Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd
1 Eversholt Street
London
NW1 2DN
UK
Telephone: +44 1908781000
E-mail: Fiona.Matthews@networkrail.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.networkrail.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk
I.6) Main activity
Railway services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Corporate and Legal Services Framework
Reference number: Bravo Project Number 5781
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Network Rail as the authority is putting in place a framework agreement for legal services. This framework agreement will be for a period of five years from 1 May 2019 to 30 April 2024 with an option to extend by up to 2 years. This procurement relates to the legal services which are listed in Schedule 2 of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016(UCR) 2016 as a specific service. This procurement is being conducted under the Light Tough Regime (‘LTR’) and will be conducted in accordance with regulations 90 to 93 UCR 2016.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
98 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
91,000,000.00
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Corporate and legal services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Techical
/ Weighting: 60 %
Quality criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 40 %
Cost criterion: Rates
/ Weighting: 35 %
Cost criterion: Property non-litigation and property litigation fixed fees
/ Weighting: 5 %
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
Corporate and Legal Services Framework Scotland
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Corporate and legal services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 60 %
Quality criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 40 %
Cost criterion: Rates
/ Weighting: 35 %
Cost criterion: Property non-litigation and property litigation fixed fees
/ Weighting: 5 %
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
Negotiated with call for competition
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
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 030-066241
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Corporate and Legal Services Framework England and Wales
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/12/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Milton Gate, 60 Chiswell Street
London
EC1Y 4AG
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
One Wood Street
London
EC2V 7WS
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Dentons UK and Middle East LLP
One Fleet Place
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:
: 91 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Corporate and Legal Services Framework Scotland
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/01/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Dentons UK and Middle East LLP
One Fleet Place
London
EC4M 7WS
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:
: 7 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd
Milton Keynes
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Network Rail will incorporate a 10 calendar day standstill period after notification to unsuccessful participants and until such a point will not enter into a contract for this requirement. Participants considering lodging an appeal must do so within this timescale in order to allow Network Rail to consider such an appeal. Successful appeals after the conclusion of the contract award can only be dealt with through the processes available as described above.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Network Rail
Quadrant MK
Milton Keynes
MK9 1EN
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/04/2020