This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

05 Jun 2024 at 12:05

Tender

05 Feb 2024 at 17:14

Summary of the contracting process

The Association of North East Councils Trading as the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) has completed a tender process for legal services. NEPO sought to establish a multi-supplier Framework Agreement for legal services, open to contracting authorities throughout the United Kingdom. The main procurement category is services, and the procurement method used was an open procedure. Carl Telford from NEPO is the contact person. The contract worth £100,000,000 GBP was awarded to multiple suppliers including Anthony Collins Solicitors and Bevan Brittan LLP.

This tender presents an opportunity for legal service providers to engage with a diverse range of contracting authorities across various sectors in the North East region. Businesses that excel in legal services and have experience in providing services to public sector organisations would be well-suited to compete. The framework agreement has an active status, with a duration of 1440 days. Tender submissions were required to be made electronically, and the bid validity period is set to 120 days from the tender end date of 11th March 2024.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Legal Services

Notice Description

The Association of North East Councils Trading as the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) is seeking to establish a multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of legal services for use by contracting authorities throughout the United Kingdom The opportunity can be accessed via the Open eTendering system. Suppliers wishing to be considered for this Framework Agreement must register their expression of interest and submit a tender through the Open eTendering System. If not already registered, candidates should register on the Open eTendering system at https://www.open-uk.org/ Tenders must be submitted using the link above. Tenders submitted via post or email methods will not be accepted. If you need technical assistance from the Open Support team, this can be requested via open.support@nepo.org PLEASE NOTE: Open is accessible 24/7 however, technical support is available Monday - Thursday 8:30 - 5pm and Friday 8.30 - 4.30pm For guidance on how to submit your response through Open, please visit https://www.open-hub.org/training to access the available Training Guides. NEPO does not give any guarantee and/or warrant the actual value of orders (if any) that will be placed with the successful suppliers by any Contracting Authority using the Framework Agreement pursuant to this process and accepts no liability thereof.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NEPO are using an open procedure for the procurement of this Framework Agreement for the provision of Legal Services. NEPO intends to select only the top 30 (thirty) ranked (i.e. highest scoring) Tenderers as Providers. However, NEPO reserves the right to appoint additional Providers to the Framework where the overall difference in scores between the thirtieth-ranked Tenderer and the following ranked Tenderer(s) is 5% or less.

Renewal: This Framework Agreement will be a direct replacement for the current NEPO513 Framework Agreement for Legal Services. It is anticipated that this Framework Agreement will be subject to future renewals

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04375a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017399-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

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
£100,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£100,000,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£100,000,000 £100M-£1B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Jun 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
11 Mar 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Jun 20242 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
12 months prior to the published expiry date

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH EAST COUNCILS LIMITED
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
GATESHEAD
Postcode
NE8 3DF
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Gateshead
Electoral Ward
Bridges
Westminster Constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
18
Supplier Names

Anthony Collins Solicitors

Bevan Brittan LLP

Bird & Bird LLP

Brodies LLP

Capsticks Solicitors LLP

DAC Beachcroft LLP

DWF Law LLP

Devonshires Solicitors LLP

Forbes Solicitors LLP

Freeths LLP

Muckle LLP

Pinsent Masons

TLT LLP

Trowers & Hamlins LLP

Ward Hadaway LLP

Weightmans LLP

Wilkin Chapman

Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP

Further Information

Notice URLs

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