Notice Information
Notice Title
Legal panel to support its work in relation to both the Thames Tideway Tunnel and large-scale enhancement projects procured by water companies under Ofwat's Direct Procurement for Customers Initiative
Notice Description
Ofwat is looking to develop a legal panel to support its work in relation to Thames Tideway Tunnel and Large-scale enhancement projects procured by water companies under Ofwat's Direct Procurement for Customers Initiative. The Legal Panel will run for a period of four (4) years. For more information on either of our work streams, please see the summary of the project as attached and see the provided web links below. Additional information: This procurement will relate to legal services which are listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) 2015 as a specific service. This procurement is being conducted under the Light Tough Regime ('LTR') is therefore subject to limited regulation and will be conducted in accordance with regulations 74 to 76 PCR 2015.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-746cedf6-1a8e-4580-92ea-ddbc9ce9098f
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/36a5473c-408f-42b3-ad6a-c602baedc869
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planned Procurement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Not specified
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79100000 - Legal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Jul 20187 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 2 Sep 2018Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 2 Oct 2018 - 2 Oct 2023 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WATER SERVICES REGULATION AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Erica Williams
- Contact Email
- erica.williams@ofwat.gsi.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 0121 644 7717
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BIRMINGHAM
- Postcode
- B5 4UA
- Post Town
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG31 Birmingham
- Delivery Location
- TLI London
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- Local Authority
- Birmingham
- Electoral Ward
- Ladywood
- Westminster Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/36a5473c-408f-42b3-ad6a-c602baedc869
27th July 2018 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
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https://www.ofwat.gov.uk/regulated-companies/markets/direct-procurement/thames-tideway/
Ofwat regulatory documents Thames Tideway Tunnel -
https://www.ofwat.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IN-1810-Direct-procurement-for-customers-DPC-setting-expectations-for-a-high-quality-and-well-evidenced-case.pdf
Direct procurement for customers (DPC): setting expectations
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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