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title: "Costs Lawyer Services 2"
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buyer: "THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE"
published: "2023-08-24"
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# Costs Lawyer Services 2

Buyer: THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-030d0e

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025039-2023 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 5 May 2023 |
| Future notice date | 30 Nov 2022 |
| Award date | 24 Jul 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £60,000,000 |
| Lots value | £60,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £60,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L3 9PP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Electoral ward | City Centre North |
| Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SEE CONTRACTS FINDER NOTICE FOR FULL SUPPLIER LIST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### 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

## Release History

- 24 Aug 2023 at 17:53 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025039-2023
- 5 Apr 2023 at 14:56 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010005-2023
- 19 Jan 2022 at 22:45 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001653-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a3850432-5196-4762-a249-30ac9ad4d6c4
- https://www.gov.uk/ccs
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications

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