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Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Adult Social Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
79110000
79130000
79140000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
UKJ
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Framework Agreement will run for a period of 3 years commencing on 1.1.2020, with an option to extend for a further year. The participating authorities in this procurement are: the City of London Corporation, the London Boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Bromley, Camden, Ealing, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Newham, Redbridge, Waltham Forest and Westminster; and London Fire Brigade. Other local authorities in London and the South East of England (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex) will also be eligible to access the framework. It is intended that framework places will be awarded by reference to 8 different lots.
Lot 1: Adult Social Services:
— mental health,
— community care, including procurement issues relating to providers,
— mental capacity and deprivation of liberty,
— court of protection including mental health cases,
— functions of the local authority under the Care Act 2014 and relevant legislation relating to children (for example at transition, young carers, etc.),
— forced marriages, regardless of the age of the parties concerned (including children),
— coroners work including inquests.
The estimated total value of the Framework Agreement is stated in II.1.5) of this notice and is for the entire duration, including the optional 12-month extension, together with the call-off contracts.
Please note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, chamber(s) performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.
There will be no form of exclusivity or volume that is guaranteed under the resultant Framework Agreement and the Contracting Authority and other participating authorities will be entitled to enter into other contracts and arrangements with other suppliers for the provision of any, or all, of the requirements which are the same as, or similar to those specified under the established Framework Agreement.
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:
2 500 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
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:
Yes
Description of options:
The Framework Agreement will run for a period of 3 years commencing on 1.1.2020, with an option to extend for a further year.
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
Specialist legal consultants, Kennedy Cater, manage the LBLA and its Barristers Framework Agreement on behalf of LBLA members, delivering legal spend savings and efficiency gains, including an extensive legal training programme, delivered with the Barristers Framework chambers.
Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the correspondence area in the Capital e-Sourcing system.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Children’s Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
79110000
79130000
79140000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
UKJ
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Framework Agreement will run for a period of 3 years commencing on 1.1.2020, with an option to extend for a further year. The participating authorities in this procurement are: the City of London Corporation; the London Boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Bromley, Camden, Ealing, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Newham, Redbridge, Waltham Forest and Westminster: and London Fire Brigade. Other local authorities in London and the South East of England (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex) will also be eligible to access the framework. It is intended that framework places will be awarded by reference to 8 different lots.
Lot 2: Children’s Services Care proceedings:
— The Children Act 1989,
— The Child Abduction and Custody Act,
— adoption proceedings, special guardianship and placement orders,
— public interest immunity,
— judicial review,
— functions of the local authority under the Care Act 2014 and relevant legislation relating to children (for example at transition, young carers, etc.),
— forced marriage,
— advice on international placements and placement of children in other jurisdictions,
— injunctions, particularly in the context of social media campaigns involving cases, and generally media advice in children related matters (including social media),
— human rights claims,
— FGM,
— inherent jurisdiction and wardship.
The estimated total value of the Framework Agreement is stated in II.1.5) of this notice and is for the entire duration, including the optional 12-month extension, together with the call-off contracts.
Please note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, chamber(s) performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.
There will be no form of exclusivity or volume that is guaranteed under the resultant Framework Agreement and the Contracting Authority and other participating authorities will be entitled to enter into other contracts and arrangements with other suppliers for the provision of any, or all, of the requirements which are the same as, or similar to those specified under the established Framework Agreement.
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:
23 600 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
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:
Yes
Description of options:
The Framework Agreement will run for a period of 3 years commencing on 1.1.2020, with an option to extend for a further year.
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
Specialist legal consultants, Kennedy Cater, manage the LBLA and its Barristers Framework Agreement on behalf of LBLA members, delivering legal spend savings and efficiency gains, including an extensive legal training programme, delivered with the Barristers Framework chambers.
Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the correspondence area in the Capital e-Sourcing system.
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Governance and Public Law
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
79110000
79130000
79140000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
UKJ
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Framework Agreement will run for a period of 3 years commencing on 1.1.2020, with an option to extend for a further year. The participating authorities in this procurement are: the City of London Corporation; the London Boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Bromley, Camden, Ealing, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Newham, Redbridge, Waltham Forest and Westminster; and London Fire Brigade. Other local authorities in London and the South East of England (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex) will also be eligible to access the framework. It is intended that Framework places will be awarded by reference to 8 different lots.
Lot 3: Governance and Public Law:
— governance, constitutional and policies,
— regulatory issues,
— commercial and contractual disputes, and procurement issues,
— information law including Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Environmental Information Regulations 2004,
— Local Government Finance,
— education, including SENDIST, exclusion cases, advice on opening schools, academy conversions, etc.,
— employment matters, especially complex issues or relating to senior staff,
— judicial reviews on any subject matter,
— any other high profile, high risk matter, that is likely to have an impact on the authority as a whole,
— company law,
— establishment of corporate structures and trading vehicles, including charities, LLPs, ABSs, CBSs and JVs.
The estimated total value of the Framework Agreement is stated in II.1.5) of this notice and is for the entire duration, including the optional 12-month extension, together with the call-off contracts.
Please note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, chamber(s) performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.
There will be no form of exclusivity or volume that is guaranteed under the resultant Framework Agreement and the Contracting Authority and other participating authorities will be entitled to enter into other contracts and arrangements with other suppliers for the provision of any, or all, of the requirements which are the same as, or similar to those specified under the established Framework Agreement.
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:
5 100 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
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:
Yes
Description of options:
The Framework Agreement will run for a period of 3 years commencing on 1.1.2020, with an option to extend for a further year.
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
Specialist legal consultants, Kennedy Cater, manage the LBLA and its Barristers Framework Agreement on behalf of LBLA members, delivering legal spend savings and efficiency gains, including an extensive legal training programme, delivered with the Barristers Framework chambers.
Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the correspondence area in the Capital e-Sourcing system.
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
Criminal Litigation and Prosecutions
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
79110000
79130000
79140000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
UKJ
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Framework Agreement will run for a period of 3 years commencing on 1.1.2020, with an option to extend for a further year. The participating authorities in this procurement are: the City of London Corporation: the London Boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Bromley, Camden, Ealing, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Newham, Redbridge, Waltham Forest and Westminster; and London Fire Brigade. Other local authorities in London and the South East of England (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex) will also be eligible to access the framework. It is intended that framework places will be awarded by reference to 8 different lots.
Lot 4: Criminal Litigation and Prosecutions:
— trading standards and health and safety, including food hygiene,
— fraud in relation to all areas of local authority activities, including blue badge, social care, tenancy fraud and corporate fraud,
— full range of prosecution/enforcement work undertaken by local authorities including planning, licensing, education, and environmental crime (including fly tipping, nose prosecutions, nuisance, ASB, policing and Care Act),
— POCA,
— Housing Act 2014 enforcements.
The estimated total value of the Framework Agreement is stated in II.1.5) of this notice and is for the entire duration, including the optional 12-month extension, together with the call-off contracts.
Please note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, chamber(s) performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.
There will be no form of exclusivity or volume that is guaranteed under the resultant Framework Agreement and the Contracting Authority and other participating authorities will be entitled to enter into other contracts and arrangements with other suppliers for the provision of any, or all, of the requirements which are the same as, or similar to those specified under the established Framework Agreement.
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:
2 700 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
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:
Yes
Description of options:
The Framework Agreement will run for a period of 3 years commencing on 1.1.2020, with an option to extend for a further year.
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
Specialist legal consultants, Kennedy Cater, manage the LBLA and its Barristers Framework Agreement on behalf of LBLA members, delivering legal spend savings and efficiency gains, including an extensive legal training programme, delivered with the Barristers Framework chambers.
Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the correspondence area in the Capital e-Sourcing system.
Lot No: 5
II.2.1) Title
Housing
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
79110000
79130000
79140000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
UKJ
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Framework Agreement will run for a period of 3 years commencing on 1.1.2020, with an option to extend for a further year. The participating authorities in this procurement are: the City of London Corporation; the London Boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Bromley, Camden, Ealing, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Newham, Redbridge, Waltham Forest and Westminster; and London Fire Brigade. Other local authorities in London and the South East of England (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex) will also be eligible to access the framework. It is intended that framework places will be awarded by reference to 8 different lots.
