Planning

Cost Lawyer Services

CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE

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Planning

09 Nov 2018 at 09:57

Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Crown Commercial Service is planning a procurement process for "Cost Lawyer Services" aimed at Central Government departments, Arm's Length Bodies, and the Wider Public Sector. The total estimated budget for this contract is £64 million, with a planned contract duration spanning from 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2023. The procurement method selected is an open procedure, which is above the threshold, and the market engagement sessions are expected to take place in December 2018. Key milestones include the future notice date set for 8th January 2019.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in legal services, particularly those offering cost consultancy and advocacy. Suppliers should ideally possess experience in preparing legal cost documentation and should comply with Cyber Essentials requirements to ensure they can handle sensitive information securely. Relevant businesses, especially SMEs, will find this an excellent opportunity to expand their client base within the public sector, particularly if they are familiar with legislative frameworks and cost management in legal contexts.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Cost Lawyer Services

Notice Description

Costs Lawyer Services provided to Wider Public Sector Customers and Central Government Departments and their Arm's Length Bodies and Agencies. Suppliers on this Framework will be expected to provide an extensive range of mandatory law cost specialisms. Crown Commercial Services ("CCS") is seeking to establish a multi supplier Panel Agreement for the provision of Cost Lawyer Services for Central Government departments, Arm's Length Bodies and the Wider Public Sector. Services to include; Costs consultancy and negotiation Cost estimates and statement of costs Advocacy and/or attending hearings Instructing counsel Providing advice Preparing costs budgets, bills of costs, points of dispute, replies and court forms N.B. Please be aware the dates input in the 'Closing Date' and 'Contract Start Date' have been used to enable the future opportunity to be published on Contracts Finder. The 'Closing Date' and 'Contract Start Date' have yet to be determined. Additional information: This Prior Information Notice is to signal an intention to commence market engagement with those within the Legal Services market. Crown Commercial Service (CCS) intends to hold market engagement sessions during December 2018 with industry experts and suppliers interested in potentially bidding for the resulting framework contract. If you are interested in attending a market engagement session please express your interest by emailing supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk no later than midday on Friday 30th of November 2018, please include RM6137 as your E-mail subject Heading. Further details will be provided to you after this date. Your email must clearly state: the name of your organisation, and contact details for the individual(s) who will participating in the market engagement. CCS will use an eSourcing system for this competition and reserves the right to use an electronic auction. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. The date in II.3) is the estimated date of publication, please refer to the CCS pipeline page http://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/procurement-pipeline for updates and monitor Tenders Electronic Daily for the publication of the OJEU contract notice. Please be advised that in preparation to participate in this competition for this framework that: The Cyber Essentials scheme is mandatory for Central Government Contracts which involve handling personal information and providing certain ICT products and services. The Government is taking steps to further reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when properly implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet. To participate in the procurement for the RM6137 Cost Lawyer Services, bidders will be required to demonstrate that they comply with the technical requirements prescribed by Cyber Essentials [Plus] for the services under and in connection with the procurement. The bidder may be awarded a framework contract but shall not enter into any call off contracts with buyers until they are able to demonstrate to CCS that they meet the technical requirements prescribed by the Cyber Essentials [Plus] Scheme for services under and in connection with this procurement. The service that arise from this framework will involve the supplier holding material that has been assigned a protective marking under the Government Security Classifications Scheme (April 2014) of OFFICIAL. It will be a condition of this contract that this material must be protected. Baseline protection controls are defined in ISO27001:2013 and further defined by the Security Policy Framework https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-security.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f52badb6-1771-4ae5-9c52-c24326c5d918
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
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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
£64,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Nov 20187 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
8 Jan 2019Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
6 Nov 2018 - 7 Nov 2018 30 days
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
CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE
Contact Name
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
Contact Email
supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 3450103503

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

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