Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
National Savings and Investments
1 Drummond Gate
London
SW1V 2QX
UK
Contact person: Jamie Thomas
Telephone: +44 7973732327
E-mail: jamie.thomas@nsandi.com
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.nsandi.com
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/5255
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
External Legal Advice and Support to National Savings and Investments (NS&I)
Reference number: 1584
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79111000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The provision of external legal advice and support services, to include:
(a) Legal advice to support the ongoing needs of the business at the point of need. This will include, but may not be limited to, ongoing advice to manage the BPO agreement currently with Atos IT Services UK Ltd, and specialist legal advice on matters such as procurement, contract management and contractual change, Retail, B2B services, data protection, security and risk management.
(b) Strategic advice to support NS&I’s longer term business planning. This will include, but may not be limited to, future procurement for the delivery of outsourced elements of the business from 2024, and health checking any future plans NS&I has around business growth and development.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
3 500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79140000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
Main site or place of performance:
London.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of external legal advice and support services, to include:
(a) Legal advice to support the ongoing needs of the business at the point of need. This will include, but may not be limited to, ongoing advice to manage the BPO agreement currently with Atos IT Services UK Ltd, and specialist legal advice on matters such as procurement, contract management and contractual change, Retail, B2B services, data protection, security and risk management.
(b) Strategic advice to support NS&I’s longer term business planning. This will include, but may not be limited to, future procurement for the delivery of outsourced elements of the business from 2024, and health checking any future plans NS&I has around business growth and development.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality of legal solution
/ Weighting: 12.50
Quality criterion: Resource formation and assignment
/ Weighting: 7.50
Quality criterion: Cost optimisation
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Quality of knowledge and knowledge retention
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Social value: living wage
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Social value: corporate social responsibility
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
60
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
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 238-584199
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: External Legal Advice and Support to National Savings and Investments (NS&I)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/03/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bevan Brittan LLP
OC309219
Kings Orchard, 1 Queen Street
Bristol
BS2 0HQ
UK
Telephone: +44 3701943093
E-mail: vicky.hodgson@bevanbrittan.com
NUTS: UKK1
Internet address(es)
URL: http://bevanbrittan.com
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 3 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
31/03/2020