Tender

The Supply of a National Framework for Legal Services to Police Forces, Police and Crime Commissioners

METROPOLITAN POLICE SERVICE

  • Contract Timeline

    Publication Date

    29th October 2024 13:47:14 PM

    Tender Deadline

    28th November 2024 12:00:00 PM   21 days remaining

  • Contract Summary

    The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) as the contracting authority (known as The Authority) is re-procuring a national framework for the supply of legal services to a range of public bodies including the GLA functional bodies, Police Forces, Police and Crime Commissioners, and other public bodies ("Participating Bodies"). The full list of eligible users can be found at 'Annex 1 List of Participating Bodies.' The Authority on behalf of the Participating Bodies is re-procuring the existing National Legal Services Framework Agreement which is due to expire on 30th April 2025. The scope of the National Legal Services Framework Agreement will be to provide legal advice and assistance to Participating Bodies and the contract term will be 48 months in Lots as identified below with an estimated lifetime expenditure across the entirety of the Framework Agreement of up to £35,000,000: Lot 1A - Procurement, Contract and Commercial, Governance - complex projects and disputes Lot 1B - Procurement, Contract and Commercial, Governance - business as usual Lot 2 - Civil Litigation, Personal Injury and Debt Recovery Lot 3 - Inquests and Public Inquiries Lot 4 - Employment Lot 5 - Misconduct & Regulatory Lot 6 - Property - Residential, Commercial and PFI The Framework will be used to provide a substantial range and quantity of varied legal services to the Participating Bodies. The Framework Agreement is intended to benefit all Participating Bodies by securing transparent rates and fixed prices and to award contracts to legal firms whom can demonstrate the ability to provide good quality specialist legal services as they may be required to handle high profile legal cases. It is intended that between five (5) to eight (8) Candidates are selected to tender per Lot following the selection stage. The Authority, on behalf of the Metropolitan Police Service and Participating Bodies, intend to appoint three (3) suitably qualified and experienced legal services' providers per Lot to a framework to provide legal advice and assistance in regard to each of the above Lots to ensure that the legal needs of the Participating Bodies are met. Bidders may bid for one or more Lots and there will be no restriction as to the amount of Lots a bidder may be capable of being appointed on. The procurement will be conducted in accordance with the PCR 2015 Restricted procedure hosted on the MPS e-Tendering platform, Coupa. Potential suppliers wishing to participate in this opportunity and view all/any associated tender documents are invited to register via the following link: https://supplier.coupahost.com/quotes/public_events?customer=metpolice (please copy and paste the link into your internet browser) The Coupa Sourcing Event reference is #1856. Please search for this sourcing event reference. The MPS/Authority without liability will reserve the right to make any changes necessary to any tender documentation whilst in publication. Any changes made will be communicated accordingly via the Coupa portal. The MPS/Authority will also reserve the right to pause, extend or abort the procurement for any reason and without providing reasons for doing so. The Tenderer is strongly advised to read all tender documentation and familiarise themselves before attempting to complete SSQ response documents.

  • Contract Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-h6vhtk-047b2a

    Publication Source

    Find a Tender Service

    Procurement Stage

    Tender

    Procurement Method

    Selective

    Procurement Method Details

    Restricted Procedure

    Procurement Category

    Services

    Tender Suitability

    Framework / DPS

    Framework

  • Contract Classification

    CPV Code(s)

    79100000

    CPV Division(s)

    79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

  • Awarding Authority

    METROPOLITAN POLICE SERVICE

    Buyer Name

    James Vaughan

    Buyer Email

    james.vaughan@met.police.uk

    Buyer Phone

    Buyer Address

    New Scotland Yard,Victoria Embankment

    LONDON

    SW1A2JL

    United Kingdom


Planning

Prior Information Notice (PIN) for the Supply of a National Framework for Legal Services to Police Forces, Police and Crime Commissioners

METROPOLITAN POLICE SERVICE

  • Contract Timeline

    Publication Date

    5th July 2024 13:32:10 PM

  • Contract Summary

    The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) as the contracting authority is planning to re-tender for a national Framework for the supply of legal services to a range of public bodies including the GLA functional bodies, Police Forces, Police Authorities. The scope of the National Legal Services Framework Agreement will be to provide legal advice and assistance across the following lots: Lot 1A - Procurement, Contract and Commercial, Governance - complex projects and disputes Lot 1B - Procurement, Contract and Commercial, Governance - business as usual Lot 2 - Civil Litigation and Personal Injury Lot 3 - Employment Lot 4A - Property (including Commercial, Residential Property & PFI) - complex Lot 4B - Property (including Commercial, Residential Property & PFI) - business as usual MPS Procurement Approach The procurement will be undertaken via the restricted procedure, in line with the Public Contract Regulations 2015, and be in place when the current framework expires on April 30th 2025. Indicative Project Timescales Event Date From Date To Contract Notice issued 19/08/2024 19/08/2024 Deadline for submission of SSQ requests for information and clarifications 19/08/2024 11/09/2024 SSQ responses required 18/09/2024 18/09/2024 Evaluation of SSQ responses 18/09/2024 11/10/2024 Notification of SSQ responses evaluation results to all Candidates 11/10/2024 11/10/2024 Issue of final ITT to successful Candidates 14/10/2024 14/10/2024 ITT responses required 13/11/2024 13/11/2024 Tenders evaluation 14/11/2024 10/01/2025 Presentations January 2025 (dates TBC) January 2025 (dates TBC) Award report and approval 03/02/2025 07/02/2025 Notification of results of Tenders' evaluation to Tenderers and decision to award 10/02/2025 10/02/2025 Standstill 10/02/2025 20/02/2025 Implementation 21/02/2025 30/04/2025

  • Contract Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-h6vhtk-047b2a

    Publication Source

    Find a Tender Service

    Procurement Stage

    Planning

    Procurement Method

    N/A

    Procurement Method Details

    N/A

    Procurement Category

    Services

    Tender Suitability

    Framework / DPS

    Framework

  • Contract Classification

    CPV Code(s)

    79100000

    CPV Division(s)

    79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

  • Awarding Authority

    METROPOLITAN POLICE SERVICE

    Buyer Name

    James Vaughan

    Buyer Email

    james.vaughan@met.police.uk

    Buyer Phone

    Buyer Address

    New Scotland Yard,Victoria Embankment

    LONDON

    SW1A2JL

    United Kingdom