Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Argyll Community Housing Association Ltd
Menzies House, Glenshellach Business Park
Oban
PA34 4RY
UK
Contact person: Bruce West
Telephone: +44 1546605829
E-mail: bruce.west@acha.co.uk
NUTS: UKM63
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.acha.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10562
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
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:
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Legal Services Contract (2020-2025)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Argyll Community Housing Association seek to appoint a company to manage all our legal service requirements for the period April 2020 to March 2025.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
700 000.00
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
79130000
79140000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM63
Main site or place of performance:
Oban, Lochgilphead, Dunoon and Helensburgh.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
To procure legal services for ACHA and its subsidiaries including but not limited to:
Corporate and contracts law, charity and company law, governance and regulation, construction and procurement law, employment law, health and safety law including tribunal representation, data Protection (GDPR) and freedom of information law, housing law, insurance, banking and finance law, land and property law, conveyancing and remedial conveyancing property investment law, development and regeneration law, heritable property recovery and debt recovery, shared equity, general litigation and general legal advice.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ Weighting:
60
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: No
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
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Interested parties must be a member of the ‘Law Society of Scotland’.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Please refer to ESPD document.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Please refer to ESPD document.
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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.1.8) 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:
10/02/2020
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
11/02/2020
Local time: 09:30
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
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
Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Website at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=610282
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
(SC Ref:610282)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Argyll Community Housing Association Ltd
Menzies House, Glenshellach Business Park
Oban
PA34 4RY
UK
Telephone: +44 1546605829
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.acha.co.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/01/2020