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Contract Award Notice

Criminal & Civil Litigation Services Framework

  • First published: 06 October 2020
  • Last modified: 06 October 2020
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-kuma6s-103245
Published by:
Natural Resources Wales
Authority ID:
AA0110
Publication date:
06 October 2020
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Criminal & Civil Litigation Framework Natural Resources Wales’ legal department has 18 staff and is organised across 6 work packages all or any of which include enforcement. Natural Resources Wales requires external professional support for this work in providing criminal and civil litigation services. We estimate that the external support services, to be provided, may amount to about 250 hours, although no guarantees can be given or shall be implied. The services to be provided will include: • To receive and consider instructions and files from our legal staff. • To prepare for court hearings, identifying any areas of concern and suggesting alternatives to charges or alternative courses of action if appropriate. • Dealing with all necessary correspondence and communications with the defendants and their representatives, legal or otherwise. • Attending Magistrates Courts and, if appropriate, Crown Court, hearings as NRWs representative. • Undertake case conference and liaise with NRW officers on all contested cases and uncontested cases when requested. • If requested, administrative support including, for example, photocopying bundles. We have divided the framework into three lots (North (covering both North-East and North-West), South-East and South-West). Tenderers may bid for any or all lots. The number of suppliers to be awarded in the contract is two for each lot. The duration of the framework will be three years, commencing on the 21st September 2020 and expiring on the 20th September 2023.

Full notice text

CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – NATIONAL

SERVICES

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address


Natural Resources Wales

Cambria House, 29 Newport Road,

Cardiff

CF24 0TP

UK

Sarah Hammond-Jones

+44 3000653000


http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Criminal & Civil Litigation Services Framework

2.2

Description of the contract

Criminal & Civil Litigation Framework

Natural Resources Wales’ legal department has 18 staff and is organised across 6 work packages all or any of which include enforcement.

Natural Resources Wales requires external professional support for this work in providing criminal and civil litigation services.

We estimate that the external support services, to be provided, may amount to about 250 hours, although no guarantees can be given or shall be implied.

The services to be provided will include:

• To receive and consider instructions and files from our legal staff.

• To prepare for court hearings, identifying any areas of concern and suggesting alternatives to charges or alternative courses of action if appropriate.

• Dealing with all necessary correspondence and communications with the defendants and their representatives, legal or otherwise.

• Attending Magistrates Courts and, if appropriate, Crown Court, hearings as NRWs representative.

• Undertake case conference and liaise with NRW officers on all contested cases and uncontested cases when requested.

• If requested, administrative support including, for example, photocopying bundles.

We have divided the framework into three lots (North (covering both North-East and North-West), South-East and South-West). Tenderers may bid for any or all lots. The number of suppliers to be awarded in the contract is two for each lot.

The duration of the framework will be three years, commencing on the 21st September 2020 and expiring on the 20th September 2023.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

79100000 Legal services
79110000 Legal advisory and representation services
79111000 Legal advisory services
79112000 Legal representation services
79140000 Legal advisory and information services
1000 WALES
1010 West Wales and The Valleys
1011 Isle of Anglesey
1012 Gwynedd
1013 Conwy and Denbighshire
1014 South West Wales (Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion)
1015 Central Valleys (Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf)
1016 Gwent Valleys (Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly)
1017 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
1018 Swansea
1020 East Wales
1021 Monmouthshire and Newport
1022 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
1023 Flintshire and Wrexham
1024 Powys

2.4

Estimated Total Value

3 Procedure

3.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4 Award of Contract

4.1

Successful Bidders

4.1.1

Name and Address of successful supplier, contractor or service provider





Devonald Griffiths John Solicitors

38 Walter Road,

Swansea

SA15NW

UK








Gamlins Law

31-37 Russell Road,

Rhyl

LL183DB

UK




www.gamlins.com




Hugh James

Two Central Square,

Cardiff

CF101FS

UK








Martyn Prowel Solicitors

Hallinans House, 22 Newport Road,

Cardiff

CF240DB

UK




5 Other Information

5.1

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

82664

5.2

Date of Contract Award

 02-10-2020

5.3

Number of tenders received

6

5.4

Other Information

(WA Ref:104557)

5.5

Additional Documentation

N/a

5.6

Publication date of this notice:

 06-10-2020

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
79140000 Legal advisory and information services Legal services
79110000 Legal advisory and representation services Legal services
79111000 Legal advisory services Legal advisory and representation services
79112000 Legal representation services Legal advisory and representation services
79100000 Legal services Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Delivery locations

ID Description
1017 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
1022 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
1015 Central Valleys (Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf)
1013 Conwy and Denbighshire
1020 East Wales
1023 Flintshire and Wrexham
1016 Gwent Valleys (Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly)
1012 Gwynedd
1011 Isle of Anglesey
1021 Monmouthshire and Newport
1024 Powys
1014 South West Wales (Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion)
1018 Swansea
1000 WALES
1010 West Wales and The Valleys

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Document family

Notice details
Publication date:
03 August 2020
Deadline date:
01 September 2020 00:00
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Authority name:
Natural Resources Wales
Publication date:
06 October 2020
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Authority name:
Natural Resources Wales

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