Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Optivo
Grosvenor House, 125 High Street
Croydon
CR0 9XP
Contact
Tim Morel and Richard Short
Telephone
+44 2071134020
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
Registered Provider of Social Housing
one.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
HALA Legal Services Framework
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79100000 - Legal services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Housing Associations’ Legal Alliance includes Advance, BME London, Bromford Housing, CDS Co-operatives, Christian Action Housing, Cross Keys Homes, Eastend Homes, Greatwell Homes, Habinteg, Hastoe Group, Hexagon Housing, HFL Homes, Hightown Housing, Housing for Women, Housing Solutions, ISHA, Lewisham Homes, Local Space, MHS Homes, Newlon Housing Trust, Octavia Housing, One Housing, Optivo, Origin Housing, Phoenix Community Homes, Raven Housing Trust, Saxon Weald, Settle Group, Shepherds Bush Housing Group, Soho Housing, Swan Housing Association, Wandle Housing Association, Women’s Pioneer Housing, YMCA St Paul’s Group, YMCA Thames Gateway. Between them, there is a spend of approximately £6.2M per annum on external Solicitors’ Services. The Members have come together in a shared procurement exercise and wish to appoint a panel of Solicitors upon whose advisory services the individual members can call.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £30,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 1: Corporate, Governance & Finance
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79100000 - Legal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKL - Wales
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKC - North East (England)
Main site or place of performance
EAST OF ENGLAND,LONDON,EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND),WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND),WALES,SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND),SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND),YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER,NORTH WEST (ENGLAND),NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The organisations appointed shall provide legal advisory services including but not limited to:
•Banking and finance including the raising of bank funding, capital markets issuance, and hedging arrangements
•Charging and security work
•Development draw down funding (including contracts with the HCA / GLA)
•Corporate governance
•New business opportunities
•Acquisitions and disposals
•Joint ventures and subsidiaries
•Amalgamations and restructuring
•Stock transfers
•Employment advice (including TUPE)
•Employment litigation, including Employment Tribunals
•Taxation advice
•Pensions
•Charity law
•Industrial and provident society law
•Constitutional reviews
•Board member powers and responsibilities
•Corporate Policies and Procedures
•Commercial contracts (including Supporting People contracts)
•Debt recovery
•Procurement law
•Commercial disputes
•Grant applications e.g. Big Lottery funding
•IT and information law including system maintenance & support agreements, defamation and the internet, and intellectual property
•Data protection and freedom of information
•Code of Governance
•Regulations
•Company Law
•Miscellaneous advice such as occasional advice on such matters as Financial inclusion/general advice to tenants, consumer credit licence issues, health & safety, defamation, fraud, insolvency judicial reviews and public law issues including Human Rights Act.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 65%
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 35%
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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 2: Housing & Asset Management
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79100000 - Legal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKL - Wales
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKC - North East (England)
Main site or place of performance
EAST OF ENGLAND,LONDON,EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND),WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND),WALES,SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND),SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND),YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER,NORTH WEST (ENGLAND),NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The organisations appointed shall provide legal advisory services including but not limited to:
Legal Advisory Services
•Housing litigation such as:
•Disrepair claims
•Anti-social behaviour proceedings (including injunctions, committal)
•Rent arrears possession proceedings
•Non-rent arrears possession proceedings
•Possession proceedings (all types)
•Assured shorthold accelerated possession claims
•Trespassers
•Possession succession
•Evictions
•Gas servicing and other access injunctions
•Supported housing disputes
•Terminating licence agreements and obtaining possession
•Service charge disputes
•Tenancy Fraud
•Mediation
•First Tier Tribunal advice and advocacy
•Leaseholder disputes
•Deceased leaseholders where executors not meeting their obligations or where no monies in estate
•Unlawful assignments
•Enforcement / forfeiture
•Leasehold and shared ownership sub-letting
•Managing Agent issues including those arising from Tri-Partite agreements i.e. RP, Leaseholder and Managing Agent
General housing advice such as:
•Tenancy agreement advice
•Anti-social behaviour advice
•Housing benefit advice
•Service charge advice
•Estate management board advice
•Managing agents contracts and service level agreements
•Supported and sheltered housing advice
•Advice on complaints
•Dilapidations
•Dealing with lack of mental capacity
•Judicial Review
•Welfare reform updates
•Data protection
•Energy supply agreements with residents
Housing management policy advice such as:
•Drafting and advising on new forms of tenancy & licence agreement
•Rent setting advice
•Policy drafting, approval and annual health checks
•Advice on procedures - this may include drafting all or part of a procedure
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50%
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 50%
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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 3: Development
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79100000 - Legal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKL - Wales
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKC - North East (England)
Main site or place of performance
EAST OF ENGLAND,LONDON,EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND),WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND),WALES,SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND),SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND),YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER,NORTH WEST (ENGLAND),NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The organisations appointed shall provide legal advisory services including but not limited to:
Development
•Public private partnerships
•Site Assembly
•Options to purchase
•Acquisitions/disposals of land/buildings including new build plot sales
•Acquisitions/disposals of tenanted stock
•Stock swaps
•Statutory Agreements e.g. s.38, 278, 104
•Planning Agreements e.g. s.106 and s.111
•Development Agreements
•Development Funding (including HCA Help to Buy agreements)
•Management Agreements
•Establishing development-related management companies including joint ventures
•Construction Agreements (including collateral warranties)
•Bonds
•Parent Company Guarantees
•Contentious Construction
•Novation agreements
•Wayleaves and other utility agreements
•Building licences
•Grant agreements
•Health and safety
•Overage
•Planning advice
•Property taxation advice
•Procurement advice
•Development disputes (including litigation)
•Environmental issues
•ESCo/MUSCo leases and concession agreements.
