Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting as agent for the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (‘UHCW’)
19 George Road
Edgbaston, Birmingham
B15 1NU
UK
Telephone: +44 08458875000
E-mail: Louise.Daly@HTEPG.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.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
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Legal Services
Reference number: SF051638
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Award of procurement exercise for the renewal of Legal Services 2015 framework agreement. It will be awarded for the period of 3 years, with the option to extend for 1 period of 12 months at HealthTrust Europe's discretion.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
40 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79000000
79110000
79111000
79112000
79140000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This will be an award notice for the renewal of Legal Services 2015 framework agreement. Requires all awarded suppliers to be able to cover all mandatory specialisms of law as outlined below to the required standard. There are, in addition, a number of specialist areas of law which are deemed optional, which suppliers will be able to provide under the framework agreement providing they meet the minimum capability score.
Mandatory specialisms:
(i) corporate governance;
(ii) healthcare inc. mental health law;
(iii) contract and commercial law;
(iv) employment, pensions and employee related tax law;
(v) property, estates energy and environmental law;
(vi) corporate finance and public private partnership law;
(vii) intellectual property, IT, telecoms, media and eCommerce law;
(viii) tax law;
(ix) information law, to include GDPR, data protection, FOIA, common law confidentiality.
Optional specialisms:
(i) mergers and acquisitions;
(ii) litigation, dispute resolution, arbitration and investigations.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Quality criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 30
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract shall be for the period of 3 years with the option to renew for one period of 12 months at the discretion of HealthTrust Europe.
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 027-060298
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: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bevan Brittan LLP
Bristol
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Browne Jacobson LLP
Nottingham
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Capsticks Solicitors LLP
Greater London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Clyde and Co LLP
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
DAC Beachcroft LLP
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hempsons
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hill Dickinson LLP
Liverpool
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Kennedys Law LLP
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
WardHadaway
Newcastle Upon Tyne
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Weightmans LLP
Liverpool
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:
: 40 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Legal Department, HealthTrust Europe LLP
19 George Road
Birmingham
B15 1NU
UK
Telephone: +44 8458875000
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
HTE incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/07/2019