Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Central Housing Investment Consortium Limited (CHIC)
84 Spencer Street
Birmingham
B18 6DS
UK
Contact person: Tim Morel and Elena Khawaja
Telephone: +44 2071134020
E-mail: chic@KennedyCater.com
NUTS: UKG31
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.chicltd.co.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Central Purchasing Body for various contracting organisations
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
UK-Birmingham: Legal Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
CHIC is a consortium of registered providers registered under the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008. It is a registered company incorporated on 25 May 2010 under company number 07266506. It currently has around 90 members, although it should be noted that some of the members are groups of housing providers. Details of members can be found at http://www.chicltd.co.uk/.
The members intend to appoint suppliers to each lot capable of providing high-quality commercial and practical legal advice and assisting members to reduce their legal spend. It is an objective of this tender that the members will achieve better value, enhanced service delivery and more efficient management of matters outsourced to external solicitors.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
15 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Lot 1: Corporate, Governance and Finance Legal Advice
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
79112000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH
UKI
UKF
UKG
UKL
UKJ
UKK
UKE
UKD
UKC
Main site or place of performance:
East of England, London, East Midlands (ENGLAND), West Midlands (ENGLAND), Wales, South East (ENGLAND), South West (ENGLAND), Yorkshire and the Humber, North West (ENGLAND), North East (ENGLAND).
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
• banking and finance including the raising of bank funding, capital markets issuance and hedging arrangements;
• charging and security work;
• development draw down funding (including contracts with the HCA/GLA);
• corporate governance;
• new business opportunities;
• acquisitions and disposals;
• joint ventures and subsidiaries;
• amalgamations and restructuring;
• stock transfers;
• employment advice (including TUPE);
• taxation advice;
• pensions;
• charity law;
• industrial and provident society law;
• constitutional reviews;
• board member powers and responsibilities;
• corporate policies and procedures;
• commercial contracts (including supporting people contracts)
• debt recovery;
• procurement law;
• commercial disputes;
• grant applications e.g. big lottery funding;
• IT and information law including system maintenance and support agreements, defamation and the internet, and intellectual property;
• data protection;
• code of governance;
• regulations;
• company law;
• miscellaneous advice such as occasional advice on such matters as financial inclusion/general advice to tenants, consumer credit licence issues, health and safety, defamation, fraud, insolvency judicial reviews and public law issues including Human Rights Act.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Service delivery
/ Weighting: 50 %
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 50 %
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Lot 2: Housing and Asset Management Legal Advice
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
79112000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH
UKI
UKF
UKG
UKL
UKJ
UKK
UKE
UKD
UKC
Main site or place of performance:
East of England, London, East Midlands (ENGLAND), West Midlands (ENGLAND), Wales, South East (ENGLAND), South West (ENGLAND), Yorkshire and the Humber, North West (ENGLAND), North East (ENGLAND).
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Housing litigation such as:
• Disrepair claims;
• anti-social behaviour proceedings (including injunctions, committal);
• rent arrears possession proceedings;
• non-rent arrears possession proceedings;
• possession proceedings (all types);
• assured shorthold accelerated possession claims;
• trespassers;
• possession succession;
• evictions;
• gas servicing and other access injunctions;
• supported housing disputes
• terminating licence agreements and obtaining possession;
• service charge disputes;
• tenancy fraud;
• mediation;
• first tier tribunal advice and advocacy;
• leaseholder disputes;
• deceased leaseholders where executors not meeting their obligations or where no monies in estate;
• unlawful assignments;
• enforcement/forfeiture;
• leasehold and shared ownership sub-letting;
• managing agent issues including those arising from Tri-Partite agreements i.e. RP, leaseholder and managing agent.
General housing advice such as:
• tenancy agreement advice;
• anti-social behaviour advice;
• welfare benefit advice;
• service charge advice;
• estate management board advice;
• managing agents contracts and service level agreements;
• supported and sheltered housing advice;
• advice on complaints;
• dilapidations;
• dealing with lack of mental capacity;
• judicial review;
• welfare reform updates;
• data protection/GDPR;
• energy supply agreements with residents.
Housing management policy advice such as:
• drafting and advising on new forms of tenancy and licence agreement;
• rent setting advice;
• policy drafting, approval and annual health checks;
• advice on procedures — this may include drafting all or part of a procedure.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Service delivery
/ Weighting: 40 %
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 60 %
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
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Lot 3: Property and Development Legal Advice
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
79112000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH
UKI
UKF
UKG
UKL
UKJ
UKK
UKE
UKD
UKC
Main site or place of performance:
East of ENGLAND, London, East Midlands (ENGLAND), West Midlands (ENGLAND), WALES, South East (ENGLAND), South West (ENGLAND),Yorkshire and the Humber, North West (ENGLAND), North East (ENGLAND).
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Development
• public private partnerships;
• site assembly;
• options to purchase;
• acquisitions/disposals of land/buildings including new build plot sales;
• acquisitions/disposals of tenanted stock;
• stock swaps;
• statutory agreements e.g. s.38, 278, 104;
• planning agreements e.g. s.106 and s.111;
• development agreements;
• development funding (including HCA Help to Buy agreements);
• management agreements;
• establishing development-related management companies including joint ventures;
• construction agreements (including collateral warranties)
• bonds;
• parent company guarantees;
• contentious construction;
• novation agreements;
• wayleaves and other utility agreements;
• building licences;
• grant agreements;
• health and safety;
• overage;
• planning advice;
• property taxation advice;
• procurement advice;
• development disputes (including litigation);
• environmental issues
• ESCo/MUSCo leases and concession agreements;
• energy supply agreements with residents;
• consultant appointment letters;
• contract amendments;
• frameworks for consultants and contractors;
• fire safety, asbestos water and other H&S law.
Commercial Property
• property rationalisation including purchases, disposals, stock swaps, TUPE (employment issues);
• purchases/disposals of real estate (general);
• auction acquisitions and disposals;
• easements;
• title investigations;
• agreements for lease/licences;
• granting and taking leases;
• management agreements;
• lease management e.g. licences to assign, licences for alterations, deeds of variation, lease extensions, rent review memoranda, etc.
• advice relating to existing leases and management agreements;
• commercial lease renewals and surrenders;
• tenanted sales initiatives;
• tenanted transfers including overage agreements;
• dilapidations;
• adverse possession including traveller issues;
• establishing property joint ventures;
• plot sales (commercial);
• consent issues relating to restrictions on title, including lifting of restrictive covenants;
• ground rent issues;
• property litigation;
• construction contracts (including professional services contracts);
• serving section 25 and s26 notices and responding to the same when served;
• Re-possession of premises.
Residential property
• purchases and sales of individual residential units (freehold/ leasehold);
• new build plot sales (freehold/leasehold);
• easements;
• lifting of restrictive covenants;
• auctions;
• sales under right to buy, right to acquire/social HomeBuy;
• mortgage rescue;
• independent supported living purchases;
• service charge issues (including sinking fund disputes);
• leasehold valuation tribunal advice and advocacy;
• leasehold enfranchisement;
• absent landlords (overseas, etc.).
Shared ownership
• setting up shared ownership schemes including drafting lease incorporating requirements of planning agreements and attending site as required during construction phase;
• staircasing (not final and final);
• resale/assignment to new owner;
• easements;
• lifting of restrictive covenants;
• surrenders;
• repossessions;
• new build plot sales;
• managing agent issues including those arising from tripartite agreements i.e. RP, leaseholder and managing agent;
• lease management e.g. licences to assign, licences for alterations, deeds of variations, lease extensions.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Service delivery
/ Weighting: 40 %
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 60 %
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
Open 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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 032-076451
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Corporate, Governance and Finance
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/05/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 12
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 12
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP
OC313432
134 Edmund Street
Birmingham
B3 2ES
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ashfords LLP
OC342432
Ashford House, Grenadier Road
Exeter
EX1 3LH
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bevan Brittan LLP
OC309219
Kings Orchard, 1 Queen Street
Bristol,
BS2 0HQ
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Capsticks Solicitors LLP
OC340360
1 St. Georges Road
London
SW19 4DR
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Clarke Willmott LLP
OC344818
138 Edmund Street
Birmingham
B3 2ES
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Devonshires Solicitors
OC397401
30 Finsbury Circus
London
EC2M 7DT
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Forbes Solicitors
N/A Partnership
Rutherford House, 4 Wellington Street (St Johns)
Blackburn
BB1 8DD
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Penningtons Manches Cooper
OC311575
125 Wood Street
London
EC2V 7AW
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
TLT LLP
OC308658
1 Redcliff Street
Bristol, B
S1 6TP
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Tozers Solicitors LLP
OC327569
Broadwalk House, Southernhay West
Exeter,
EX1 1UA
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 3 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Corporate, Governance and Finance
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/05/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 12
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 12
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Trowers and Hamlins LLP
OC337852
3 Bunhill Row
London
EC1Y 8YZ
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Wright Hassall LLP
OC315843
Olympus Avenue, Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV34 6BF
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 3 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Lot 2: Housing and Asset Management
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/05/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 18
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 7
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 18
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP
OC313432
134 Edmund Street
Birmingham
B3 2ES
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Batchelors Solicitors
N/A partnership
Charles House, 35 Widmore Rd
Bromley
BR1 1RW
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bevan Brittan
OC309219
Kings Orchard, 1 Queen Street
