Tender

Child Advocacy Barrister Services_24

  • Liverpool City Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-020998

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-047c1e

Published 10 July 2024, 9:39am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Liverpool City Council

4th Floor, Cunard Building

Liverpool

L3 1DS

Contact

Mr Steve Haywood

Email

steve.haywood@liverpool.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1513510543

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD72 - Liverpool

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.liverpool.gov.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.liverpool.gov.uk

one.3) Communication

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

https://procontract.due-north.com/

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://procontract.due-north.com/

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

Child Advocacy Barrister Services_24

Reference number

DN730751

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79100000 - Legal services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Contract Number: DN730751

Contract Name: Child Advocacy Barrister Services_24

Liverpool City Council is seeking tender submissions for the provision of child advocacy barrister services to the Childcare Legal Team.

This includes, but is not limited to:

• Care and placement order proceedings

• Contact

• Discharges of s.31 care orders

• Adoption applications

• Secure accommodation orders

• Forced marriage

• Female genital mutilation

• Honour based violence

Further information can be obtained from: https://procontract.due-north.com from 17:00 on 10 July 2024.

The response submission deadline is Noon on 9 August 2024.

Please download the full document suite from Procontract.

Your company will need to register on Procontract (Due North) to be able to receive the opportunity. The documents will only be available on Procontract.

Once you have registered you will need to go to the “my opportunities” section on the home page of Procontract and follow the instructions as a supplier to enable you to return your submission.

To register your organisation on Procontract click on the following link https://procontract.due-north.com/register, go to suppliers’ area and click on “register free”.

The Contract Term will be three years, with an option to extend by two years.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £8,400,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79100000 - Legal services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD72 - Liverpool

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Contract Number: DN730751

Contract Name: Child Advocacy Barrister Services_24

Liverpool City Council is seeking tender submissions for the provision of child advocacy barrister services to the Childcare Legal Team.

This includes, but is not limited to:

• Care and placement order proceedings

• Contact

• Discharges of s.31 care orders

• Adoption applications

• Secure accommodation orders

• Forced marriage

• Female genital mutilation

• Honour based violence

Further information can be obtained from: https://procontract.due-north.com from 17:00 on 10 July 2024.

The response submission deadline is Noon on 9 August 2024.

Please download the full document suite from Procontract.

Your company will need to register on Procontract (Due North) to be able to receive the opportunity. The documents will only be available on Procontract.

Once you have registered you will need to go to the “my opportunities” section on the home page of Procontract and follow the instructions as a supplier to enable you to return your submission.

To register your organisation on Procontract click on the following link https://procontract.due-north.com/register, go to suppliers’ area and click on “register free”.

The Contract Term will be three years, with an option to extend by two years.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Price - Weighting: 70

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £8,400,000

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

Duration in months

36

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

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

Open procedure

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

Date

9 August 2024

Local time

12:00pm

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

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

9 August 2024

Local time

12:00pm

Place

Liverpool

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure

Category Manager, Commercial Procurement Unit, Liverpool City Council.


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

Royal Courts of Justice

Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Royal Courts of Justice

Strand

Liverpool

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom