Notice Information
Notice Title
Trade Law Panel
Notice Description
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) put in place a Framework Contract for the provision of specialist legal services for International Trade Law, to be utilised by UK Central Government Departments and associated bodies (Buyers) identified at VI.3. This Framework was recommended vehicle for all International Trade Law Services required by Buyers. Its purpose was to complement existing government legal frameworks and specifically assist with international trade disputes and negotiations. The Framework is established for 4 years and comprises of: Lot 1 (International Trade and Disputes) Lot 2 (International Trade and Negotiations) The appointed Suppliers will provide legal services in respect of all the Mandatory Specialisms detailed in the Specification and Optional Specialisms (if qualified to do so). Suppliers will provide services relating to domestic law of different jurisdictions. The full Specification is set out in Framework Schedule 1 (Specification). Additional information: Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee (Art. 43(1)(c) of Directive 2014/23/EU, Art. 72(1)(c) of Directive 2014/24/EU, Art. 89(1)(c) of Directive 2014/25/EU) The RM6183 agreement will be extended under regulation 72 until 30th October 2025. This is to align the Framework end date with RM6179 and RM6204 as the intention is to combine these three agreements under one panel for the next procurement.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-12551839-feab-4abe-a783-73cfa848f225
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4384251b-a4d0-4baf-8800-5ce61ea53d75
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79100000 - Legal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £115,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £115,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 3 Aug 2020Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 15 Jan 20215 years ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Feb 2021 - 30 Oct 2025 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LIVERPOOL
- Postcode
- L3 9PP
- Post Town
- Liverpool
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD72 Liverpool
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Liverpool
- Electoral Ward
- City Centre North
- Westminster Constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4384251b-a4d0-4baf-8800-5ce61ea53d75
29th January 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/81b81825-6175-491d-9373-7245c69320ae
3rd July 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8524a4d7-c377-457a-8c15-0501fa8ac493
OJEU Contract Notice Transparency Information for Crown Commercial Service Framework Agreement -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8619e822-dd62-4d64-9d00-3e6f23bfa012
OJEU Contract Notice rights reserved for Crown Commercial Service Framework Agreement -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a855b8b0-6b26-4c76-ba1d-0245541b4845
Notice - Authorised Customer List -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2798c5d3-0550-489f-9394-661ae8d65228
trade law published 1 7 2020 (1) -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f9589e49-54cb-421e-a373-e914dfa66a18
Redacted Framework Agreement
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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