Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Sovini Ltd
Atlantic House, Dunnings Bridge Road
Bootle
L30 4TH
UK
E-mail: procurement@sovini.co.uk
NUTS: UKD7
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://sovini.co.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Legal Services Framework
Reference number: C229
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Sovini Group (“Sovini”) invites tenders for organisations (“Service Providers”) to participate in a 48 month Agreement (‘the Agreement’) for the provision of Legal Services (“Services”). The range of services be supplied are detailed in the tender documentation. The agreement will be used by Sovini and all subsidiaries of Sovini, both current and future. Estimated expenditure across all lots during the Agreement will be in the region of 4 000 000 GBP — 5 000 000 GBP.
This tender is being undertaken as a light-touch pseudo-open procedure, as permitted under Regulations 74-77 of the UK statutory instrument Public Contracts Regulations 2015/102.
Sovini intends to award annual retainers for some lots of the framework. For all lots of the framework the service provider ranked first in each lot following evaluation of tenders will be required to provide a 20 minute helpline (free of charge) accessible by phone or email providing Sovini officers access to informal advice.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
5 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
Main site or place of performance:
North West (England).
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Scope of services likely to be required includes, but is not limited, to: procurement law, mergers and acquisitions, insurance (legal elements, not brokerage), joint ventures, and corporate finance, funding (e.g. investment management, acquisition/disposal of group assets, loan/security support, drawdowns and advice on obtaining new or increasing existing facilities), changes to group structure. It may also include support regarding regulatory/legislative compliance and provision of updates to the board and other matters relating to organisational structure.
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.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
As detailed in the procurement documents.
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Corporate
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/03/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Weightmans LLP (Retainer)
100 Old Hall Street, Merseyside
Liverpool
L3 9QJ
UK
NUTS: UKD72
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Brabners LLP (Service Provider)
Horton House, Exchange Flag
Liverpool
L2 3YL
UK
NUTS: UKD72
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Forbes Solicitors (Service Provider)
Rutherford House, 4 Wellington Street (St Johns)
Blackburn
BB1 8DD
UK
NUTS: UKD41
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Devonshires Solicitors LLP (Service Provider)
30 Finsbury Circus, London
London
EC2M 7DT
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP (Service Provider)
134 Edmund Street, Birmingham, West Midlands
Birmingham
B3 2ES
UK
NUTS: UKG31
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
120 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
250 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Employement
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/03/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 7
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Aaron and Partners LLP (Retainer)
5-7 Grosvenor Court, Foregate Street
Chester
CH1 1HG
UK
NUTS: UKD63
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Forbes Solicitors (Service Provider)
Rutherford House, 4 Wellington Street (St Johns)
Blackburn
BB1 8DD
UK
NUTS: UKD41
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Weightmans LLP (Service Provider)
100 Old Hall Street, Merseyside
Liverpool
L3 9QJ
UK
NUTS: UKD72
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Brabners LLP
Horton House, Exchange Flags
liverpool
L2 3YL
UK
NUTS: UKD72
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
100 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
300 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 3
Title: Housing Management
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/03/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Capsticks LLP (Retainer)
1 St George's Road
London
SW19 4DR
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Forbes Solicitors (Service Provider)
Rutherford House, 4 Wellington Street (St Johns)
Blackburn
BB1 8DD
UK
NUTS: UKD41
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Croftons Solicitors LLP (Service Provider)
The Lexicon, Mount Street
Manchester
M2 5FA
UK
NUTS: UKD33
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Weightmans LLP
100 Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9QJ
UK
NUTS: UKD72
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
320 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
1 120 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 4
Title: Property, Land and Development
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/03/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Croftons Solicitors (Service Provider)
The Lexicon, Mount Street
Manchester
M2 5FA
UK
NUTS: UKD33
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Brabners LLP (Service Provider)
Horton House, Exchange Flags
Liverpool
L2 3YL
UK
NUTS: UKD72
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hill Dickinson (Service Provider)
1 St Paul's Square, Merseyside
Liverpool
L3 9SJ
UK
NUTS: UKD72
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Weightmans (Service Provider)
100 Old Hall Street, Merseyside
Liverpool
L3 9QJ
UK
NUTS: UKD72
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Forbes Solicitors (Service Provider)
Rutherford House, Lancashire
Blackburn
BB1 8DD
UK
NUTS: UKD41
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Clarke Willmott LLP (Service Provider)
138 Edmund Street
Birmingham
B3 2ES
UK
NUTS: UKG31
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
40 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
100 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=382044250
GO Reference: GO-201938-PRO-14279199
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court
Royal Court of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/03/2019