Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Severn Trent Water Limited
Severn Trent Centre, 2 St John's Street
Coventry
CV1 2LZ
UK
E-mail: Adrean.Chavira@severntrent.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.severntrent@bravosolution.co.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.6) Main activity
Water
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Legal Services
Reference number: 2017/191-392024
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
ST plc, STW and DVW wished to engage a legal firm specialising in the practice areas of corporate and tax and treasury legal services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 400 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
ST plc, STW and DVW wished to engage a legal firm specialising in the practice areas of corporate and tax and treasury legal services. The firm shall be expected to have experience of working within the water sector and have demonstrable experience in M&A, tax and treasury transactions. The firm is also expected to have an international presence (or be part of an international alliance) in a number of jurisdictions including the USA (New York).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Up to 2 years to extend the agreement from 3 years.
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/04/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
OC310989
Exchange House, Primrose Street, London, EC2A 2EG
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 400 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Severn Trent Water
Coventry
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/04/2018