pension Protection Fund
Renaissance, 12 Dingwall Road
Croydon
CR0 2NA
UK
Contact person: Commercial Services
Telephone: +44 8456002541
E-mail: commercialservices@ppf.gsi.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI62
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.pensionprotectionfund.org.uk/Pages/homepage.aspx
Address of the buyer profile: https://ppf.bravosolution.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Legal Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Board of the pension protection fund (the ''Board'') wishes to establish a panel of law firms to provide comprehensive legal services to support the Board.
Potential providers must be authorised and regulated appropriately, possess suitable professional indemnity insurance cover and be able to provide the required services.
This procurement will be conducted under the Light touch regime. This procurement relates to legal services within the meaning of Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) and will be subject to limited regulation and accordingly will be conducted in accordance with regulations 74 to 76 of the PCR 2015.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
9 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Legal services to the Board
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
79110000
79111000
79112000
79130000
79140000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI62
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Core services.
— Pensions.
— Financial Services.
— Litigation.
— Insolvency.
The following general description is not exhaustive but serves as an illustration of the areas which we believe fall within different service specialisms.
— Pensions including contentious and non-contentious pensions issues.
— Financial services including Regulatory services, Investment funds and Asset management.
— Litigation.
— Debt recovery.
— Insolvency including restructuring and corporate.
— Real estate.
— Non-financial regulatory services including, corporate governance, compliance and data protection.
— Public law including, Freedom of information, State aid, Public procurement.
— General commercial including employment advice and Intellectual property.
— Taxation.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Customer experience and service
/ Weighting: 45 %
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40 %
Quality criterion: Innovation
/ Weighting: 15 %
Price
/ Weighting:
0 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Assessment Period Tasks
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
79110000
79111000
79140000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI62
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Assessment period tasks may consist of:
— Admissible rules,
— Benefit specification,
— Deeds of removal and appointment,
— Risk identification (including identification of potential claims),
— Equalisation review,
— Ad hoc advice.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Lot 2 – Assessment period tasks
/ Weighting: 100 %
Price
/ Weighting:
0 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Legal Services to the Board
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
05/12/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 28
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Gowling WLG
London
UK
NUTS: UKI31
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Osborne Clarke
London
UK
NUTS: UKI31
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
DWF LLP
Manchester
UK
NUTS: UKD33
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hogan Lovells International LLP
London
UK
NUTS: UKI31
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP (London)
London
UK
NUTS: UKI31
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mayer Brown International LLP
London
UK
NUTS: UKI31
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 6 750 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Assessment Period Tasks
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
05/12/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 28
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Gowling WLG
London
UK
NUTS: UKI31
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
DWF LLP
Manchester
UK
NUTS: UKD33
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Osborne Clarke
London
UK
NUTS: UKI31
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 250 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Note that the estimated contract values in Section II: Object (II.1.7) and Sections V: Award of Contract (V.2.4) are based on extensions for the full term permissible under the contracts (4 years in total).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Board of the Pension Protection Fund
Renaissance, 12 Dingwall Road
Croydon
CR0 2NA
UK
Telephone: +44 8456002541
E-mail: commercialservices@ppf.gsi.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/04/2018