Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
1 Mann Island
Liverpool
L3 1BP
UK
Contact person: Procurement
Telephone: +44 1513301141
E-mail: Tender@liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD7
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Legal Advisors for Rail Matters
Reference number: DN536110
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
LCRCA / Merseytravel wishes to appoint a single law firm (or ABS) to act as its principal external legal advisors in relation to rail matters for a period of 3 years.
The appointed legal advisors, together with externally appointed commercial, financial and technical advisors as appropriate, will advise a variety of staff within LCRCA including:
• Directors
• Integrated Transport and Rail Teams
• Rolling Stock Team
• OLR Team
• Legal Team
• Finance Team
It will be vital to form coherent and cohesive working teams and ensure that advice and workstreams are aligned throughout the organisation. Given the technical and specialist nature of rail operations, the appoint appointed legal advisors may be required to advise in conjunction with other external consultants including commercial, financial and technical advisors.
In delivering the services legal advisors will also be required to work closely with members of Merseytravel’s internal legal team and where possible help to upskill them in relevant practice areas and disciplines.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
750 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD7
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
LCRCA / Merseytravel wishes to appoint a single law firm (or ABS) to act as its principal external legal advisors in relation to rail matters for a period of 3 years.
The appointed legal advisors, together with externally appointed commercial, financial and technical advisors as appropriate, will advise a variety of staff within LCRCA including:
• Directors
• Integrated Transport and Rail Teams
• Rolling Stock Team
• OLR Team
• Legal Team
• Finance Team
It will be vital to form coherent and cohesive working teams and ensure that advice and workstreams are aligned throughout the organisation. Given the technical and specialist nature of rail operations, the appoint appointed legal advisors may be required to advise in conjunction with other external consultants including commercial, financial and technical advisors.
In delivering the services legal advisors will also be required to work closely with members of Merseytravel’s internal legal team and where possible help to upskill them in relevant practice areas and disciplines.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-006848
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: DN536110
Title: Legal Advisors for Rail Matters
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/06/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Addleshaw Goddard LLP
London
UK
E-mail: bdtenders@addleshawgoddard.com
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 750 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/11/2021