Notice Information
Notice Title
Assisting the Independent Assessor
Notice Description
Devon farmer, Mr xxx, alleges that he suffered losses as a result of relying on incorrect information placed on an online portal provided by Defra which meant he was too late to apply for a derogation for 2011 from the Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations 2008 (as amended). He complained to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) who in their report, found maladministration against Defra for the original mistake made on the online portal (for which Defra had already apologised) and a further maladministration for the delay in dealing with Mr xxx's complaint. The PHSO was however unable to assess the extent of Mr xxx business or personal losses but made a number of recommendations which Defra addressed through the implementation of an Action Plan (agreed with PHSO). The Plan was approved by the then Permanent Secretary in December 2014. It included the appointment of an Independent Assessor (IA) (barrister) to identify the extent of any losses incurred by Mr xxx's businesses as well as an assessment of his personal losses which relate to injury, distress and loss of amenity as a result of the maladministration. The IA would also consider whether Mr xxxx took steps to mitigate his losses. It has taken some time for those acting for Mr xxxx to provide submissions to the IA. Their claim against Defra for business losses currently stands at some PS8.5m. xxxxx of xxxx Chambers was appointed in November 2015 as the Independent Assessor and approval was given in December 2016 for xxxx(junior counsel) to assist him in the production of his report due to the length of time it had taken for Mr xxxx to provide additional material and Mr xxxx's court commitments. The Attorney General's Office gave approval to appoint xxxx at C panel rates (PS80/hour). The IA circulated a draft of his report in May. Mr xxxx's representatives have just submitted extensive comments on the report which will need to be considered by the IA with support from xxxx. The value of her contract is therefore increased to PS25k to reflect this additional, complex work and the length is extended to 31 March 2018. We have financial provision in 2017/18 to pay for these costs. The appointment of the IA was authorised by the Permanent Secretary as a fundamental part of the Action Plan. Additional information: Please note that Defra procurement uses e-tendering, provided by Bravosolutions. In order to access the Bravo system you will need to be registered. Could I therefore request that you register on the Bravo portal for Defra. If you're already registered on the Bravo portal please check that your registration includes Defra, as you have to specify us in order to correctly receive the tender documents. If you have any problems with the registration process, please contact the Bravo helpline on 0800 368 4850 or alternatively email them at help@bravosolution.co.uk. The link you require for new registration/amendments to registrations is - https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-c2bae477-e30e-4994-9a7e-a195f1cd5b22
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7504fc89-a082-4b03-97a7-96e57669629f
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Other -
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79100000 - Legal services
79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £25,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £40,000 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Oct 20178 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Oct 2016Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 19 Dec 20169 years ago
- Contract Period
- 29 Nov 2016 - 30 Mar 2018 1-2 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
- DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- network.procurement@defra.gsi.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 3JR
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7504fc89-a082-4b03-97a7-96e57669629f
11th October 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f0ac6ff9-cde4-4965-8ab8-6179f9b32de2
24th May 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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