Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H0ET
Contact
Cara Jenkins
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI32 - Westminster
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Post Office Horizon Inquiry Expert Witness Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71319000 - Expert witness services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Services to analyse c. 70,000 documents, identifying significant points relating to the Post
Office Horizon Inquiry, and produce a written report which sets out the key points, and
provide Expert Witness services during hearings in October 2022 through to February 2023.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2022/S 000-029803
Section seven. Changes
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
IV.1.1
Place of text to be modified
Explanation
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An Expression of Interest process was undertaken through the Crown Commercial Service framework 'Management Consultancy Framework 3' (MCF3).
0 bidders responded positively, due to lack of capability, capacity, previous experience, or lack of conflict of interest.
Due to the urgency of this requirement, and the lack of an available market, it was deemed appropriate to award directly to Alix Partners, who were identified through internal research.
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A previous contract with Alix Partners was awarded for the following reasons: An Expression of Interest process was undertaken through the Crown Commercial Service framework 'Management Consultancy Framework 3' (MCF3). 0 bidders responded positively, due to lack of capability, capacity, previous experience, or lack of conflict of interest. Due to the urgency of this requirement, and the lack of an available market, it was deemed appropriate to award directly to Alix Partners, who were identified through internal research.
Since the awarding of that contract, due to unforeseeable changes occurring in regards to the number of documents needing review, and the associated inability to change supplier due to the expert witness report already being in production, we have awarded a new contract to Alix Partners for this additional work.