Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Education Workforce Council
Eastgate House, 9th Floor, 35-43 Newport Road
CARDIFF
CF24 0AB
UK
Contact person: Elizabeth Brimble
Telephone: +44 2920460099
E-mail: elizabeth.brimble@ewc.wales
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.ewc.wales
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.ewc.wales
I.2) 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://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Regulatory Body
I.5) Main activity
Other: Regulatory body for the education workforce
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Invitation to Tender - Procurement of Legal Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of legal services: - legal adviser to fitness to practise committees (including associated regulatory advice) and general legal advice to the organisation
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:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
The provision of legal services will be required within Wales only
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The EWC requires Legal Services in respect of fitness to practise casework, legal advice – fitness to practise work and general legal services.
See ITT for full information
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
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Option to extend for a further 1 year to the initial 3 year contract
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
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
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
III.2.1) Information about a particular profession
Participation is reserved to a particular profession: Yes
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
Registration with the relevant professional society or regulator
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
11/09/2019
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
CY
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
12/09/2019
Local time: 10:00
Place:
Cardiff
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
4 years
VI.3) Additional information
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=94658
(WA Ref:94658)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Education Workforce Council
Eastgate House, 9th Floor, 35-43 Newport Road
CARDIFF
CF24 0AB
UK
Telephone: +44 2920460099
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.ewc.wales
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/08/2019