Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Litigation Authority (NHS LA)
2nd Floor, 151 Buckingham Palace Road
London
SW1W 9SZ
UK
Telephone: +44 2078112700
E-mail: Contract.Queries@nhsla.com
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.nhsla.com
Address of the buyer profile: http://nhsla.mytenders.org/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
http://nhsla.mytenders.org
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
http://nhsla.mytenders.org
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
http://nhsla.mytenders.org
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
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Health related legal services.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The NHS Litigation Authority (‘NHSLA’) is proposing to establish a framework agreement on behalf of itself and the bodies listed in section VI.3 for the purposes of procuring certain health-related legal services.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
544 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Clinical Liabilities
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79110000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Legal advice/assistance including handling pre-litigation; litigation and other forms of dispute resolution in respect of potential, actual or alleged clinical liabilities of NHS Trusts and others. Further details are in the tender documents. NHSLA is envisaged to be the main user of Lot 1.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
480 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
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
Save as set out in the tender documents, the anticipated maximum number of suppliers to be appointed for Lot 1 is ten (10) suppliers.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Non clinical liabilities
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79110000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Legal advice/assistance including handling pre-litigation; litigation and other forms of dispute resolution in
respect of actual or alleged non-clinical liabilities of NHS Trusts and others including employers liability and
public/products liability. Further details are in the tender documents. NHSLA is envisaged to be the main user of
Lot 2.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
32 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
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
Save as set out in the tender documents, the anticipated maximum number of suppliers to be
appointed for Lot 2 is four (4) suppliers.
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Regulatory, health and disciplinary law
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Legal advice/assistance relating to all aspects of medical and health care law including mental health, public
health, pharmaceutical, biotech and human tissue matters. Further details are in the tender documents. The
entities other than NHSLA that are listed in Section VI.3 are expected to be the main users of Lot 3.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
32 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
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
Save as set out in the tender documents, the anticipated maximum number of suppliers to be
appointed for Lot 3 is ten (10) suppliers.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
Providers must meet certain conditions for participation including as to potential conflicts of interest and
acceptance of proposed contract terms. If appointed to the framework, providers will have to meet certain
mandatory standards including maintaining professional indemnity cover of not less than 40 000 000 GBP each and
every claim. The tender documentation contains further details.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.1) Information about a particular profession
Participation is reserved to a particular profession: Yes
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
Legal profession.
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As contained in tender documents.
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
03/04/2017
Local time: 16:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
NHSLA is conducting this procurement on behalf of itself and the following public bodies:-.
Department of Health.
Care Quality Commission.
Health Education England.
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.
Health Research Authority.
Human Tissue Authority.
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency.
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse.
NHS Blood and Transplant.
NHS Business Services Authority.
NHS Commissioning Board (known as NHS England).
NHS Digital.
NHS Improvement.
Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care.
Public Health England.
Any and all other entities which are currently, or may at any time during the life of the Framework become, arm's length bodies or agencies of the Department of Health.
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(MT Ref:193610).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Litigation Authority (NHS LA)
2nd Floor, 151 Buckingham Palace Road
London
SW1W 9SZ
UK
Telephone: +44 2078112700
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.nhsla.com
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/02/2017