•Energy supply agreements with residents
•Consultant appointment letters
•Contract amendments
•Frameworks for consultants and contractors
•Fire safety, asbestos water and other H&S law
•Advice in relation to sustainability, regulations and compliance
•Compulsory Purchase Orders
•Advice in relation to fire remediation and boundary disputes
Shared Ownership
•Setting up shared ownership schemes including drafting lease incorporating requirements of planning agreements
•Staircasing (not final and final)
•Resale/Assignment to new owner
•Easements
•Lifting of restrictive covenants
•Surrenders
•Repossessions
•New Build Plot sales
•Managing Agent issues including those arising from Tripartite Agreements i.e. RP, Leaseholder and Managing Agent.
•Lease management e.g. licences to assign, licences for alterations, deeds of variations, lease extensions
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 55%
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 45%
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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 4: Property
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79100000 - Legal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKL - Wales
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKC - North East (England)
Main site or place of performance
EAST OF ENGLAND,LONDON,EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND),WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND),WALES,SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND),SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND),YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER,NORTH WEST (ENGLAND),NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The organisations appointed shall provide legal advisory services including but not limited to:
Commercial Property
•Property rationalisation including purchases, disposals, stock swaps, TUPE (employment issues)
•Purchases/disposals of real estate (general)
•Auction acquisitions and disposals
•Easements
•Title investigations
•Agreements for lease/licences
•Granting and taking leases
•Management Agreements
•Lease management e.g. licences to assign, licences for alterations, deeds of variation, lease extensions, rent review memoranda etc.
•Advice relating to existing leases and management agreements
•Commercial Lease renewals and surrenders
•Tenanted sales initiatives
•Tenanted transfers including overage agreements
•Dilapidations
•Adverse possession including traveller issues
•Establishing property joint ventures
•Plot sales (commercial)
•Consent issues relating to restrictions on title, including lifting of restrictive covenants
•Ground rent issues
•Property litigation
•Construction contracts (including professional services contracts)
•Serving section 25 and s26 notices and responding to the same when served
•Re-possession of premises
•Novation agreements
•Wayleaves and other utility agreements
•Overage
•Property taxation advice
•Boundary dispute advice
Residential Property
•Purchases and sales of individual residential units (freehold/ leasehold)
•New build plot sales (freehold/ leasehold)
•Easements
•Lifting of restrictive covenants
•Auctions
•Sales under Right To Buy, Right To Acquire /Social HomeBuy
•Independent Supported Living purchases
•Service charge issues (including sinking fund disputes)
•Leasehold Valuation Tribunal advice and advocacy
•Leasehold enfranchisement
•Absent landlords (overseas etc.)
•Boundary dispute advice
Shared Ownership
•Setting up shared ownership schemes including drafting lease incorporating requirements of planning agreements
•Staircasing (not final and final)
•Resale/Assignment to new owner
•Easements
•Lifting of restrictive covenants
•Surrenders
•Repossessions
•New Build Plot sales
•Managing Agent issues including those arising from Tripartite Agreements i.e. RP, Leaseholder and Managing Agent.
