Tender

Invitation to Tender for the Provision of Legal Services

  • Architects Registration Board

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-003323

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03a283

Published 2 February 2023, 4:26pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Architects Registration Board

8 WEYMOUTH STREET

LONDON

W1W5BU

Contact

Kristen Hewett

Email

corporate@arb.org.uk

Telephone

+44 2075805861

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI32 - Westminster

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.arb.org.uk

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/66e1d27f-0947-4444-8183-bb5dadddbd3a

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/66e1d27f-0947-4444-8183-bb5dadddbd3a

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Regulation of Architects


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Invitation to Tender for the Provision of Legal Services

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79100000 - Legal services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

ARB requires provision of general legal advice in respect of all its statutory duties and legal obligations, except for the preparation of disciplinary cases to the Professional Conduct Committee which is carried out under a separate contract outside of the scope of this tender.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £400,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

ARB requires provision of general legal advice in respect of all its statutory duties and legal obligations, except for the preparation of disciplinary cases to the Professional Conduct Committee which is carried out under a separate contract outside of the scope of this tender.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

36

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Extendable by 24 months, subject to performance

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: Yes

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

16 March 2023

Local time

5:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

17 March 2023

Local time

11:00am


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

ARB

London

Country

United Kingdom