Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords and The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons
Westminster
London
SW1 0AA
UK
Contact person: Business Support Team
Telephone: +44 2072191600
E-mail: ppcs@parliament.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/parliamentuk/aspx/Home
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Parliament UK
I.5) Main activity
Other: Parliament
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Legal Services — Planning Law
Reference number: FWK1119
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Established in June 2016, Strategic Estates delivers capital investment in the Parliamentary Estate. Comprising more than 30 buildings, 70 % of the Estate is listed and 2 buildings are Grade I listed:
— the Palace of Westminster; Norman Shaw North.
To support Strategic Estates in delivery of a significant programme of capital investment which includes but which is not limited to the Palace of Westminster Restoration and Renewal Programme and the Northern Estate Programme, the authority requires to secure specialist legal services in the field of planning law [‘the Services’]. The Services will support strategic Estates in securing the necessary planning and related consents for both capital investment projects and major capital maintenance projects (as required).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
7 500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI32
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords and the Corporate Officer of the House of Commons acting jointly of the Houses of Parliament, London, SW1A 0AA are intending to establish a single supplier framework agreement to secure legal services in the field of planning law [‘the Services’].
It is envisaged that the Services will be ‘estate wide’ and promote a joined up, holistic approach to this specific area of law. Supporting Strategic Estates major capital projects and capital maintenance works including the Palace of Westminster Restoration and Renewal Programme and the Northern Estate Programme, the Services will include but not be limited to legal issues in relation to:
— town and planning procedures,
— highways procedures (including procedures for stopping up of highways and traffic regulation orders),
— heritage issues including conservation areas, listed buildings and world heritage site issues,
— environmental impact assessment including screening and scoping,
— community infrastructure levy,
— compulsory purchase and compensation,
— planning appeals and call-in,
— judicial review and other legal challenges,
— development plan representations,
— neighbourhood planning,
— access to information including application of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information Regulations 2004 in liaison with and with the approval of the Office of Speaker’s Counsel and the Counsel to the Chairman of Committees and other strategic advice as may be required by the authority.
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
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
Full details provided in procurement documentation.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 041-093899
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Legal Services — Planning Law
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/09/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
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: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Town Legal LLP
EC2N 2DL
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 7 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords and The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons
London
UK
E-mail: ppcs@parliament.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/09/2019