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title: "Supply of Legal Services - Public Inquiries"
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# Supply of Legal Services - Public Inquiries

Buyer: BURGES SALMON LLP  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-897db7ea-33d1-44bb-93ae-dd2c4384ad09

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## Summary

The procurement process for the contract titled "Supply of Legal Services - Public Inquiries" is being conducted by Burges Salmon LLP, located in Bristol, England. This tender falls under the legal advisory and representation services category. The procurement method employed is a "Contractor to Public Sector - Private Sector Procurement," and the tender period concluded on 17 February 2022. The contract will commence on 18 February 2022, with a duration lasting until 30 November 2024.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for growth, especially for legal service providers with experience in public inquiries and related legal representation. Businesses that can demonstrate extensive knowledge in statutory and non-statutory inquiries, a track record of acting as Solicitor to the Inquiry, and robust organisational skills would be particularly well-suited to compete. The requirement for ISO certifications and experience in building stakeholder relationships further delineates a market niche, encouraging SMEs with the necessary credentials to engage with this competitive procurement process.

## Notice

Burges Salmon wishes to appoint a key sub-contractor (subject to CCS approval) to support and enhance its delivery of legal services relating to public and similar inquiries work under Burges Salmon's appointment to Lot 1 of the Crown Commercial Service Legal Services Panel RM6179. Burges Salmon will work collaboratively with the successful bidder in the preparation of certain tenders and opportunities under the Legal Services Panel (RM6179) and deliver resultant appointments on such basis as may be determined on project by project basis. Our aim is to establish a fair and open competitive process for bidders in order to identify the solution that most closely meets our requirements. Shortlisted suppliers may be invited to present their proposal face to face or virtually. Burges Salmon requires the bidder to demonstrate on no more than 2 sides of A4: * extensive experience, knowledge and understanding of delivering legal services relating to public and similar inquiries (including statutory and non-statutory inquiries and significant inquests); * experience in acting as Solicitor to the Inquiry, and of the issues likely to face an Inquiry both from the perspective of the Inquiry itself and of Core Participants; *the ability to bring in additional support for resilience (such as paralegal document reviewers) if required; * strong leadership, organisational skills and ability to work flexibly and collaboratively when acting for Solicitor to the Inquiry and/or Core Participants; and * experience in building relationships including examples of developing and maintaining the confidence of senior stakeholders. The appointed bidder is expected to hold ISO 9001 (QMS), ISO 22301:2019 (Business Continuity), ISO/IEC 27001 (Information Security Management Systems), ISO/IEC 27002:2013 (IT), ISO/IEC 27031:2011 (IT) and ISO 22313:2020 (Security) certification or equivalents, and Cyber Essentials Plus. The appointed bidder will be required to contract with Burges Salmon on a full flow-down of the terms of Burges Salmon's RM6179 CCS Framework Contract including specific terms applicable to each Call-Off Contract for which the bidder supports Burges Salmon. This shall include delivering services on such rates and discounts as Burges Salmon may agree from time to time with CCS, supporting its social value commitments to CCS and promptly providing all relevant management information. Any appointment by Burges Salmon is subject to final approval by CCS.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/acc2db72-b126-4e77-be1b-db6070519354 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - Contractor to Public Sector - Private Sector Procurement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Mar 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Feb 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | 2 Mar 2022 - 30 Nov 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BURGES SALMON LLP |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS2 0ZX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Lawrence Hill |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FIELDFISHER |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services
- 79140000 - Legal advisory and information services

## Release History

- 2 Mar 2022 at 12:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/acc2db72-b126-4e77-be1b-db6070519354
- 14 Feb 2022 at 12:25 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0bcc7cec-f45a-4cd6-b02a-58411149e58a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/acc2db72-b126-4e77-be1b-db6070519354
  2nd March 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0bcc7cec-f45a-4cd6-b02a-58411149e58a
  14th February 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

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