Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Queen's University Belfast
University Road
Belfast
BT7 1NN
UK
E-mail: procurement@qub.ac.uk
NUTS: UKN06
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://qub.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/FinanceDirectorate/visitors/procurement/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Legal Services
Reference number: QUB/1997/20
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Queen’s have identified a provider for the provision of legal services in a number of areas of law including advice and support on legal matters. The requirement has been fulfilled via a further competition under framework agreement RM3788 Wider Public Sector Legal Services Lot 2C — Full Service Firms, Northern Ireland.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN06
Main site or place of performance:
Queen's University Belfast.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Queen’s have identified a provider for the provision of legal services in a number of areas of law including advice and support on legal matters. The requirement has been fulfilled via a further competition under framework agreement RM3788 Wider Public Sector Legal Services Lot 2C – Full Service Firms, Northern Ireland.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 75 %
Price
/ Weighting:
25 %
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
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 221-506265
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: QUB/1997/20
Title: Provision of Legal Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/07/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
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: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Carson McDowell LLP
Murray House, Murray Street
Belfast
BT1 6DN
UK
Telephone: +44 2890244951
E-mail: law@carson-mcdowell.com
NUTS: UKN06
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.carson-mcdowell.com/
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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:
: 1 600 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Queen's University Belfast
University Road
Belfast
Bt7 1NN
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Queen's University Belfast
University Road
Belfast
Bt7 1NN
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Queen's University Belfast
University Road
Belfast
Bt7 1NN
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/08/2020