Department of Finance Collaborative Legal Services Tender
CPD intends to establish a collaborative Framework Agreement for the provision of Legal services within Northern Ireland.
United Kingdom-Belfast: Legal services
2017/S 144-297736
Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
303 Airport Road West
Belfast
BT3 9ED
United Kingdom
E-mail: collaboration.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
NUTS code: UK
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/topics/procurement
I.2)Joint procurement
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
DoF — Collaborative Legal Services.
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
CPD intends to establish a collaborative Framework Agreement for the provision of Legal services within Northern Ireland on behalf of the participating bodies listed in https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/list-public-bodies-which-can-participate-cpd-collaborative-frameworks
The Framework Agreement will be valid for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for 1 year. This contract will be subdivided into 14 Lots covering: Lot 1 — Employment Law, Lot 2 — Procurement Law, Lot 3 — Public Law, Lot 4 — Prosecution and Enforcement, Lot 5 — Personal Injury Litigation, Lot 6 — Information Law, Lot 7 — Corporate/Commercial Law, Lot 8 — Alternative Dispute Resolution, Lot 9 — Debt Recovery and Insolvency, Lot 10 — Property, Lot 11 — Venture Capital, Lot 12 — Energy, Lot 13 — Major Projects, Lot 14 — Pensions.
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.1)Title:
Employment Law
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
CPD intends to establish a collaborative Framework Agreement for the provision of Legal services within Northern Ireland on behalf of the participating bodies listed in https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/list-public-bodies-which-can-participate-cpd-collaborative-frameworks
The Framework Agreement will be valid for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for 1 year. This contract will be subdivided into 14 Lots covering: Lot 1 — Employment Law, Lot 2 — Procurement Law, Lot 3 — Public Law, Lot 4 — Prosecution and Enforcement, Lot 5 — Personal Injury Litigation, Lot 6 — Information Law, Lot 7 — Corporate/Commercial Law, Lot 8 — Alternative Dispute Resolution, Lot 9 — Debt Recovery and Insolvency, Lot 10 — Property, Lot 11 — Venture Capital, Lot 12 — Energy, Lot 13 — Major Projects, Lot 14 — Pensions.
II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.1)Title:
Public Law
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
CPD intends to establish a collaborative Framework Agreement for the provision of Legal services within Northern Ireland on behalf of the participating bodies listed in https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/list-public-bodies-which-can-participate-cpd-collaborative-frameworks
The Framework Agreement will be valid for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for 1 year. This contract will be subdivided into 14 Lots covering: Lot 1 — Employment Law, Lot 2 — Procurement Law, Lot 3 — Public Law, Lot 4 — Prosecution and Enforcement, Lot 5 — Personal Injury Litigation, Lot 6 — Information Law, Lot 7 — Corporate/Commercial Law, Lot 8 — Alternative Dispute Resolution, Lot 9 — Debt Recovery and Insolvency, Lot 10 — Property, Lot 11 — Venture Capital, Lot 12 — Energy, Lot 13 — Major Projects, Lot 14 — Pensions.
II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.1)Title:
Information Law
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
CPD intends to establish a collaborative Framework Agreement for the provision of Legal services within Northern Ireland on behalf of the participating bodies listed in https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/list-public-bodies-which-can-participate-cpd-collaborative-frameworks
The Framework Agreement will be valid for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for 1 year. This contract will be subdivided into 14 Lots covering: Lot 1 — Employment Law, Lot 2 — Procurement Law, Lot 3 — Public Law, Lot 4 — Prosecution and Enforcement, Lot 5 — Personal Injury Litigation, Lot 6 — Information Law, Lot 7 — Corporate/Commercial Law, Lot 8 — Alternative Dispute Resolution, Lot 9 — Debt Recovery and Insolvency, Lot 10 — Property, Lot 11 — Venture Capital, Lot 12 — Energy, Lot 13 — Major Projects, Lot 14 — Pensions.
II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.1)Title:
Property
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
CPD intends to establish a collaborative Framework Agreement for the provision of Legal services within Northern Ireland on behalf of the participating bodies listed in https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/list-public-bodies-which-can-participate-cpd-collaborative-frameworks
The Framework Agreement will be valid for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for 1 year. This contract will be subdivided into 14 Lots covering: Lot 1 — Employment Law, Lot 2 — Procurement Law, Lot 3 — Public Law, Lot 4 — Prosecution and Enforcement, Lot 5 — Personal Injury Litigation, Lot 6 — Information Law, Lot 7 — Corporate/Commercial Law, Lot 8 — Alternative Dispute Resolution, Lot 9 — Debt Recovery and Insolvency, Lot 10 — Property, Lot 11 — Venture Capital, Lot 12 — Energy, Lot 13 — Major Projects, Lot 14 — Pensions.
