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Contract Notice

The provision of External Legal Services by Solicitors for the North West Legal Consortium

  • First published: 09 November 2023
  • Last modified: 09 November 2023

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-04166a
Published by:
Sefton Council
Authority ID:
AA20853
Publication date:
09 November 2023
Deadline date:
08 December 2023
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

To include, but shall not be limited to general civil litigation, judicial review, construction litigation, negligence proceedings, possession proceedings, licensing appeals and employment advice and litigation.

Full notice text

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Sefton Council

Magdalen House, Trinity Road

Bootle

L20 3NJ

UK

Contact person: Mr Mark Woodward

Telephone: +44 1519343484

E-mail: mark.woodward@sefton.gov.uk

NUTS: UKD

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.sefton.gov.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.sefton.gov.uk/

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

www.the-chest.org.uk


Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

www.the-chest.org.uk


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

The provision of External Legal Services by Solicitors for the North West Legal Consortium

Reference number: DN692279

II.1.2) Main CPV code

79100000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council (Sefton) as lead contracting authority for the North West Legal Consortium(NWLC) wishes to procure a framework contract to provide external legal services from firms of solicitors to support the in-house provision of its member organisations.

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

II.2.1) Title

Lot 1 - Civil Litigation, Prosecutions and Regulatory

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

79100000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKD

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

To include, but shall not be limited to general civil litigation, judicial review, construction litigation, negligence proceedings, possession proceedings, licensing appeals and employment advice and litigation.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

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

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

Lot No: 2

II.2.1) Title

Lot 2- Property, Planning and Environment

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

79100000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKD

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

To include, but shall not be limited to all environmental, conveyancing, planning, housing law, regeneration, and highways advice.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

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

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

Lot No: 3

II.2.1) Title

Lot 3 - Corporate Governance, Ethical Standards, and Information Law

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

79100000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKD

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

To include, but shall not be limited to organisational governance issues, member code of conduct, local authority decision making, local authority powers and duties, data protection advice including advice on use of social media by councillor’s or third parties involving the Council/council officers.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

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

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

Lot No: 4

II.2.1) Title

Lot 4 - Projects, Procurement, Commercial and Construction

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

79100000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKD

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

To include, but shall not be limited to, all commercial contracts and company law, transport regulation including light rail/tram, heavy rail and bus, ticketing, concessionary fares, state aid/subsidy control, competition law, telecommunications, information technology, digital infrastructure and communications, smart technology, construction contracts (NEC and JCT etc.).

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

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

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

Lot No: 5

II.2.1) Title

Lot 5 - Social Care and Education

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

79100000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKD

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

To include but shall not be limited to Adult and Children’s Social Care, SEND and Education.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

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

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

Lot No: 6

II.2.1) Title

Lot 6 – Partner Status

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

79100000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKD

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

An Eligible Bidder for Partner Status is a bidder who both a) expresses an interest in Partner Status and submits its offering for that and b) is successfully appointed to at least 3 out of the five lots.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

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

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 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: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 08/12/2023

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 08/12/2023

Local time: 12:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Sefton Council

Bootle

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

07/11/2023

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
79100000 Legal services Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
mark.woodward@sefton.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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