Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Health and Care Professions Council
Park House,184-186 Kennington Park Road
London
SE11 4BU
UK
Contact person: Claire Amor, Head of Governance HCPC
E-mail: claire.amor@hcpc-uk.org
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.hcpc-uk.org/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Health and Care Professions Council — Legal Services
Reference number: 42087
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) are seeking suitable offers in relation to provision of legal services across the following areas:
• Lot 1: Corporate advice;
• Lot 2: Regulatory advice;
• Lot 3: FTP case specific advice (this lot does not include FTP case preparation and presentation services, this is a separate contract not currently due to retender).
Full details of the Services are provided within the service specification (see ‘Service Specification and Contract’ within ITT Document 2).
The contract(s) are due to commence in April 2021 for 4 years with an option to extend for up to a further (1) year.
A Bidder can bid for all 3 lots but can only be selected as the preferred bidder for a maximum of 2 lots. Bidders are asked to indicate lot preference where this is the case.
Further information can be found in the tender documents which can be found at Eu Supply.
https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=UK
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
5 900 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Corporate Advice
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) (the Contracting Authority) is offering a contract to provide legal services across the following areas:
• Lot 1: Corporate advice;
• Lot 2: Regulatory advice;
• Lot 3: FTP case specific advice (this lot does not include FTP case preparation and presentation services, this is a separate contract not currently due to retender).
Further details of the service can be found in the ITT documentation which can be accessed via Eu Supply.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 65 %
Quality criterion: Interview
/ Weighting: 5 %
Price
/ Weighting:
30 %
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
II.2.14) Additional information
BDB Pitmans 1 Bartholomew Cl, London, United Kingdom, EC1A 7BL has been awarded the contract for Lot 1 Corporate Advice.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Regulatory Advice
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) (the Contracting Authority) is offering a contract to provide Legal Services across the following areas:
• Lot 1: Corporate advice;
• Lot 2: Regulatory advice;
• Lot 3: FTP case specific advice (this lot does not include FTP case preparation and presentation services, this is a separate contract not currently due to retender).
Further details of the service can be found in the ITT documentation which can be accessed via Eu Supply.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 65 %
Quality criterion: Interview
/ Weighting: 5 %
Price
/ Weighting:
30 %
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Blake Morgan LLP, New Kings Court,Tollgate, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO53 3LG has been awarded the contract for Lot 2 Regulatory advice.
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Fitness to Practice
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) (the Contracting Authority) is offering a contract to provide Legal Services across the following areas:
• Lot 1: Corporate advice;
• Lot 2: Regulatory advice;
• Lot 3: FTP case specific advice (this lot does not include FTP case preparation and presentation services, this is a separate contract not currently due to retender).
Further details of the service can be found in the ITT documentation which can be accessed via Eu Supply.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 65 %
Quality criterion: Interview
/ Weighting: 5 %
Price
/ Weighting:
30 %
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Blake Morgan LLP, New Kings Court,Tollgate, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO53 3LG has been awarded the contract for Lot 3 Fitness to Practice.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
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:
2020/S 227-560766
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Lot 1 Corporate Advice
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/03/2021
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
BDB Pitmans
1 Bartholomew Cl
London
EC1A 7BL
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:
Lowest offer:
1.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
700 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Lot 2 Regulatory Advice
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/03/2021
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
Blake Morgan LLP
New Kings Court Tollgate, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh
Hampshire
SO53 3LG
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:
Lowest offer:
1.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
4 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 3
Title: Lot 3 Fitness to Practice
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/03/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Blake Morgan LLP
New Kings Court Tollgate, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh
Hampshire
SO53 3LG
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:
Lowest offer:
1.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
700 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Improvement
London
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
NHS Improvement
London
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
NHS Improvement
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
31/03/2021