Notice Information
Notice Title
Procurement of a Barristers' Framework Contract
Notice Description
The Authority seeks to set up a Barristers' Framework to enable the Council's Legal Services team to instruct external legal practitioners on behalf of Service Areas. The Framework is expected to be managed by the Legal Services Team and is expected to be a 4 years contract (2 + 2). The Contract value will be above the Find a Tender Service threshold and the Authority hopes to be able to tender this using the flexibilities available within the provisions of the Light Touch Regime (LTR).The proposed procurement is meant to secure best value in the procurement of Legal Services within the Council while at the same time ensuring compliance to Public Contract Regulations and our Contract Procedure Rules.It is expected that this tender will be published within the 3 quarter of 2021
Lot Information
Adults, Children and Education Services
including matters related to vulnerable adults, Children's Services and Education. Additional information: Will be supplied at tender
Governance, Planning, Property and Litigation (GPPL), covering all other areas of the Council's business.Governance, Planning, Property and Litigation (GPPL), covering all other areas of the Council's business. Additional information: will be provided at tender
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-02c6e1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016239-2021
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- 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
79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £3,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Jul 20214 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 22 Aug 2021Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Damola Aladesiun
- Contact Email
- commercial.hub@bedford.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1234276985
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BEDFORD
- Postcode
- MK42 9AP
- Post Town
- Milton Keynes
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH24 Bedford
- Delivery Location
- TLH24 Bedford
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- Local Authority
- Bedford
- Electoral Ward
- Cauldwell
- Westminster Constituency
- Bedford
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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