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Supply of Legal Services - Public Inquiries

BURGES SALMON LLP

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Award

02 Mar 2022 at 12:15

Award Notice
Tender

14 Feb 2022 at 12:25

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the contract titled "Supply of Legal Services - Public Inquiries" is being conducted by Burges Salmon LLP, located in Bristol, England. This tender falls under the legal advisory and representation services category. The procurement method employed is a "Contractor to Public Sector - Private Sector Procurement," and the tender period concluded on 17 February 2022. The contract will commence on 18 February 2022, with a duration lasting until 30 November 2024.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for growth, especially for legal service providers with experience in public inquiries and related legal representation. Businesses that can demonstrate extensive knowledge in statutory and non-statutory inquiries, a track record of acting as Solicitor to the Inquiry, and robust organisational skills would be particularly well-suited to compete. The requirement for ISO certifications and experience in building stakeholder relationships further delineates a market niche, encouraging SMEs with the necessary credentials to engage with this competitive procurement process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply of Legal Services - Public Inquiries

Notice Description

Burges Salmon wishes to appoint a key sub-contractor (subject to CCS approval) to support and enhance its delivery of legal services relating to public and similar inquiries work under Burges Salmon's appointment to Lot 1 of the Crown Commercial Service Legal Services Panel RM6179. Burges Salmon will work collaboratively with the successful bidder in the preparation of certain tenders and opportunities under the Legal Services Panel (RM6179) and deliver resultant appointments on such basis as may be determined on project by project basis. Our aim is to establish a fair and open competitive process for bidders in order to identify the solution that most closely meets our requirements. Shortlisted suppliers may be invited to present their proposal face to face or virtually. Burges Salmon requires the bidder to demonstrate on no more than 2 sides of A4: * extensive experience, knowledge and understanding of delivering legal services relating to public and similar inquiries (including statutory and non-statutory inquiries and significant inquests); * experience in acting as Solicitor to the Inquiry, and of the issues likely to face an Inquiry both from the perspective of the Inquiry itself and of Core Participants; *the ability to bring in additional support for resilience (such as paralegal document reviewers) if required; * strong leadership, organisational skills and ability to work flexibly and collaboratively when acting for Solicitor to the Inquiry and/or Core Participants; and * experience in building relationships including examples of developing and maintaining the confidence of senior stakeholders. The appointed bidder is expected to hold ISO 9001 (QMS), ISO 22301:2019 (Business Continuity), ISO/IEC 27001 (Information Security Management Systems), ISO/IEC 27002:2013 (IT), ISO/IEC 27031:2011 (IT) and ISO 22313:2020 (Security) certification or equivalents, and Cyber Essentials Plus. The appointed bidder will be required to contract with Burges Salmon on a full flow-down of the terms of Burges Salmon's RM6179 CCS Framework Contract including specific terms applicable to each Call-Off Contract for which the bidder supports Burges Salmon. This shall include delivering services on such rates and discounts as Burges Salmon may agree from time to time with CCS, supporting its social value commitments to CCS and promptly providing all relevant management information. Any appointment by Burges Salmon is subject to final approval by CCS.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-897db7ea-33d1-44bb-93ae-dd2c4384ad09
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/acc2db72-b126-4e77-be1b-db6070519354
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other - Contractor to Public Sector - Private Sector Procurement
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services

79140000 - Legal advisory and information services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Mar 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
17 Feb 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Mar 20223 years ago
Contract Period
2 Mar 2022 - 30 Nov 2024 2-3 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
BURGES SALMON LLP
Contact Name
David Hall
Contact Email
david.hall@burges-salmon.com
Contact Phone
0117 902 2798

Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS2 0ZX
Post Town
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK51 Bristol, City of
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Bristol, City of
Electoral Ward
Lawrence Hill
Westminster Constituency
Bristol East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

FIELDFISHER

Further Information

Notice Documents

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