United Kingdom-Newcastle upon Tyne: Legal services – Framework Lead

The current contract for Legal services – Framework Lead is projected to end on 15-JUL-19 and may be available for retender.
Description:
Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:: 003743 – NEPO Regional Legal Services Framework Panel. This is a voluntary notice for part B services and as such the full ambit of the public contract regulations shall not apply.

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Services
Service category No 21: Legal services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Primarily in the areas of the contracting authorities set out below but with some limited potential UK wide participation:
Arch The Northumberland Development Company;
Byker Trust;
Cleveland Fire Brigade;
City of Sunderland Council;
County Durham and Darlington, Fire and Rescue Authority;
Darlington Borough Council;
Durham County Council;
Gateshead Borough Council;
Gateshead Housing Company;
Gateshead Trading Company;
Hartlepool Borough Council;
Leazes Homes;
Middlesbrough Council;
Newcastle City Council;
Newcastle University;
Northern Education Trust;
North Tyneside Council;
Northumberland County Council;
Northumbria University;
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council;
South Tynside Borough Council;
Stocton-on-Tees Borough Council;
Your Homes Newcastle.
NUTS code UKC,UKZ

Information on framework agreement: Framework agreement with several operators
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 6
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in months: 48
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 7 000 000 and 10 000 000 GBP

Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Newcastle City Council is acting as the lead authority on behalf of the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) in respect of the procurement of a Framework Agreement for the Provision of Legal Services. Also covered would be legal services in in other areas of expertise than those set out where arising out of or related to the service areas listed including but not limited to litigation and any other forms of dispute resolution. These will vary from requirement to requirement and be set out at the point of procurement. The main participating organisations in this tender are: Arch The Northumberland Development Company, Byker Trust, Cleveland Fire Brigade, City of Sunderland Council, County Durham and Darlington, Fire and Rescue Authority, Darlington Borough Council, Durham County Council, Gateshead Borough Council, Gateshead Housing Company, Gateshead Trading Company, Hartlepool Borough Council, Leazes Homes, Middlesbrough Council, Newcastle City Council, Newcastle University, Northern Education Trust, North Tyneside Council, Northumberland County Council, Northumbria University, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, South Tyneside Borough Council, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, Your Homes Newcastle. The Framework may also be utilised by any associated and also future successor bodies of the Contracting Bodies listed.
This Contract involves the service category of ‘Legal Services’ under schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 and is therefore classified as a Part B Service Contract. This Contract is not subject to the full application of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 or the Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2009. Consequently this is a voluntary notice and the Council is not bound by many of the formalities of the Regulations and reserves the right to use such flexibilities in this procurement process.

Information about variants: Variants will be accepted: no

Information about renewals: This contract is subject to renewal: no