Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0NE
Contact
Toni Turner
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Legal Advice and Services in relation to Nuclear Third Party Liability.
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79111000 - Legal advisory services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Legal Advisory Services to BEIS in respect to Nuclear Third Party Liability.
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: £30,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
BEIS required external legal support services to assist with Nuclear Third Party Liability. This contract was awarded via CCS RM 6179 Lot 1
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
Due to the urgency of this requirement it was not possible to carry out a formal competition.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
Contract No 4027
Title
Nuclear Third Party Liability
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
7 November 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Gowlings WLG (UK) LLP
4 More Riverside
London
SE1 2AU
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £30,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £30,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 Victoria Street, London
London
Country
United Kingdom