Lot 5: Housing:
— full range of local authority landlord & tenant matters, including advice and representation,
— homelessness (including s 204’s),
— allocations,
— s.80 EPA,
— anti-social behaviour proceedings,
— injunctions,
— disrepair claims,
— repossession and evictions,
— gas servicing access claims,
— service charge disputes and Leasehold Valuation Tribunals,
— advice on internal housing management policies and procedures,
— public law defences,
— mortgage repossessions,
— trespasser claims,
— judicial review,
— leasehold disputes,
— public law/equality act claims in relation to Housing,
— houses in multiple occupation.
The estimated total value of the Framework Agreement is stated in II.1.5) of this notice and is for the entire duration, including the optional 12-month extension, together with the call-off Contracts.
Please note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, chamber(s) performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.
There will be no form of exclusivity or volume that is guaranteed under the resultant Framework Agreement and the Contracting Authority and other participating authorities will be entitled to enter into other contracts and arrangements with other suppliers for the provision of any, or all, of the requirements which are the same as, or similar to those specified under the established Framework Agreement.
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:
7 700 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
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:
Yes
Description of options:
The Framework Agreement will run for a period of 3 years commencing on 1.1.2020, with an option to extend for a further year.
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
Specialist legal consultants, Kennedy Cater, manage the LBLA and its Barristers Framework Agreement on behalf of LBLA members, delivering legal spend savings and efficiency gains, including an extensive legal training programme, delivered with the Barristers Framework chambers.
Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the correspondence area in the Capital e-Sourcing system.
Lot No: 6
II.2.1) Title
Planning
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
79110000
79130000
79140000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
UKJ
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Framework Agreement will run for a period of 3 years commencing on 1.1.2020, with an option to extend for a further year. The participating authorities in in this procurement are: the City of London Corporation; the London Boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Bromley, Camden, Ealing, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Newham, Redbridge, Waltham Forest and Westminster; and London Fire Brigade. Other local authorities in London and the South East of England (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex) will also be eligible to access the framework. It is intended that framework places will be awarded by reference to 8 different lots.
Lot 6: Planning:
— planning appeals,
— enforcement notices including injunctions,
— listed buildings,
— highways,
— housing/retail,
— S106 Agreements,
— local development frameworks/schemes,
— TPOs,
— CIL,
— town and village greens,
— mixed use developments,
— CPOs,
— judicial review,
— injunctions,
— appropriation,
— regeneration,
— procurement,
— other general planning advice.
The estimated total value of the Framework Agreement is stated in II.1.5) of this notice and is for the entire duration, including the optional 12-month extension, together with the call-off contracts.
Please note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, chamber(s) performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.
There will be no form of exclusivity or volume that is guaranteed under the resultant Framework Agreement and the Contracting Authority and other participating authorities will be entitled to enter into other contracts and arrangements with other suppliers for the provision of any, or all, of the requirements which are the same as, or similar to those specified under the established Framework Agreement.
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:
9 200 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
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:
Yes
Description of options:
The Framework Agreement will run for a period of 3 years commencing on 1.1.2020, with an option to extend for a further year.
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
Specialist legal consultants, Kennedy Cater, manage the LBLA and its Barristers Framework Agreement on behalf of LBLA members, delivering legal spend savings and efficiency gains, including an extensive legal training programme, delivered with the Barristers Framework chambers.
Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the correspondence area in the Capital e-Sourcing system.
Lot No: 7
II.2.1) Title
Property
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
79110000
79130000
79140000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
UKJ
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Framework Agreement will run for a period of 3 years commencing on 1.1.2020, with an option to extend for a further year. The participating authorities in this procurement are: the City of London Corporation; the London Boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Bromley, Camden, Ealing, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Newham, Redbridge, Waltham Forest and Westminster; and London Fire Brigade. Other local authorities in London and the South East of England (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex) will also be eligible to access the framework. It is intended that framework places will be awarded by reference to 8 different lots.
Lot 7: Property:
— commercial and residential matters,
— lease renewals and forfeitures,
— mediation and arbitration of commercial LL&T Disputes,
— rights of way (private and public),
— restrictive covenants and easements,
— mortgages and property estoppels,
— possession actions,
— dilapidations,
— mixed use developments,
— CPOs,
— judicial review,
— injunctions,
— appropriation,
— regeneration,
— procurement.
