King’s College London Legal Services Tender
King’s wishes to establish a multi-provider Framework Agreement for the provision of legal services.
United Kingdom-London: Legal services
2019/S 120-294238
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
Strand
London
WC2R 2LS
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 2078484431
E-mail: gerry.burns@kcl.ac.uk
NUTS code: UKI32
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
KCL-00001207 Legal Services
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
Currently King’s College London (“King’s) spends in excess of 1.7 million GBP per year on external legal services, across over 20+ firms. King’s wishes to establish a multi-provider Framework Agreement for the provision of legal services. King’s objective is to ensure that it receives quality legal services from law firms who can consistently provide pragmatic, creative and expert advice. The Framework Agreement will run initially for 2 years, with an option to extend for 2 further years (subject to satisfactory performance). King’s will actively manage the Framework Agreement, including coordinating contract review meetings, performance management and analysis of management information provided. This Procurement is being done under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and is in line with the requirements of the Light Touch Regime for Health, Social, Education and certain other Service Contracts.
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Currently King’s College London (“King’s) spends in excess of 1.7 million GBP per year on external legal services, across over 20+ firms. King’s wishes to establish a multi-provider Framework Agreement for the provision of legal services. King’s objective is to ensure that it receives quality legal services from law firms who can consistently provide pragmatic, creative and expert advice. The Framework Agreement will run initially for 2 years, with an option to extend for 2 further years (subject to satisfactory performance). King’s will actively manage the Framework Agreement, including coordinating contract review meetings, performance management and analysis of management information provided. King’s will work closely with the chosen Providers throughout the term of the Framework Agreement to create productive working relationships and achieve greater value for money. The Framework Agreement will allow the chosen Providers to supply King’s with the services identified in the technical specification, on the agreed terms of and for the duration of the Framework Agreement period.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
After two years can be renewed for 2 more.
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.14)Additional information
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
All of the firms who are selected to be on the Framework Agreement and their practising solicitors must comply with the requirement for certification, registration/recognition by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) or be an authorised non-SRA Provider (regulated by another approved regulator). All practising solicitors within the successful Providers must hold a current practising certificate issued by the SRA and comply with the rules of professional conduct set down by the SRA (including the Solicitors’ Code of Conduct 2011, as updated and published on the SRA website).
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
III.2.1)Information about a particular profession
All of the firms who are selected to be on the Framework Agreement and their practising solicitors must comply with the requirement for certification, registration/recognition by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) or be an authorised non-SRA Provider (regulated by another approved regulator). All practising solicitors within the successful Providers must hold a current practising certificate issued by the SRA and comply with the rules of professional conduct set down by the SRA (including the Solicitors’ Code of Conduct 2011, as updated and published on the SRA website).
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Not applicable
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Actually online, physically in London
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
4 years
VI.2)Information about electronic workflows
VI.3)Additional information:
King’s is working on getting electronic invoicing in place for all suppliers.
VI.4.1)Review body
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
United Kingdom
E-mail: comct.registry@hmcourts-service.gsi.gov.uk
VI.4.3)Review procedure
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: