NHS Commercial Solutions Legal Services Framework
Framework for panel of suitably experienced and qualified suppliers of legal services.
United Kingdom-Dorking: Legal services
2018/S 219-501674
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
The Atrium, Curtis Road.
Dorking
RH4 1XA
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1306646822
E-mail: derek.howe@nhs.net
NUTS code: UKJ2
I.2)Information about joint procurement
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Legal Services
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
NHS Commercial Solutions is seeking to procure, through a Framework Agreement, a panel of suitably experienced and qualified suppliers of legal services to provide expert guidance to NHS and, potentially, other public sector organisations.
The Framework Agreement will be available to all organisations (each, a “Participating Authority”) identified in Sections II.2.4 and II.2.11 of this Contract Notice.
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
At the customer’s premises or the supplier’s premises.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The purpose of this procurement is to facilitate, through a Framework Agreement, the provision of legal services, on any of
(i) a case by case basis;
(ii) a periodical basis (e.g., a 12 month period);
iii) a retainer basis or
(iv) in support a specific identified project.
The categories of law for which services are expected to be required for include, but are not necessarily limited to:
— commercial and corporate,
— employment,
— property,
— health,
— primary care,
— mental health,
— healthcare projects (including PFI, PPP, joint ventures and Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) schemes),
— NHS Governance and Public Law.
The estimated total value of contracts awarded under the Framework Agreement is expected to be between 25 000 000 GBP and 40 000 000 GBP. However, interested parties should note that the Framework Agreement is not a guarantee of work and the Contracting Authority makes no commitment by any party to the use of the agreement nor the estimated value.
Subject to approval from the Contracting Authority, the public sector bodies eligible to use the Framework Agreement include, in particular, the following in the United Kingdom and their respective statutory successors and organisations created as a result of re-organisations or organisational changes, and any private sector entities having similar procurement needs:
— the NHS in England (National Health Service for the United Kingdom) including but not limited to:
—— Foundation Trusts,
—— Acute (Hospital) Trusts,
—— Ambulance Trusts,
—— Mental Health Trusts,
—— Care Trusts listed at: https://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/nhstrustlisting.aspx
— Clinical Commissioning Groups: https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CCGListing.aspx
— Area Teams: https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx
— Special Health Authorities: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx
— NHS Improvement: https://improvement.nhs.uk/
— Department of Health: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health
— Arm’s Length Bodies: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-contact-department-of-health-arms-length-bodies/department-of-healths-agencies-and-partner-organisations
— Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) and their individual constituent organisations:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/stps/view-stps/
— NHS England: https://www.england.nhs.uk/
Other organisations involved in commissioning and/or overseeing general practitioner services, GP consortia, GP practices and any other provider of primary medical services:
(a) who are a party to any of the following contracts:
— General Medical Services (GMS),
— Personal Medical Services (PMS),
— Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) and/or
(b) commissioned by NHS England or other organisations involved in commissioning or overseeing general practitioner services, as described above.
The NHS in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland including but not limited to:
— primary care services,
— GPs,
— pharmacies,
— dentists and optometrists,
— Hospital services and
— community services, including those provided through community health centres and mental health services at:
NHS Wales (National Health Service for Wales): including but not limited to Welsh Health Boards, NHS Trusts and Public Health Wales: http://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure
NHS Scotland (National Health Service for Scotland) including but not limited to Regional NHS Boards, Special NHS Boards and public health body at: http://www.scot.nhs.uk/organisations/
Health and Social Care Services in Northern Ireland: (National Health Service for Northern Ireland) including but not limited to Health Trusts, Social Care Board and other HSC Agencies: http://online.hscni.net/
Social Enterprise UK: https://www.socialenterprise.org.uk
And those organisations further listed at II.2.11
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
Continued from II.2.4
Local Authority Councils in England, Scotland and Wales:
— county,
— unitary,
— district,
— borough and
— metropolitan councils (parish/community councils),
— Local Councils in England,
— Scotland and Wales: https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council
Local authority Councils in Northern Ireland: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/local-councils-in-northern-ireland
Isle of Man (IoM) Government and associated IoM based public bodies, including all IoM Government Departments and Cabinet Office, including but not limited to:
— Department of Health and Social Care: https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/departments/health-and-social-care/
— the States of Jersey Government and administration including all Government Departments including but not limited to: Health and Social Services: https://www.gov.je/Government/Departments/HealthSocialServices/Pages/index.aspx
— the States of Guernsey (Parliament and government) including but not limited to the Committee for Health and Social Care: https://www.gov.gg/article/152954/Health-and-Social-Services-Department
— UK Police Forces in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales including National Special Police Forces. https://www.police.uk/forces/
— England Fire and Rescue Services http://www.fire.org.uk/fire-brigades.html
— Scottish Fire and Rescue Services http://www.firescotland.gov.uk/your-area.aspx
— Welsh Fire and Rescue Services http://gov.wales/topics/people-and-communities/communities/safety/fire/localservices/?lang=en
— Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service https://www.nifrs.org/areas-districts/
— UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency/about/access-and-opening
— Registered Charities in England and Wales: https://www.gov.uk/find-charity-information
— Registered Charities in Scotland: https://www.oscr.org.uk/charities
— Registered Charities in Northern Ireland: http://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/charity-search/
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
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.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.4.1)Review body
The Atrium, Curtis Road
Dorking
RH4 1XA
United Kingdom
VI.4.3)Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Contracting Authority will incorporate a voluntary standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to bidders. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful.
Bidders to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: