Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Harlow District Council
Civic Centre, Water Gardens
Harlow Essex
CM20 1WG
UK
Contact person: Tina McDermott
Telephone: +44 1279446655
E-mail: tina.mcdermott@harlow.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH3
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.harlow.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0086
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Legal Services in Support of Special Projects
Reference number: 20/006
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Legal services in support projects.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
4 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH
Main site or place of performance:
Essex.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Framework of five (5) legal advisors which the authority and partner authorities can call upon, on an ad-hoc basis to support and partner its’ in house legal team to deliver timely and accurate legal advice for major projects, and/or those projects or requirements that (in the view of the authority) are high profile, high risk, high profile and/or of strategic importance as described in the authority’s brief.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Collaborative working
/ Weighting: 25
Quality criterion: CVs and resources
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Business continuity
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Prospectus
/ Weighting: 3
Quality criterion: Client care
/ Weighting: 2
Quality criterion: Additional services and value
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: General
/ Weighting: 45
Quality criterion: Contract management
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
20
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
II.2.14) Additional information
The Harlow legal team share best practice with neighbouring authorities and members of the Public Law Partnership (PLP). PLP legal colleagues supporting Tendring District Council, Brentwood Borough Council, Chelmsford City Council, Maldon District Council (‘Partner Authorities’) have expressed an interest in accessing services from the framework.
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:
2020/S 204-497609
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 20/006
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/05/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 12
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
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
Birketts LLP
Providence House, 141-145 Princes Street
Ipswich
IP1 1QJ
UK
Telephone: +44 1603756529
NUTS: UKH
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Pinsent Masons
30 crown Place
London
EC2A
UK
Telephone: +44 2074188177
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Sharpe Pritchard LLP
Elm Yard, 10-16 Elm Street
London
WC1X 0BJ
UK
Telephone: +44 2074054600
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Browne Jacobson LLP
Mowbray House, Castle Meadow Road
Nottingham
NG2 1BJ
UK
Telephone: +44 1159084823
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
DWF LLP
1 Scott Place, 2 Hardman Street
Manchester
M3 3AA
UK
Telephone: +44 1616035000
NUTS: UKD
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:
: 4 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(MT Ref:222813)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/05/2021