Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd
Waterloo General Offices
London
SE1 8SW
Andrew.Campbell2@networkrail.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1908781000
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
http://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
http://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Rail Infrastructure
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Scotland's Railway - Provision of Legal Services over 2 years run under the Light Touch Regime.
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79100000 - Legal services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Network Rail’s internal legal team provides strategic and direct support to Scotland’s Railway. This is supplemented where appropriate by external legal support from law firms who work with the internal legal team to provide depth and specialist technical advice.
Network Rail is seeking to procure two framework suppliers to provide full service external legal support for Scotland’s Railway from 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2026. The two successful suppliers will be engaged via an NR1 MT Framework contract.
The legal support provided through this framework will help us facilitate the successful delivery of all aspects of Scotland’s Railway, with a particular focus on managing risk and achieving the best possible financial outcomes.
The indicative value of the agreement is £750k per year per supplier with a maximum envisaged spend through the framework of £4m.
Candidates will be required to complete and submit mandatory PQQ questions alongside their ITT.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £4,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Legal services covering but not limited to:
Employment
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Health, Safety and Environment
Contracts
Procurement
Commercial
Public and Administrative Law
Planning Law
Regulatory
Corporate governance and Company Secretarial
Corporate Transactions
Property
Information Law Including Data Protection Law
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2024
End date
31 March 2026
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
NR may extend this framework agreement by 12 months
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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 2
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
13 November 2023
Local time
8:00am
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)
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Court of Session
Edinburgh
Country
United Kingdom