Bip Buyer de-activated users: Provision of Barrister's Services

UK-Birmingham: Legal advisory and representation services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Gambling Commission
       Victoria Square House, Victoria Square, Birmingham, B2 4BP, United Kingdom
       Email: procurement@gamblingcommission.gov.uk
       Main Address: www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk
       NUTS Code: UKG31

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Recreation, culture and religion

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Provision of Barrister's Services            
      Reference number: T17/18 - 09

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: The Gambling Commission are looking for a contractor who can provide Barrister's Services.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 200,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKG31 - Birmingham
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Birmingham
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The Gambling Commission is seeking barristers’ legal services. The Gambling Commission anticipates appointing two or more sets of chambers to its standing panel, who are able in conjunction to offer substantial UK (excluding Scottish) administrative and public law and regulatory law expertise, and gambling law advice and representation (including advice and representation on the conduct of the National Lottery under the third National Lottery licence). It would be highly desirable if respondents were also able to offer advice and representation in relation to employment law, contract law, information law, prosecutions, and anti-money laundering law. The Commission may also need ad hoc advice from time to time on other legal areas. It is intended that legal representatives will be appointed to the panel for an initial period of three years, with the possibility of renewal on an annual basis up to a maximum of five years in total.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Capability / Weighting: 65
      Quality criterion - Name: Quality Assurance / Weighting: 10
      Quality criterion - Name: Value for Money / Weighting: 25
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Value for Money / Weighting: 25
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: The Gambling Commission requires you to submit an Expression of Interest to procurement@gamblingcommission.gov.uk. All Invitations to Tender (ITT) will be despatch from this address and all completed proposals to the ITT must be send to procurement@gamblingcommission.gov.uk ONLY.


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2017/S 202-416024
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: CN0420    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 30/01/2018

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 20
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 20

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             11KBW
             11 King’s Bench Walk Temple, London, EC4Y 7EQ, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKI
            The contractor is an SME: Yes
         
         Contractor (No.2)
             Blackstone Chambers
             Blackstone House, Temple, London, EC4Y 9BW, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKI
            The contractor is an SME: Yes
         
         Contractor (No.3)
             Cornerstone Chambers
             Temple Row, Birmingham, B2 5LS, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKG31
            The contractor is an SME: Yes
         
         Contractor (No.4)
             QEB Hollis Whiteman Chambers
             1-2 Laurence Pountney Hill, London, EC4R 0EU, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKI
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 200,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 200,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.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.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Gambling Commission
          Victoria Square House, Victoria Square, Birmingham, B2 4BP, United Kingdom

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 12/02/2018