Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
North Star Housing Group
IP21256R
Endeavour House, St.Marks Court
Thornaby
TS17 6QN
UK
Contact person: Kerry Hunter
Telephone: +44 01642796327
E-mail: kerry.hunter@northstarhg.co.uk
NUTS: UKC11
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.northstarhg.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA30788
I.1) Name and addresses
Castles and Coasts Housing Association
Arcadia House
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE12 8EW
UK
Contact person: David Poulton
E-mail: david.poulton@castlesandcoasts.co.uk
NUTS: UKC22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://castlesandcoasts.co.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/northstarhg/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/northstarhg/aspx/Home
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
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Legal Services
Reference number: NSTAR P/REF 0033
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
North Star Housing Group and Castles and Coasts wish to commission a framework for the provision of legal services from independent firms of solicitors in the private sector to support the delivery of a range of housing related activities. It is estimated that the contract value is likely to be around £600k per annum with an overall contract value of around £3m over the full term of this contract including any extensions. This figure is an estimate only and may be exceeded. However, no guarantee is given as to any level of business to be awarded through the framework.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
2 400 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC2
UKD1
UKC1
Main site or place of performance:
For North Star - Stockton on TeesFor Castles and Coasts - Carlisle
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
North Star and Castles and Coast are looking to procure a framework for the provision of legal services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
2 400 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The initial term of this contract will be 24 months with the option to extend for a further 24 months on a 12 plus 12 basis.
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
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Bidders must be authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority in England & Wales
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 2
Justification for any framework agreement duration exceeding 4 years: Framework to be operated over a 4 year period
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:
11/10/2021
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
12/10/2021
Local time: 10:00
Place:
North Star Head Office
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
48 months
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award any contract pursuant to this procurement exercise and/or to abandon this procurement exercise at any time and/or to award a contract for part of the works at its sole discretion. The Contracting Authority shall have no liability whatsoever to any applicant or tenderer as a result of its exercise of that discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, all costs incurred by any applicant and/or tenderer before signature of any contract with the Contracting Authority shall be incurred entirely at that applicant`s/tenderer`s risk.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
London
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court of England and Wales
London
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Contracting Authority will observe a standstill period following the award of contract and conduct itself in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/09/2021