Award

Legal Services for Schools

BRIDGEND COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL

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Award

30 Mar 2023 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The Bridgend County Borough Council has recently completed a procurement process for Legal Services for Schools. The council directed awarded the contract using the National Procurement Service framework without prior publication of a call for competition. The buying organisation, Bridgend County Borough Council, engaged in direct awarding via a funnelling tool, ultimately selecting Capital Law Ltd as the supplier for Lots 6 (Educational Law) and 7 (Employment Law) in South Wales. The contract, worth £467,700 GBP, was signed on 28th February 2023.

This tender presents business growth opportunities for legal service providers specializing in educational and employment law within the South Wales region. Small and medium-sized law firms that can demonstrate excellence in pricing, quality, and service provision are well-suited to compete. The procurement process was tailored towards direct awarding based on strict criteria and feedback from the receiving schools regarding supplier performance. Understanding the National Procurement Service framework and its direct award mechanisms are crucial for businesses aiming to participate in similar future tenders.

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Notice Title

Legal Services for Schools

Notice Description

Bridgend County Borough Council utilised the compliant National Procurement Service (NPS-PS-0098-19) framework to direct award a Legal Services for school contract.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Bridgend County Borough Council utilised the compliant National Procurement Service (NPS-PS-0098-19) framework to direct award a Legal Services for school contract.

Procurement Information

Bridgend County Borough Council utilised the compliant National Procurement Service (NPS-PS-0098-19) framework to direct award a Legal Services for schools contract. Using the National Procurement Service (NPS-PS-0098-19) framework, there is an option to direct award, using a funnelling tool. From the funnelling tool you can see the supplier who most meets your requirements. Using the funnelling tool provided, Capital Law were the supplier who meets all the criteria covering Lots 6 - Educational Law and Lots 7 - Employment Law, within the specified region of South Wales and was the most competitive firm. Also, feedback from the schools about their service to date has been positive and have built a good communication and support system with Capital Law. In accordance with the NPS guidance and terms and conditions, a direct award is an option if a single firm can meet all requirements based on pricing, quality and other information available to Bridgend Council, using the funnelling tool we were able to demonstrate this single firm was Capital Law.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-130240
Publication Source
Sell2Wales
Latest Notice
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=130240
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£467,700 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Mar 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Feb 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BRIDGEND COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
tenders@bridgend.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1656643643

Buyer Location

Locality
BRIDGEND
Postcode
CF31 4WB
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
Delivery Location
TLL17 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot

Local Authority
Bridgend
Electoral Ward
Bridgend Central
Westminster Constituency
Bridgend

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CAPITAL LAW

Further Information

Notice Documents

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