CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

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Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

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Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

NPS Legal Services by Barristers / Solicitor Advocates Panel Agreement

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The purpose of this tender exercise is to appoint a panel of barristers / solicitor advocates to provide services to the Welsh public sector under 24 distinct areas of law.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=55061

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

As per Invitation to Tender documentation.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

As per Invitation to Tender documentation.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

NPS-PS-0021-16

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

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Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

This procurement exercise is being conducted by the National Procurement Service for Wales (NPS), which is hosted by the Welsh Government. NPS acts on behalf of the Welsh public sector to deliver value for money from the procurement of common and repetitive goods and services 'once for Wales'.

The NPS on behalf of the Welsh public sector wishes to establish an open-ended Panel Agreement for the provision of Barristers / Solicitor Advocates legal services, that will allow new and updated applications through its lifecycle.

Bidders are invited to bid to become a member of a panel of legal advisers under twenty-four (24) distinct areas of law:

1. Administrative, Constitutional, Parliamentary & Local Govt. (inc. Welsh Legislation)

2. Adult Social Services & Community Care

3. Chancery, including Trusts & Charities

4. Civil Litigation – Company / Commercial

5. Civil Litigation – Other

6. Coronial / Inquests

7. Criminal Advice / Representation / Advocacy (inc. Parallel Family proceedings, Proceeds of Crime, Money Laundering & RIPA)

8. Data Protection / Freedom of Information

9. Education

10. Employment

11. Environmental & Planning

12. Family – (inc. Parallel Criminal proceedings, adoption & fostering)

13. Immigration

14. Insolvency

15. Intellectual Property

16. International & European

17. Licensing

18. Mental Health

19. Procurement

20. Property – Residential inc. L&T

21. Property – Commercial inc. L&T

22. Professional Regulatory

23. Public Liability

24. Public Order (inc. Domestic Abuse)

The Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation can be accessed via https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk .

- The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation.

- Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic information about your Organisation and about the User performing the Registration.

- The User who performs the Registration becomes the Super User for the Organisation.

- On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a username and will receive a password.

- The Password will be sent by e-mail to the e-mail address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page.

- In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password.

- Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click "Forgot your password?"

- Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation.

- If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Platform then you must not register again.

- Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order to arrange access to the Platform.

- Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation).

HOW TO FIND THE ITT:

- Once logged in you must click on 'ITTs Open to all Suppliers'.

- The etender references for this Invitation to Tender are:

Project: 33663

ITT: itt_54992

- Click on the title to access summary details of the ITT. If you are still interested in submitting a bid, click the 'Express an Interest button'. This will move the ITT from the 'Open to all Suppliers' area to the 'My ITT's' on the home page.

- You will then see the full details of the ITT in the qualification and technical envelopes along with any relevant documents in the 'Attachments' area.

If you have any queries regarding the requirements please message using the e-tenderwales message portal. If you are seeking help on using the etenderwales system please email the bravo solutions helpdesk at help@bravosolution.co.uk or 0800 3684852

If you require the documentation in an alternative format, please use the 'Messages' area to contact the buyer directly, who will be able to provide a more suitable format. For example, Braille, Large Print, Word Document or Audio format.

PLEASE NOTE: The NPS will be arranging bidder events to demonstrate the eTenderwales portal. If you are interested in attending these events please email NPSProfessionalServices@wales.gsi.gov.uk .

(WA Ref:55061)

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice