Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
National Grid UK Ltd
04508773
One Strand, Trafalgar Square
London
WC2N 5EH
UK
Contact person: Radka Street
E-mail: radka.street@nationalgrid.com
NUTS: UKI32
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.nationalgrid.com
I.6) Main activity
Other: Legal Services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Legal Services
Reference number: Doc1778796648
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
After a completion of a competitive tender process, National Grid has awarded a framework agreement for an initial 3 year term (with the option to extend by up to 2 years in 1 year increments) covering legal services including but not limited to the areas outlined below:
— energy and regulation,
— competition law and dawn raids,
— property and planning,
— commercial,
— disputes including debt and damage,
— intellectual property, trademark and patent services,
— construction,
— corporate,
— health, safety and environment,
— employment,
— pensions,
— insurance and insurance claims,
— GDPR and cyber security.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
/ Highest offer:
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
UKG31
UKG13
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
After a completion of a competitive tender process, National Grid has awarded a framework agreement for an initial 3 year term (with the option to extend by up to 2 years in 1-year increments) covering legal services including but not limited to the areas outlined below:
— energy and regulation,
— competition law and dawn raids,
— property and planning,
— commercial,
— disputes including debt and damage,
— intellectual property, trademark and patent services,
— construction,
— corporate,
— health, safety and environment,
— employment,
— pensions,
— insurance and insurance claims,
— GDPR and cyber security.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Objectives 20 %; delivery approach 25 %; team 5 %; thought leadership 5 %; value add 5 %; mobilisation and transition 5 %; conflicts 5 %
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Rate card and menu pricing 20 %; rebates 5 %; value adds 5 %
/ Weighting: 30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option to extend by up to 2 years in 1-year increments.
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
Negotiated with call for competition
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:
No
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
19/11/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 21
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: 21
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Addleshaw Goddard LLP
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Dentons UK and Middle East LLP
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
DLA Piper UK LLP
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Linklaters LLP
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Shakespeare Martineau LLP
Birmingham
UK
NUTS: UKG31
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Competitive tender exercise commenced on Achilles UVDB in April 2019. The standstill period ended on 18.11.2019.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
National Grid UK Ltd
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/11/2019