Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITED
Northern Design Centre, Abbots Hill, Baltic Business Quarter
Gateshead
NE8 3DF
UK
Contact person: Carl Telford
Telephone: +44 1916380040
E-mail: professional.services@nepo.org
NUTS: UKC
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.nepo.org
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Legal Services
Reference number: NEPO513
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Association of North East Councils Trading as the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) is seeking to establish a multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of legal services for use by contracting authorities throughout the United Kingdom
The opportunity can be accessed via the Open eTendering system. Suppliers wishing to be considered for this Framework Agreement must register their expression of interest and submit a tender through the Open eTendering System. If not already registered, candidates should register on the Open eTendering system at https://www.open-uk.org/
Tenders must be submitted using the link above. Tenders submitted via post or email methods will not be accepted.
If you need technical assistance from the Open Support team, this can be requested via open.support@nepo.org
PLEASE NOTE: Open is accessible 24/7 however, technical support is available Monday - Thursday 8:30 - 5pm and Friday 8.30 - 4.30pm
For guidance on how to submit your response through Open, please visit https://www.open-hub.org/training to access the available Training Guides.
NEPO does not give any guarantee and/or warrant the actual value of orders (if any) that will be placed with the successful suppliers by any Contracting Authority using the Framework Agreement pursuant to this process and accepts no liability thereof.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
100 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NEPO are using an open procedure for the procurement of this Framework Agreement for the provision of Legal Services.
NEPO intends to select only the top 30 (thirty) ranked (i.e. highest scoring) Tenderers as Providers. However, NEPO reserves the right to appoint additional Providers to the Framework where the overall difference in scores between the thirtieth-ranked Tenderer and the following ranked Tenderer(s) is 5% or less.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 40
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 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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-003773
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/06/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 19
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Anthony Collins Solicitors
OC313432
134 Edmund Street
Birmingham
B3 2ES
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bevan Brittan LLP
OC309219
Kings Orchard 1 Queen Street
Bristol
BS2 0HQ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bird & Bird LLP
OC340318
12 New Fetter Lane
London
EC4A 1JP
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Brodies LLP
SO300334
58 Morrison Street
Edinburgh
EH38BP
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Capsticks Solicitors LLP
OC340360
1 St George's Road,
London
SW19 4DR
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
DAC Beachcroft LLP
OC 317 852
25 Walbrook
London
EC4N 8AF
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Devonshires Solicitors LLP
OC397401
30 Finsbury Circus
London
EC2M 7DT
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
DWF Law LLP
OC328794
1 Scott Place, 2 Hardman Street,
Manchester
M3 3AA
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Forbes Solicitors LLP
OC444330
Rutherford House 4 Wellington Street (St Johns)
Blackburn
BB1 8DD
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Freeths LLP
OC304688
Cumberland Court, 80 Mount Street
Nottingham
NG1 6HH
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Muckle LLP
OC315403
Time Central, 32 Gallowgate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4BF
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Pinsent Masons
OC333653
30 Crown Place
London
EC2A 4ES
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
TLT LLP
OC 308658
One Redcliff Street
Bristol
BS1 6TP
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Trowers & Hamlins LLP
OC337852
3 Bunhill Row
London
EC1T 8YZ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ward Hadaway LLP
OC430614
Sandgate House, 102 Quayside
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 3DX
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Weightmans LLP
OC326117
100 Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9QJ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Wilkin Chapman
OC343261
Cartergate House, 26 Chantry Lane,
Grimsby
DN31 2LJ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP
OC317661
4 More London Riverside
London
SE1 1AU
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 100 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NEPO
Northern Design Centre, Abbots Hill, Baltic Business Quarter
Gateshead
NE8 3DF
UK
E-mail: hello@nepo.org
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/06/2024