Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Financial Services Compensation Scheme
10th Floor, Beaufort House, 15 St Botolph Street
London
EC3A 7QU
UK
Telephone: +44 2073758175
E-mail: Chris.Sutherland@fscs.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.fscs.org.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Legal Services Framework Agreement
Reference number: FSCS 346
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The procurement is to establish an FSCS legal services framework, which has been split into 3 lots:
— lot 1: core FSCS requirement: general English law legal services,
— lot 2: Scots law all legal disciplines as covered by lot 1,
— lot 3: employment law and ancillary legal services.
This procurement is subject to the “light touch regime” as referred to in Schedule 3 to the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
12 600 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Core FSCS Lot: General English Law Legal Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This lot will include:
— financial services and regulatory law,
— legal and regulatory framework applicable to FSCS,
— insolvency and restructuring,
— public and administrative law,
— data protection, freedom of information and privacy company law,
— general commercial and contract drafting and advice,
— public procurement law,
— outsourcing, including TUPE,
— commercial property,
— banking and finance,
— litigation/dispute resolution and enforcement, including non-UK jurisdiction.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ 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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Scots 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
This includes the following legal disciplines:
— financial services and regulatory law,
— legal and regulatory framework applicable to FSCS,
— insolvency and restructuring,
— public and administrative law,
— data protection, freedom of information and privacy company law,
— general commercial and contract drafting and advice,
— public procurement law,
— outsourcing,
— commercial property,
— banking and finance,
— litigation/dispute resolution and enforcement, including non-UK jurisdiction.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ 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
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Employment Law and Ancillary Legal Services
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 scope is to cover advisory, litigation and training/educational support.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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 141-323130
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Core FSCS Legal Services which Relate to General English Law
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/12/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 12
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
Bevan Brittan LLP
Kings Orchard, 1 Queen Street, Bristol, BS2 0HQ
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Burges Salmon
One Glass Wharf
Bristol
BS2 0ZX
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Burness Paull LLP
50 Lothian Road, Festival Square
Edinburgh
EH3 9WJ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Clifford Chance LLP
10 Upper Bank Street
London
E14 5JJ
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
EC4M 7WS
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.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 12 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Scots Law
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/12/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Milton Gate, 60 Chiswell St
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:
: 400 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 3
Title: Employment Law Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/12/2018
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
Trowers and Hamlins LLP
3 Bunhill Row
London
EC1Y 8YZ
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:
: 200 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The initial framework term will be 36 months with the option for FSCS to extend up to 12 months, therefore making the effective service term a potential total term of 4 years.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Royal Court of Justice
The Strand
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/01/2019