Contract

Specialist Legal Advice to South Tees Development Corporation

  • Tees Valley Combined Authority

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-007686

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04e907

Published 3 March 2025, 2:57pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Tees Valley Combined Authority

Teesside Airport Business Suite, Teesside International Airport

Darlington

DL21NJ

Email

procurement@teesvalley-ca.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC13 - Darlington

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://teesvalley-ca.gov.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Specialist Legal Advice to South Tees Development Corporation

Reference number

STDC-PROC-0522

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79100000 - Legal services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

South Tees Development Corporation (STDC) (the 'Contracting Authority'), part of the Tees Valley Combined Authority Group, have entered into a contract with the awarded provider to provide specialist legal advice in relation to negotiating the Energy JV contract (Power-Elec-Business and Corporate). 24 month contract, with option to extend for a further 12 months.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £200,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC1 - Tees Valley and Durham

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

South Tees Development Corporation (STDC) (the 'Contracting Authority'), part of the Tees Valley Combined Authority Group, have entered into a contract with the awarded provider to provide specialist legal advice in relation to negotiating the Energy JV contract (Power-Elec-Business and Corporate). 24 month contract, with option to extend for a further 12 months.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

24 month contract, with option to extend for a further 12 months.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

Reg. 32 (2)(b)(ii) Competition is absent for technical reasons

The legal firms on TVCA Legal Services Framework were approached in the first instance but found to have conflict of interests due to representing the other parties involved. Other firms, who are not on the TVCA Legal Services Framework, were also approached but similarly found to have conflicts.

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

STDC-PROC-0522

Title

Specialist Legal Advice to South Tees Development Corporation

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

23 September 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

FOOT ANSTEY LLP

Salt Quay House, 4 North East Quay, Sutton Harbour,

Plymouth

PL4 0BN

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKK4 - Devon
Companies House

OC360255

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £200,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £200,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

London

Country

United Kingdom