Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Post Office Limited
100 Wood St
London
EC2V 7ER
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI - London
Companies House
2154540
Internet address(es)
Main address
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
The Provision of Inquiry related Legal Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79100000 - Legal services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Contract for the provision of legal services related to IT public Inquiry
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: £16,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79100000 - Legal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Legal Services related to the IT Inquiry
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Ability to provide required service / Weighting: 90%
Price - Weighting: 10%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Two seperate 6 month extensions are permissable
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:
This was a compliant Direct Award under Crown Commercial Services Framework RM 6179 Legal Services Panel , Lot 1 General Legal Advice Services.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24 June 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 12
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Burges Salmon LLP
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
Companies House
OC307212
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: £16,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £16,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court
London
Country
United Kingdom