II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.1)Title:
Energy
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
CPD intends to establish a collaborative Framework Agreement for the provision of Legal services within Northern Ireland on behalf of the participating bodies listed in https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/list-public-bodies-which-can-participate-cpd-collaborative-frameworks
The Framework Agreement will be valid for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for 1 year. This contract will be subdivided into 14 Lots covering: Lot 1 — Employment Law, Lot 2 — Procurement Law, Lot 3 — Public Law, Lot 4 — Prosecution and Enforcement, Lot 5 — Personal Injury Litigation, Lot 6 — Information Law, Lot 7 — Corporate/Commercial Law, Lot 8 — Alternative Dispute Resolution, Lot 9 — Debt Recovery and Insolvency, Lot 10 — Property, Lot 11 — Venture Capital, Lot 12 — Energy, Lot 13 — Major Projects, Lot 14 — Pensions.
II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.1)Title:
Pensions
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
CPD intends to establish a collaborative Framework Agreement for the provision of Legal services within Northern Ireland on behalf of the participating bodies listed in https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/list-public-bodies-which-can-participate-cpd-collaborative-frameworks
The Framework Agreement will be valid for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for 1 year. This contract will be subdivided into 14 Lots covering: Lot 1 — Employment Law, Lot 2 — Procurement Law, Lot 3 — Public Law, Lot 4 — Prosecution and Enforcement, Lot 5 — Personal Injury Litigation, Lot 6 — Information Law, Lot 7 — Corporate/Commercial Law, Lot 8 — Alternative Dispute Resolution, Lot 9 — Debt Recovery and Insolvency, Lot 10 — Property, Lot 11 — Venture Capital, Lot 12 — Energy, Lot 13 — Major Projects, Lot 14 — Pensions.
II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.1)Title:
Corporate and Commercial Law
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
CPD intends to establish a collaborative Framework Agreement for the provision of Legal services within Northern Ireland on behalf of the participating bodies listed in https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/list-public-bodies-which-can-participate-cpd-collaborative-frameworks
The Framework Agreement will be valid for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for 1 year. This contract will be subdivided into 14 Lots covering: Lot 1 — Employment Law, Lot 2 — Procurement Law, Lot 3 — Public Law, Lot 4 — Prosecution and Enforcement, Lot 5 — Personal Injury Litigation, Lot 6 — Information Law, Lot 7 — Corporate/Commercial Law, Lot 8 — Alternative Dispute Resolution, Lot 9 — Debt Recovery and Insolvency, Lot 10 — Property, Lot 11 — Venture Capital, Lot 12 — Energy, Lot 13 — Major Projects, Lot 14 — Pensions.
II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.1)Title:
Procurement Law
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
CPD intends to establish a collaborative Framework Agreement for the provision of Legal services within Northern Ireland on behalf of the participating bodies listed in https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/list-public-bodies-which-can-participate-cpd-collaborative-frameworks
The Framework Agreement will be valid for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for 1 year. This contract will be subdivided into 14 Lots covering: Lot 1 — Employment Law, Lot 2 — Procurement Law, Lot 3 — Public Law, Lot 4 — Prosecution and Enforcement, Lot 5 — Personal Injury Litigation, Lot 6 — Information Law, Lot 7 — Corporate/Commercial Law, Lot 8 — Alternative Dispute Resolution, Lot 9 — Debt Recovery and Insolvency, Lot 10 — Property, Lot 11 — Venture Capital, Lot 12 — Energy, Lot 13 — Major Projects, Lot 14 — Pensions.
II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.1)Title:
Prosecution and Enforcement
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
CPD intends to establish a collaborative Framework Agreement for the provision of Legal services within Northern Ireland on behalf of the participating bodies listed in https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/list-public-bodies-which-can-participate-cpd-collaborative-frameworks
The Framework Agreement will be valid for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for 1 year. This contract will be subdivided into 14 Lots covering: Lot 1 — Employment Law, Lot 2 — Procurement Law, Lot 3 — Public Law, Lot 4 — Prosecution and Enforcement, Lot 5 — Personal Injury Litigation, Lot 6 — Information Law, Lot 7 — Corporate/Commercial Law, Lot 8 — Alternative Dispute Resolution, Lot 9 — Debt Recovery and Insolvency, Lot 10 — Property, Lot 11 — Venture Capital, Lot 12 — Energy, Lot 13 — Major Projects, Lot 14 — Pensions.
II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.1)Title:
Personal Injury Litigation
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
CPD intends to establish a collaborative Framework Agreement for the provision of Legal services within Northern Ireland on behalf of the participating bodies listed in https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/list-public-bodies-which-can-participate-cpd-collaborative-frameworks
The Framework Agreement will be valid for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for 1 year. This contract will be subdivided into 14 Lots covering: Lot 1 — Employment Law, Lot 2 — Procurement Law, Lot 3 — Public Law, Lot 4 — Prosecution and Enforcement, Lot 5 — Personal Injury Litigation, Lot 6 — Information Law, Lot 7 — Corporate/Commercial Law, Lot 8 — Alternative Dispute Resolution, Lot 9 — Debt Recovery and Insolvency, Lot 10 — Property, Lot 11 — Venture Capital, Lot 12 — Energy, Lot 13 — Major Projects, Lot 14 — Pensions.