•Lease management e.g. licences to assign, licences for alterations, deeds of variations, lease extensions
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50%
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 50%
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-008363
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
1
Title
Corporate, Governance and Finance
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
7 August 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP
134 Edmund St
Birmingham
B3 2ES
Telephone
+44 1614700326
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC313432
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Capsticks LLP
1 St George's Road
London
SW19 4DR
chimi.shakohoxha@capsticks.com
Telephone
+44 2087804734
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC340360
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Clarke Willmott LLP
1 Georges Square, Bath Street
Bristol
BS1 6BA
lindsay.felstead@clarkewillmott.com
Telephone
+44 3452091804
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC344818
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Devonshires Solicitors LLP
30 Finsbury Circus
London
EC2M 7DT
Telephone
+44 2076287576
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC397401
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP
125 Wood Street
London
EC2V 7AW
linda.storey@penningtonslaw.com
Telephone
+44 1256407115
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC311575
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Trowers & Hamlins LLP
3 Bunhill Row
London
EC1Y 8YZ
Telephone
+44 2074238000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC337852
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Winckworth Sherwood LLP
Minerva House, 5 Montague Close
London
SE1 9BB
Telephone
+44 2075935197
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC334359
Internet address
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: £7,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £7,000,000
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
2
Title
Housing & Asset Management
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
7 August 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Batchelors Solicitors
Charles House, 35, Widmore Road
, Bromley
BR1 1RW
Telephone
+44 2087687000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
N/A
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bevan Brittan LLP
Toronto Square, 7th Floor,, Toronto Street
Leeds
LS1 2HJ
Telephone
+44 3701945494
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC309219
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Birketts LLP
106 Leadenhall Street
London
EC3A 4AA
jonathan-hulley@birketts.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1473921779
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC317545
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Capsticks Solicitors LLP
1 St George's Street, Wimbledon
London
SW19 4DR
chimi.shakohoxha@capsticks.com
Telephone
+44 2087804734
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC340360
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Clarke Willmott LLP
138 Edmund Street
Birmingham
B3 2ES
lindsay.felstead@clarkewillmott.com
Telephone
+44 3452091804
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC344818
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Devonshires Solicitors LLP
30 Finsbury Circus
London
EC2M 7DT
Telephone
+44 2078804294
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC397401
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Judge & Priestley LLP
Justin House, 6 West Street
Bromley
BR1 1QN
Telephone
+44 2082907347
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC312733
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Roythornes Limited
14 Park Row
Nottingham
NG1 6GR
Telephone
+44 1775842550
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
06611251
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £6,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £6,000,000
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
3
Title
Development
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
7 August 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 16
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 16
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ashfords LLP
Ashford House, Grenadier Road
Exeter
EX1 3LH
Telephone
+44 1392337000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC342432
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Capsticks Solicitors LLP
1 St George's Street, Wimbledon
London
SW19 4DR
chimi.shakohoxha@capsticks.com
Telephone
+44 2087804734
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC340360
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Devonshires Solicitors LLP
30 Finsbury Circus
London
EC2M 7DT
Telephone
+44 2078804294
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC397401
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Foot Anstey LLP
2 Glass Wharf
Bristol
BS2 0EL
Patrick.wetherall@footanstey.com
Telephone
+44 1179154618
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC360255
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hugh James
Two Central Square
, Cardiff
CF10 1FS
caroline.o'flaherty@hughjames.com
Telephone
+44 2922675418
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC358642
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP
125 Wood Street
London
EC2V 7AW
linda.storey@penningtonslaw.com
Telephone
+44 1256407115
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC311575
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Roythornes Limited
14 Park Row
Nottingham
NG1 6GR
Telephone
+44 1775842550
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
06611251
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Sharratts (London) LLP
1 The Old Yard, Rectory Lane
Brasted
TN16 1JP
Telephone
+44 01959568017
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC352690
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
TLT LLP
One Redcliff Street
Bristol
BS1 6TP
Telephone
+44 3330060000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC308658
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Trowers & Hamlins LLP
3 Bunhill Row
London
EC1Y 8YZ
Telephone
+44 2074238479
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC337852
Internet address
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: £9,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £9,000,000
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
4
Title
Property
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
7 August 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 15
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 15
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ashfords LLP
Ashford House, Grenadier Road
EX1 3LH
EX1 3LH
Telephone
+44 1392337000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC342432
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Batchelors Solicitors
Charles House, 35, Widmore Road
Bromley
BR1 1RW
Telephone
+44 02087687000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
N/A
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Capsticks Solicitors LLP
1 St George's Street, Wimbledon
London
SW19 4DR
chimi.shakohoxha@capsticks.com
Telephone
+44 2087804734
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC340360
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Devonshires Solicitors LLP
30 Finsbury Circus
London
EC2M 7DT
Telephone
+44 2078804294
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC397401
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Foot Anstey LLP
2 Glass Wharf
Bristol
BS2 0EL
Patrick.wetherall@footanstey.com
Telephone
+44 1179154618
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC360255
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hugh James
Two Central Square
Cardiff
CF10 1FS
caroline.o'flaherty@hughjames.com
Telephone
+44 2922675418
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC358642
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP
125 Wood Street
London
EC2V 7AW
linda.storey@penningtonslaw.com
Telephone
+44 1256407115
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
OC311575
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Roythornes Limited
Enterprise Way, Pinchbeck
Spalding
PE11 3YR
Telephone
+44 1775842550
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
06611251
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £8,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £8,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. The estimated total value in II.1.5) should be treated as a rough guide and not a constraint. This framework will be accessible to existing and new HALA members. HALA cannot accurately predict the growth in its membership or individual members' expenditure. Expenditure could significantly exceed the estimated total value in the event of high demand.
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six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Optivo
Grosvenor House, 125 High Street
Croydon
CR0 9XP
Telephone
+44 2071134020
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The High Court,
Royal Courts of Justice The Strand,
London
WC2A 2LL
Telephone
+44 2079476000
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Optivo will observe a 10-day standstill period calculated in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Under those regulations, aggrieved bidders may by way of proceedings in the High Court seek relief in respect of alleged breaches of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 which may include declaring any award ineffective and/or seeking damages. After the expiry of the 10-day standstill period, Optivo will, unless prevented by order of the court, conclude and enter all framework agreements.
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Optivo, c/o Kennedy Cater Ltd,
Grosvenor House,, 125 High Street,
Croydon
CR0 9XP
Telephone
+44 2071134020
Country
United Kingdom