Notice Information
Notice Title
CST139 - Provision of a Barrister Service Framework
Notice Description
Derbyshire County Council in partnership with Nottinghamshire County Council, Derby City Council and Nottingham City Council (pending approval) are seeking to enter into a framework contract with a range of Chambers to assist in the provision of legal advice and advocacy services in respect of Public Law Children Act 1989 and other Child Care related matters. The award of the contract must demonstrate value for money having regard to quality and price. The joint expenditure for all four authorities is in the region of PS 1,790,000 per annum. The contract will run from 1st April 2024 for an initial 2-year period with options to extend for up to 3 x 1-year periods. Bidders must be authorised to practice in England and Wales and have a current practicing certificate. to be regulated by the independent Bar Standards Board
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-43b6fe13-8701-408a-8fed-ab250eea7452
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8a4e1710-b7cc-4962-8552-aaecfcc4e547
- 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
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- 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
- £8,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £8,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 29 Feb 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 4 Jul 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2024 - 31 Mar 2029 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
- DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MATLOCK
- Postcode
- DE4 3AG
- Post Town
- Derby
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF13 South and West Derbyshire
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
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- Local Authority
- Derbyshire Dales
- Electoral Ward
- Matlock West
- Westminster Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8a4e1710-b7cc-4962-8552-aaecfcc4e547
30th January 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9e3b805d-e00f-4f8d-a66c-5166e8b58899
29th January 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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