Tender

Legal Services

  • ADVANCED RESEARCH AND INVENTION AGENCY

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-009537

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03b7ee

Published 31 March 2023, 4:33pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

ADVANCED RESEARCH AND INVENTION AGENCY

96 EUSTON ROAD,

LONDON

NW12DB

Email

tenders@aria.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI31 - Camden and City of London

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.aria.org.uk

one.3) Communication

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

https://www.aria.org.uk/supply-to-us/

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.aria.org.uk/supply-to-us/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Legal Services

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79100000 - Legal services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

ARIA is looking to contract with a legal services provider to deliver legal support in its start-up and ongoing stages. This will include, but not be limited to, legal advice across commercial, corporate, employment, IP and tax law.

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

ARIA is looking to contract with a legal services provider to deliver legal support in its start-up and ongoing stages. This will include, but not be limited to, legal advice across commercial, corporate, employment, IP and tax law.

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

12

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: Yes

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions

Mandatory:

Data to be stored within the UK or EEA

Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plans

Cyber Essentials certification.

Desirable:

ISO27001

ISO 14001

Cyber Essentials plus

ISO 9001 (Quality Management)

ISO 22301

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Competitive procedure with negotiation

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

19 April 2023

Local time

4:00pm

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

English


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

Not applicable - see ARIA Act 2022

London

Country

United Kingdom