Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Work and Pensions
Quarry House, Quarry Hill
Leeds
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Rapid Estate Expansion Programme Increase
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
The contract is to provide property-related Legal Services across the DWP Estate. Activities to manage the portfolio of DWP's leases (including but not limited to items such as lease renewals, rent reviews, liaison with landlords where needed etc.).
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
1 April 2018
End date
31 March 2022
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 five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
ecm_4965
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
1 April 2018
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Dentons UKMEA LLP
1 Fleet Place
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £1,600,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Suppliers Instructions:
How to Express Interest in this Tender:
1. Register on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once):
https://dwp.bravosolution.co.uk & click the link to register - Accept the terms & conditions & click 'continue' - Enter your correct business & user details - Note your chosen username & click 'Save'. You will receive an email with your password (keep this secure)
2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant exercise to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (A secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box
3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions to complete (detailed online help available). To submit your reply use the 'Submit Response' button (top of the page).
For further assistance please consult the online help, or the eTendering help desk.
DWP expressly reserves the rights(i)to use a reverse auction; (ii)to cancel this procurement at any stage; (iii)to not award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; (iv)and in no circumstances will DWP be liable for any costs incurred by potential suppliers.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department for Work and Pensions
Caxton House
London
Country
United Kingdom
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
seven.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79100000 - Legal services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
The contract is to provide property-related Legal Services across the DWP Estate. Activities to manage the portfolio of DWP's leases (including but not limited to items such as lease renewals, rent reviews, liaison with landlords where needed etc.).
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
1 April 2018
End date
31 March 2022
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£1,600,000
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Dentons UKMEA LLP
1 Fleet Street
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
The increase in the volume of services relates to additional property legal services required to support the delivery of the Department's Rapid Estates Expansion Programme ("REEP"). The additional services will involve providing legal support on the end to end process requirements of the approved transactions and managing the completion of the legal documentation and the legal due diligence processes associated with the properties.
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee.
Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:
The increase in the volume of the services has been brought about as an indirect consequence of the economic emergency resulting from lockdown measures imposed in response to the REEP/ C-19 pandemic which the Department could not have foreseen at the time when it awarded the Contract in March 2018. The Department, acting as a diligent contracting authority, could not have foreseen the level of property legal services required to support the delivery of accommodation to house work coaches at pace;
The overall nature remains the same for the provision of property legal services and only involves an increase in the volume of the same legal services;
The increase in price will not exceed 50% of the original contract award value.
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £2,050,000
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £2,550,000