Award

Costs Lawyer Services 2

THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

24 Aug 2023 at 17:53

Tender

05 Apr 2023 at 14:56

Planning

19 Jan 2022 at 22:45

Summary of the contracting process

The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has recently awarded a contract for Costs Lawyer Services 2 under the Pan Government Collaborative Agreement. The procurement process was conducted through an open procedure, with lots available for General Costs Law Services, Clinical Negligence Specialist Services, and Security Clearance Specialist Services. The contract is valued at £60 million and was signed on 25th July 2023. The buying organisation, acting through CCS, is based in Liverpool, UK, and can be contacted at +44 3454102222.

This contract presents growth opportunities for businesses providing legal services, particularly in the areas of costs law, clinical negligence, and security clearance. Companies with expertise in legal advisory, representation, documentation, and certification services are well-suited to compete in this procurement. The CCS framework aims to provide services to the public sector in England and Wales, with a focus on quality criteria in the awarding process. Suppliers interested in participating should ensure compliance with Cyber Essentials and quality standards outlined in the tender documents.

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Notice Title

Costs Lawyer Services 2

Notice Description

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority has put in place a Pan Government Collaborative Agreement which will provide costs law services to the Public Sector. This framework consists of 3 lots: Lot 1 General Costs Law Services, Lot 2 Clinical Negligence Specialist Services; and Lot 3: Security Clearance Specialist Services. The framework will run for 36 months with an option to extend for 1 further period of 12 months. We ran this competition using the open procedure. This procurement was conducted under the Light Touch Regime (LTR) therefore subject to limited regulation and conducted in accordance with regulations 74 to 76 PCR 2015. The supplier shall provide services to buyers in the jurisdictional area of England and Wales. Further information is included in the Additional Information section VI.3.

Lot Information

General Costs Law Services

Lot 1 is for General Costs Law Services and covers costs services for both budgeted and non-budgeted work, for the receiving and paying party as required by the Buyer at call off. For further information concerning the scope of the services please refer to Framework Schedule 1 (Specification) of the Terms and Conditions.

Renewal: The initial duration of the Framework is 36 months, with an option to extend for +12 months CCS reserve the right to extend lots by varying durations

Clinical Negligence Specialist Services

This lot provides all aspects of costs law and law costs draftsman services in the support of clinical negligence claims brought against public sector organisations

Renewal: The initial duration of the Framework is 36 months, with an option to extend for +12 months CCS reserve the right to extend lots by varying durations

Security Clearance Specialist Services

This lot provides all aspects of costs law and law costs draftsman services in the support of legal disputes and legal litigation matters that require security cleared fee earners and service providers.

Renewal: The initial duration of the Framework is 36 months, with an option to extend for +12 months CCS reserve the right to extend lots by varying durations

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-030d0e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025039-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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

79111000 - Legal advisory services

79112000 - Legal representation services

79130000 - Legal documentation and certification services

79140000 - Legal advisory and information services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£60,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£60,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£60,000,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Aug 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
5 May 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
30 Nov 2022Expired
Award Date
24 Jul 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 3454102222

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

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