CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Criminal & Civil Litigation Services Framework

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

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.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=103245

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

See Invitation to Tender

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

See Invitation to Tender

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

82664

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST / COMPLETING THE ITT

i) Suppliers should register on the eTendering portal https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

ii) Once registered, suppliers must express their interest as follows

a) login to the eTendering portal

b) select ITT'

c) select 'ITTs Open To All Suppliers'

d) access the listing relating to the contract (itt_82664 "Criminal & Civil Litigation Framework") and view details

e) click on 'Express Interest' button in the 'Actions' box on the left-hand side of the page

iii) Once you have expressed interest, the ITT will move to 'My ITTs', where you can download and view documents and where you can construct your reply as instructed. You must then publish your reply using the publish button.

iv) For any support in submitting your expression of interest, please contact the eTendering helpdesk on 0800 0112470 or at help@bravosolution.co.uk.

(WA Ref:103245)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice