Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Together Housing Association Ltd
Bull Green House, Bull Green
Halifax
HX1 2EB
UK
Contact person: Matt Peters
E-mail: matt.peters@togetherhousing.co.uk
NUTS: UKE
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.togetherhousing.co.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://xantive.supplierselect.com/rfp/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://xantive.supplierselect.com/rfp/
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:
https://xantive.supplierselect.com/rfp/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Social Housing
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
THG Legal Services Tender
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Together Housing Group (THG) is looking to establish a framework agreement for the provision of legal services to support the activities of the Group.
Suppliers appointed to the framework will be required to provide a comprehensive set of legal services and advice across a range of defined work streams. Each supplier will be required to provide a minimum of 95 % of all elements defined within the scope of all work streams.
THG will seek to appoint a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 4 suppliers to its framework agreement. Firms appointed to the framework will act as preferred suppliers to THG in the provision of legal services, however appointment to the framework should not be considered to confer any guarantee of a minimum or overall level of work.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79110000
79111000
79112000
79130000
79140000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE
UKD4
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
THG requires the provision of a comprehensive range of legal services and advice across various work streams. In each work stream, the examples provided are indicative and should not be considered as an exhaustive list of the activity types which will be carried out. For each work stream you are required to confirm that you have the appropriate knowledge, capacity, technical expertise and experience of providing advice on these matters within the social housing sector.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Framework will be tendered again at the end of the 4-year period.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
To access this tender please follow the instructions below:
1) access the link https://xantive.supplierselect.com/buy/
2) click the link “Create a new organization account”;
3) register an account;
4) login with new details;
5) click “Public Projects” link at top right of screen;
6) click “Create Invitation” for the “THG Legal Services” project;
7) Change Status to Accept.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 4
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
08/03/2019
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
08/03/2019
Local time: 12:01
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
42 months.
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
To access this tender please follow the instructions below:
1) Access the link https://xantive.supplierselect.com/buy/
2) Click the link “Create a new organization account”;
3) Register an account;
4) Login with new details;
5)Click “Public Projects” link at top right of screen;
6) Click “Create Invitation” for the “THG Legal Services” project;
7) Change Status to Accept.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Together Housing Association Ltd
Halifax
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/02/2019