Forestry Commission: Legal Services Framework - Forestry Commission

UK-Bristol: Legal services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Forestry Commission, United Kingdom
       620 Bristol Business Park, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1EJ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 3000674059, Email: sam.harris@forestryengland.uk
       Contact: Sam Harris
       Main Address: www.forestryengland.uk, Address of the buyer profile: www.forestryengland.uk
       NUTS Code: UKK11

   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:
      Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

   I.5) Main activity:
      Other activity: Forestry

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Legal Services Framework - Forestry Commission            
      Reference number: FEE-0754

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         79100000 - Legal services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: Provision of legal services to assist the Forestry Commission with various requirements, which include but are not limited to.

Estate and property management
Claim management - traffic and third party
HR and employment law
Public law
Corporate law
Debt recovery

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 2,500,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

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

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKK11 - Bristol, City of
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Bristol, City of
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: This framework agreement is largely dominated by property management of the nation’s forests.

Property management is undertaken by the Estates Team. The team is led by the Director of Estates, Mari Sibley, who is a member of Forestry England’s Executive Team. The country is split into six Districts, and twenty Land Agents work from those Districts.



The HR Team is led by the Head of HR, Paul Johnson, who is a member of Forestry England’s Executive Team.



The finance team is led by the Director of Finance, David Hodson, who is a member of the Forestry England Board and Executive Team.



The 254,000 hectare nation’s forest is the largest single landholding in the country. The estate comprises over 1500 separate properties including some of the finest woodlands, forest and open land in England, a wide range of housing and commercial property, mineral developments, and a variety recreation/ leisure businesses. The properties are spread across 6 Forest Districts: North England, Yorkshire, Central England, West England, East England, South England including Westonbirt Arboretum and the National Office in Bristol. There are over 850 people working in a broad range of roles delivering the diverse business functions covering the management of the estate.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
                  
      Price - Weighting: 10
            

      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: Not Provided


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: 2020/S 89-213576
      
   

   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: FEE-0754    
   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: 29/10/2020

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 8
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Michelmores LLP, OC326242
             Woodwater House, Pynes Hill, Exeter, EX2 5WR, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKK4
            The contractor is an SME: No
         
         Contractor (No.2)
             Weightmans LLP, OC326117
             100 Old Hall Street, Liverpool, L3 9QJ, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKD72
            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: 2,500,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 2,500,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: Yes
                  Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties:
                  
                  Proportion: 5%                   
         Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
          The management of title deeds including storage and scanning          
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=570525115

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Forestry Commission
          620 Bristol Business Park, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1EJ, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 3000674059, Email: sam.harris@forestryengland.uk
          Internet address: www.forestryengland.uk

      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
          Forestry Commission
          620 Bristol Business Park, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1EJ, United Kingdom
          Email: sam.harris@forestryengland.uk
          Internet address: www.forestryengland.uk

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 15/02/2021