Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
MOPAC c/o Metropolitan Police Service
n/a
Empress State Building, Lillie Road, Earls Court
Greater London
SW6 1TR
UK
Contact person: Hannah Lloyd
Telephone: +44 2071611500
E-mail: Hannah.Lloyd@met.police.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.met.police.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/40396
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=32375&B=BLUELIGHT
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=32375&B=BLUELIGHT
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
The Supply of a National Framework for Legal Services to Police Forces, Police and Crime Commissioners, and Other Eligible PUBLIC Bodies
Reference number: CONTRACT REF: SS3/19/176
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) as the contracting authority is re-tendering the National Legal Services Framework (NLSF) for the supply of legal services to a range of public bodies. This includes the GLA functional bodies, police forces, police authorities and various other public bodies including all local authorities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (together these bodies are referred to throughout as the ‘Participating Bodies’). A full list of all eligible customers can be found in the framework agreement, Schedule 12 ‘List of Participating Bodies’. The services are to be called off over a 4-year period. The MOPAC initially invites participants to complete the SSQ, who are suitably experienced firms of solicitors in tendering for a framework agreement, using the restricted procedure.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
65 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1-4
II.2.1) Title
The Supply of a National Framework for Legal Services to Police Forces, Police and Crime Commissioners, and Other Eligible Public Bodies
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) as the contracting authority is re-tendering the National Legal Services Framework (NLSF) for the supply of legal services to a range of public bodies. This includes the GLA functional bodies, police forces, police authorities and various other public bodies including all local authorities in England, Wales and Norther Ireland (together these bodies are referred to throughout as the ‘Participating Bodies’). A full list of all eligible customers can be found on Bluelight (https://bluelight.eu-supply.com/) in the framework agreement, Schedule 12 ‘List of Participating Bodies’. The services are to be called off over a 4-year period. The MOPAC initially invites participants to complete the SSQ, who are suitably experienced firms of solicitors in tendering for a framework agreement, for the following five lots of legal services (with lot 1 being split into two lots) using the restricted procedure:
Lot 1A: procurement, contract and commercial and governance: complex projects and disputes,
Lot 1B: procurement, contract and commercial and governance: business as usual;
Lot 2: civil litigation and personal injury,
Lot 3: employment,
Lot 4: property — commercial, residential property and PFI.
Please note that 1a and 1b are two distinct lots, which will have their own pricing and requirements. Firms can bid for both and be appointed to both if successful.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
65 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 40
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.1) Information about a particular profession
Participation is reserved to a particular profession: Yes
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
Please refer to the tender documents for full details, on the Police Service eTendering portal: https://bluelight.eu-supply.com/ to access all documents.
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Please refer to the tender documents for full details, on the Police Service eTendering portal: https://bluelight.eu-supply.com/ to access all documents.
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 with a single operator.
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:
2014/S 140-258548
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
30/03/2020
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
19/05/2020
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 8 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise. For full details, please register on the Metropolitan Police Service eTendering portal: to access tender https://bluelight.eu-supply.com documents.
A. Organisations wishing to be considered for appointment as a provider of these services must submit a completed SSQ in compliance with the instructions and within the prescribed deadline.
B. Applicants must supply all the information requested. Failure to do so may result in their application being rejected.
C. The tender and all supporting documents must be priced in pounds sterling and all payments made under the contract will be in sterling.
D. The contract shall be made in England according to English Law and shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
E. All documentation must be completed in English.
F. All discussions, correspondence and meetings will be conducted in English.
G. The contracting authority reserves the right not to make any award and reserves the right to accept all or part of any tender unless the tenderer expressly stipulates otherwise in the tender.
H. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000 applies to this contracting authority.
If any tenderer considers that any information supplied by them is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for its sensitivity specified. In such cases the relevant material will, in response to FOI requests, be examined in light of exemptions provided for in the Act.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
MOPAC
2nd, The Queen's Walk
London
SE1 2AA
UK
Telephone: +44 7886566254
E-mail: hannah.lloyd@met.police.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.met.police.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
MOPAC
2nd, The Queen's Walk
London
SE1 2AA
UK
Telephone: +44 7886566254
E-mail: hannah.lloyd@met.police.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.met.police.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/02/2020