Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Digital
7 & 8 Wellington Place
Leeds
LS1 4AP
UK
Contact person: Patricia Nweke
E-mail: patricia.nweke@nhs.net
NUTS: UKE42
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.digital.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.digital.nhs.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Legal Advisory Services
Reference number: C32404
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79111000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS Digital provides national ICT services supporting health and social care. This procurement relates to the provision of legal services associated with the engagement of external legal services to support all activity of all programmes. <br/><br/>In addition, NHS Digital occasionally requires legal support for its own internal matters e.g., employment law support, and employment tribunal support.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 888 508.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79140000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE42
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Digital provides national ICT services supporting health and social care. This procurement relates to the provision of legal services associated with the engagement of external legal services to support all activity of all programmes. <br/><br/>In addition, NHS Digital occasionally requires legal support for its own internal matters such as employment law support, and employment tribunal support.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
RM3786 expressly allows NHSD to directly award legal services contracts to such of the panel firms which NHSD deem best capable to provide services. As such, we can implement this direct award through CCNs under existing contracts with DAC Beachcroft (DACB) and in accordance with PCR Regulation 72.1(a). Extending the contracts under the existing CCS framework, has additional value for money benefits for the NHS as it allows NHSD to continue to call on DACB at lower rates since the rates on the new Legal Services Panel RM6179 have increased between 3-11%.
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:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21/12/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
DAC Beachcroft LLP
OC 317 852
25 Walbrook
London
EC4N 8AF
UK
Telephone: +44 2072421011
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.dacbeachcroft.com
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 1 888 508.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Digital
7 & 8 Wellington Place
Leeds
LS1 4AP
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.digital.nhs.uk/
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/01/2022