II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.1)Title:
Alternative Dispute Resolution
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
CPD intends to establish a collaborative Framework Agreement for the provision of Legal services within Northern Ireland on behalf of the participating bodies listed in https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/list-public-bodies-which-can-participate-cpd-collaborative-frameworks
The Framework Agreement will be valid for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for 1 year. This contract will be subdivided into 14 Lots covering: Lot 1 — Employment Law, Lot 2 — Procurement Law, Lot 3 — Public Law, Lot 4 — Prosecution and Enforcement, Lot 5 — Personal Injury Litigation, Lot 6 — Information Law, Lot 7 — Corporate/Commercial Law, Lot 8 — Alternative Dispute Resolution, Lot 9 — Debt Recovery and Insolvency, Lot 10 — Property, Lot 11 — Venture Capital, Lot 12 — Energy, Lot 13 — Major Projects, Lot 14 — Pensions.
II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.1)Title:
Debt Recovery and Insolvency
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
CPD intends to establish a collaborative Framework Agreement for the provision of Legal services within Northern Ireland on behalf of the participating bodies listed in https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/list-public-bodies-which-can-participate-cpd-collaborative-frameworks
The Framework Agreement will be valid for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for 1 year. This contract will be subdivided into 14 Lots covering: Lot 1 — Employment Law, Lot 2 — Procurement Law, Lot 3 — Public Law, Lot 4 — Prosecution and Enforcement, Lot 5 — Personal Injury Litigation, Lot 6 — Information Law, Lot 7 — Corporate/Commercial Law, Lot 8 — Alternative Dispute Resolution, Lot 9 — Debt Recovery and Insolvency, Lot 10 — Property, Lot 11 — Venture Capital, Lot 12 — Energy, Lot 13 — Major Projects, Lot 14 — Pensions.
II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.1)Title:
Venture Capital
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
CPD intends to establish a collaborative Framework Agreement for the provision of Legal services within Northern Ireland on behalf of the participating bodies listed in https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/list-public-bodies-which-can-participate-cpd-collaborative-frameworks
The Framework Agreement will be valid for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for 1 year. This contract will be subdivided into 14 Lots covering: Lot 1 — Employment Law, Lot 2 — Procurement Law, Lot 3 — Public Law, Lot 4 — Prosecution and Enforcement, Lot 5 — Personal Injury Litigation, Lot 6 — Information Law, Lot 7 — Corporate/Commercial Law, Lot 8 — Alternative Dispute Resolution, Lot 9 — Debt Recovery and Insolvency, Lot 10 — Property, Lot 11 — Venture Capital, Lot 12 — Energy, Lot 13 — Major Projects, Lot 14 — Pensions.
II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.1)Title:
Major Projects
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
CPD intends to establish a collaborative Framework Agreement for the provision of Legal services within Northern Ireland on behalf of the participating bodies listed in https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/list-public-bodies-which-can-participate-cpd-collaborative-frameworks
The Framework Agreement will be valid for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for 1 year. This contract will be subdivided into 14 Lots covering: Lot 1 — Employment Law, Lot 2 — Procurement Law, Lot 3 — Public Law, Lot 4 — Prosecution and Enforcement, Lot 5 — Personal Injury Litigation, Lot 6 — Information Law, Lot 7 — Corporate/Commercial Law, Lot 8 — Alternative Dispute Resolution, Lot 9 — Debt Recovery and Insolvency, Lot 10 — Property, Lot 11 — Venture Capital, Lot 12 — Energy, Lot 13 — Major Projects, Lot 14 — Pensions.
II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Form of procedure
IV.1.3)Information about framework agreement
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate / Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
The Framework Agreement is being let by Central Procurement Directorate on behalf of any public sector organisations requiring services in Northern Ireland including: Government Departments; Agencies; Non-departmental Public Bodies; or other Contracting Authority (including subsidised bodies or other grant recipients) listed in https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/list-public-bodies-which-can-participate-cpd-collaborative-frameworks
The estimated value cannot be determined for each Lot. The estimated value figure indicated in II.1.5 represents the upper limit of the estimated Framework value from 15 000 000 GBP to 23 000 000 GBP. This range reflects the potential scale of the Framework and takes into account all of the potential spend/uptake in the Framework across all bodies listed in https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/list-public-bodies-which-can-participate-cpd-collaborative-frameworks
Contract Monitoring. The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of 12 months from the date of issue of the certificate.” The Authority expressly reserves the rights: (I) not to award any Framework as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; (II) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering Competition; (III) to award a Framework in respect of any part of the services covered by this notice; and (IV) to award Framework in stages and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.
VI.4.1)Review body
n/a
United Kingdom
VI.4.3)Review procedure
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
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