Bristol,
BS2 0HQ
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BLM LLP
OC340981
King’s House, 42 King Street West
Manchester
M3 2NU
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Capsticks Solicitors LLP
OC340360
1 St. Georges Road
London
SW19 4DR
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Clarke Willmott LLP
OC344818
138 Edmund Street
Birmingham
B3 2ES
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Devonshires Solicitors
OC397401
30 Finsbury Circus
London
EC2M 7DT
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Forbes Solicitors
N/A partnership
Rutherford House, 4 Wellington Street (St Johns)
Blackburn
BB1 8DD
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Glazer Delmar
N/A partnership
27-31 N Cross Rd, East Dulwich
London
SE22 9ET
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Judge and Priestley LLP
OC312733
Justin House, 6 West Street
Bromley,
BR1 1JN
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 3 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Housing and Asset Management
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/05/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 18
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 7
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 18
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MSB Solicitors
11917781
17a-17b Allerton Road, Mossley Hill
Liverpool
L18 1LG
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Tozers Solicitors LLP
OC327569
Broadwalk House, Southernhay West
Exeter
EX1 1UA
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ward Hadaway
N/A partnership
Sandgate House, 102 Quayside
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 3DX
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Weightmans LLP
OC326117
100 Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9QJ
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Wright Hassall LLP
OC315843
Olympus Avenue, Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV34 6BF
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 3 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 3
Title: Property and Development
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/05/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 24
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 10
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 24
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP
OC313432
138 Edmund Street
Birmingham
B3 2ES
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ashfords
OC342432
Ashford House, Grenadier Road
Exeter
EX1 3LH
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bevan Brittan
OC309219
Kings Orchard, 1 Queen Street
Bristol,
BS2 0HQ
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Capsticks Solicitors LLP
OC340360
1 St. Georges Road
London
SW19 4DR
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Devonshires Solicitors
OC397401
30 Finsbury Circus
London
EC2M 7DT
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
EMW Law LLP
OC309126
Seebeck House 1 Seebeck Place
Knowlhill
MK5 8FR
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Forbes Solicitors
N/A partnership
Rutherford House, 4 Wellington Street (St Johns)
Blackburn
BB1 8DD
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MSB Solicitors
11917781
17a-17b Allerton Road, Mossley Hill
Liverpool
L18 1LG
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Penningtons Manches Cooper
OC311575
125 Wood Street
London
EC2V 7AW
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Sharratts (London) LLP
OC352690
1 The Old Yard, Rectory Lane Brasted
Westerham
TN16 1JP
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 9 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 3
Title: Property and Development
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/05/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 24
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 10
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 24
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Shoosmiths LLP
OC374987
100 Avebury Boulevard
Milton Keynes
MK9 1FH
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
TLT LLP
OC308658
1 Redcliff Street
Bristol, B
S1 6TP
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Tozers Solicitors LLP
OC327569
Broadwalk House, Southernhay West
Exeter
EX1 1UA
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Weightmans LLP
OC326117
100 Avebury Boulevard
Milton Keynes
MK9 1FH
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Wright Hassall LLP
OC315843
Olympus Avenue, Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV34 6BF
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 9 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The procurement was run as a one stage process, resembling the open procedure and suppliers needed to submit a tender submission no later than 12.00 noon on 17 March 2020 in order to participate.
The services advertised in this notice fall under the services listed in Annex XIV to Directive 2014/24/EU and the contracting authority is not obliged to follow The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in full. Accordingly, the procurement process that applied to the services were specified in the procurement documents
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=501386968
The total value of the contract for:
— Lot 1: is GBP 3 000 000,
— Lot 2: is GBP 3 000 000,
— Lot 3: is GBP 9 000 000.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=501386968
GO Reference: GO-2020623-PRO-16758311
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079476000
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079476000
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The contracting authority incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the framework agreement was communicated to tenderers. This period allowed unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the decision to award a framework agreement before a contract is executed/signed (as appropriate). If an appeal regarding the award of the framework agreement has not been successfully resolved, The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or who are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Central Housing Investment Consortium Limited (CHIC) - c/o Kennedy Cater Ltd
84 Spencer Street
Birmingham
B18 6DS
UK
Telephone: +44 2071134020
E-mail: chic@KennedyCater.com
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/06/2020