Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, on Behalf of NHS Commercial Solutions
The Atrium, Curtis Road.
Dorking
RH4 1XA
UK
Telephone: +44 1306646822
E-mail: derek.howe@nhs.net
NUTS: UKJ
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.commercialsolutions-sec.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
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Legal Services
Reference number: 4824-3068
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS Commercial Solutions is seeking to procure, through a Framework Agreement, a panel of suitably experienced and qualified suppliers of legal services to provide expert guidance to NHS and, potentially, other public sector organisations.
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)
79110000
79130000
79140000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
At the customer's premises or the supplier's premises.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The purpose of this procurement is to facilitate, through a Framework Agreement, the provision of legal services, on any of:
(i) a case by case basis;
(ii) a periodical basis (e.g., a 12-month period);
(iii) a retainer basis or
(iv) in support a specific identified project.
The categories of law for which services are expected to be required for include, but are not necessarily limited to:
— commercial and corporate,
— employment,
— property,
— health,
— primary care,
— mental health,
— healthcare projects (including PFI, PPP, joint ventures and Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) Schemes),
— NHS Governance and Public Law.
The estimated total value of contracts awarded under the Framework Agreement is expected to be between 25 000 000 GBP and 40 000 000 GBP. However, interested parties should note that the Framework Agreement is not a guarantee of work and the Contracting Authority makes no commitment by any party to the use of the agreement nor the estimated value.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality: Services to the Contracting Authority
/ Weighting: 22 %
Quality criterion: Quality: Services to Participating Authorities
/ Weighting: 22 %
Quality criterion: Quality: Legal catgories
/ Weighting: 16 %
Cost criterion: Hourly rates
/ Weighting: 35 %
Cost criterion: Cumulative discounts
/ Weighting: 5 %
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 219-501674
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Framework Agreement for the Provision of Legal Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/02/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 20
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
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
Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Manchester
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Axiom Stone Ltd
Edgware
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
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
Birketts LLP
Norwich
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Blake Morgan LLP
Cardiff
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Brachers LLP
Maidstone
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bristows LLP
London
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
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Clyde & Co LLP
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ELS (Essex Legal Services / Essex County Council)
Chelmsford
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
Mills & Reeve LLP
Birmingham
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
RadcliffesLeBrasseur
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Sintons LLP
Newcastle upon Tyne
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Trowers & Hamlins LLP
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ward Hadaway
Newcastle upon Tyne
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
Surrey and Borders Patnership NHS Foundation Trust, on Behalf of NHS Commercial Solutions
The Atrium, Curtis Road
Dorking
RH4 1XA
UK
Telephone: +44 1306646822
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/03/2019