Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
General Optical Council
1150137 (Registered Charity)
10 Old Bailey
London
EC4M 7NG
UK
Contact person: Keith Watts
Telephone: +44 2075803898
E-mail: kwatts@optical.org
Fax: +44 2074363525
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.optical.org
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA14321
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Social protection
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
GOC Legal Support Services Contract Award Notice
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The requirements of the service are:
1) Conduct of investigative work on the GOC’s behalf in relation to fitness to practise allegations;
2) Preparation for, and presentation of, the GOC’s case at substantive Fitness to Practise Committee hearings;
3) Occasional preparation for, and presentation of the GOC’s case at non-substantive hearings (interim order applications/reviews/extensions, substantive order reviews) and registration appeal committee hearings;
4) Provision of advice relating to the conduct of individual investigations into the fitness to practise of GOC registrants and also relating to interpretation of GOC legislation/Rules;
5) Provision of training to Council members, Committee members, Case Examiners and staff.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Restricted procedure for the provision of legal support services to the General Optical Council.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Case management
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Credibility and track record
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Quality and range of legal services
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Understanding of GOC needs
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Cost
/ 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:
2019/S 018-038492
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
01/07/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Kingsley Napley LLP
14 St John's Lane
London
EC1M 4AJ
UK
Telephone: +44 2035351506
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Capsticks Solicitors LLP
1 St Georges Road
London
SW19 4DR
UK
Telephone: +44 2087804849
Fax: +44 2087801141
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CMS LLP
1 The Avenue, Spinningfields
Manchester
M3 3AP
UK
Telephone: +44 1613934760
NUTS: UKD33
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(MT Ref:216495)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service (Cabinet Office)
10 Old Bailey
London
EC4M 7NG
UK
Telephone: +44 2075803898
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Fax: +44 2074363525
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Public Procurement Review Service (Cabinet Office)
70 Whitehall
London
UK
Telephone: +44 2075803898
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Fax: +44 2074363525
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/07/2019