The estimated total value of the Framework Agreement is stated in II.1.5) of this notice and is for the entire duration, including the optional 12-month extension, together with the call-off contracts.
Please note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, chamber(s) performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.
There will be no form of exclusivity or volume that is guaranteed under the resultant Framework Agreement and the contracting authority and other participating authorities will be entitled to enter into other contracts and arrangements with other suppliers for the provision of any, or all, of the requirements which are the same as, or similar to those specified under the established Framework Agreement.
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:
1 300 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
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:
Yes
Description of options:
The Framework Agreement will run for a period of 3 years commencing on 1.1.2020, with an option to extend for a further year.
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
Specialist legal consultants, Kennedy Cater, manage the LBLA and its Barristers Framework Agreement on behalf of LBLA members, delivering legal spend savings and efficiency gains, including an extensive legal training programme, delivered with the Barristers Framework chambers.
Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the correspondence area in the Capital e-Sourcing system.
Lot No: 8
II.2.1) Title
Civil Litigation
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
79110000
79130000
79140000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
UKJ
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Framework Agreement will run for a period of 3 years commencing on 1.1.2020, with an option to extend for a further year. The authorities that are participating in this procurement are: the City of London Corporation; the London Boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Bromley, Camden, Ealing, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Newham, Redbridge, Waltham Forest and Westminster; and London Fire Brigade. Other local authorities in London and the South East of England (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex) will also be eligible to access the framework. It is intended that framework places will be awarded by reference to 8 different lots.
Lot 8: Civil Litigation:
— full range of claims brought against local authorities, including personal injury claims,
— claims against the police (City of London especially),
— coroners work including inquests,
— debt recovery,
— general civil litigation,
— commercial litigation,
— education,
— social media, reputation issues generally, and issues arising from the Defamation Act,
— routine employment tribunal cases and employment advice,
— construction litigation.
The estimated total value of the Framework Agreement is stated in II.1.5) of this notice and is for the entire duration, including the optional 12-month extension, together with the call-off contracts.
Please note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, chamber(s) performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.
There will be no form of exclusivity or volume that is guaranteed under the resultant Framework Agreement and the contracting authority and other participating authorities will be entitled to enter into other contracts and arrangements with other suppliers for the provision of any, or all, of the requirements which are the same as, or similar to those specified under the established Framework Agreement.
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:
2 900 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
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:
Yes
Description of options:
The Framework Agreement will run for a period of 3 years commencing on 1.1.2020, with an option to extend for a further year.
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
Specialist legal consultants, Kennedy Cater, manage the LBLA and its Barristers Framework Agreement on behalf of LBLA members, delivering legal spend savings and efficiency gains, including an extensive legal training programme, delivered with the Barristers Framework chambers.
Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the correspondence area in the Capital e-Sourcing system.
This procurement process is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system ‘Capital eSourcing’ (url: www.capitalesourcing.com).
The procurement is being run as a one stage process, resembling the open procedure and its main features — which includes the core elements of the Standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ). Suppliers will need to register an interest on the system and submit a tender submission no later than 12:00 noon on 16.8.2019 in order to participate and registration is free. Tender submissions cannot be uploaded after the return deadline.
The estimated total value given at II.1.5) is for the full duration of the Framework Agreement, which is up to four (4) years. The estimated annual contract value across the lots is approximately 14 000 000 GBP.
The Contracting Authority reserves the right at any time to vary the timescales in this notice, cease the procurement process and not award Framework Agreement or to award only part of the opportunity described in this notice. If the Contracting Authority takes up any of these rights then it will not be responsible for, or pay the expenses or losses, which may be incurred by any candidate or tenderer as a result. Economic operators are solely responsible for their costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation of their tender submissions and all stages throughout the procurement. Under no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for costs or expense borne by the economic operators.
The services advertised in this notice fall under the services listed in Annex XIV to Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and the Contracting Authority is not obliged to follow The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in full. The procurement process that will apply to the services is specified in the procurement documents accordingly.