Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Gambling Commission
Victoria Square House, Victoria Square
Birmingham
B2 4BP
UK
E-mail: procurement@gamblingcommission.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG31
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Recreation, culture and religion
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Solicitors Services.
Reference number: T17/18 - 08
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79110000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Gambling Commission is looking for the provision of solicitors' legal services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79110000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG31
Main site or place of performance:
Birmingham.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Gambling Commission is seeking solicitors‘ legal services. The Gambling Commission anticipates appointing 2 or more firms to its standing panel, who are able in conjunction to offer substantial UK (excluding Scottish) administrative and public law and regulatory law expertise, and gambling law advice and support (including advice on the conduct of the National Lottery under the third National Lottery licence). It would be highly desirable if respondents were also able to offer advice and support in relation to employment law, contract law, information law, prosecutions, property law, and anti-money laundering law. The Commission may also need ad-hoc advice from time to time on other legal areas. It is intended that legal advisers will be appointed to the panel for an initial period of 3 years, with the possibility of renewal on an annual basis up to a maximum of 5 years in total.
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
Start:
01/01/2018
End:
24/12/2020
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
II.2.14) Additional information
The Gambling Commission are looking for Expressions of Interest to be sent to procurement@gamblingcommission.gov.uk once these have been received you will receive the Invitation to Tender via email and the Tender Response needs to be returned to the procurement@gamblingcommission.gov.uk address.
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
14/11/2017
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:
14/11/2017
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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GO Reference: GO-20171010-PRO-11176172.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Gambling Commission
Victoria Square House, Victoria Square
Birmingham
B2 4BP
UK
E-mail: procurement@gamblingcommission.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/10/2017