Legal advisory and representation services (№2703176)

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1. Section I
   1. Name and addresses
      Norfolk County Council
      Floor 3, County Hall, Martineau Lane
      Norwich
      NR1 2DH
      United Kingdom
      E-mail: [email protected]
      
   2. Type of the contracting authority:
      Regional or local authority
      
   3. Main activity:
      General public services
      
2. Section II
   1. Scope of the procurement:
      1. Title:
         

         Legal Representation (Insurance).

         
         Reference number: NCCT41372
         
      2. Main CPV code:
         79110000, 79110000, 79110000
         
      3. Type of contract:
         Services
         
      4. Short description:
         

         Provision of legal services for Norfolk County Council"s in-house insurance team. Norfolk County Council has let a multi-provider framework agreement for the supply of legal representation and associated services as and when required by our Insurance department. Legal representation is required by the insurance team to predominately help support the delivery of the claims service.

         
         
      5. Information about lots:
         This contract is divided into lots: no
      6. Total value of the procurement:
         Value excluding VAT: 1 540 000.00 GBP
   2. Description
      1. Title:
         
      2. Additional CPV code(s):
         79110000, 79110000
         
      3. Place of performance:
         Main site or place of performance:

         Norfolk.

         
         
      4. Description of the procurement:
         

         Provision of legal services for Norfolk County Council"s in-house insurance team. Norfolk County Council has let a multi-provider framework agreement for the supply of legal representation and associated services as and when required by our Insurance department. Legal representation is required by the insurance team to predominately help support the delivery of the claims service.

         
         
      5. Award criteria:
         Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
         Price - Weighting: 30
         
      6. Information about options:
         Options: no
      7. Information about European Union funds:
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
      8. Additional information:
         
3. Section IV
   1. Description:
      1. Type of procedure:
         Open procedure
      2. Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system:
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
      3. Information about electronic auction:
         
      4. Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
   2. Administrative information:
      1. Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: 2017/S 105-209943
         
      2. Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system:
         
      3. Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice:
         
4. Section V
   1. Title:

      Legal Representation (Insurance)

      
      
   2. Award of contract
      1. Date of conclusion of the contract: 2017-08-04
         
      2. Information about tenders:
         Number of tenders received: 8
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
         The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: yes
      3. Name and address of the contractor:
         Berrymans Lace Mawer LLP
         Manchester
         M3 2NU
         United Kingdom
         The contractor is an SME: yes
      4. Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT):
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 1 540 000.00 GBP
         Total value of the contract/lot: 1 540 000.00 GBP
         
      5. Information about subcontracting:
         
         
5. Section VI
   1. Additional information
      

      Values given are estimates. There is no guaranteed level of spend under the framework.

      The initial framework term is 24 months. At the Council"s discretion the framework may be extended by up to 24 months.

      
      
   2. Procedures for review
      1. Review body
         Norfolk County Council
         Norwich
         United Kingdom
         
      2. Body responsible for mediation procedures
         Norfolk County Council
         Norwich
         United Kingdom
         
      3. Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         

         The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.

         
         Norfolk County Council
         Floor 3, County Hall, Martineau Lane
         Norwich
         NR1 2DH
         United Kingdom
         E-mail: [email protected]
         
   3. Date of dispatch of this notice
      2017-08-30