Metro : Legal Services Framework

UK-Leeds,: Legal services.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      Metro
      Wellington House,, 40-50, Wellington Street,, Leeds,, LS1 2DE, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1132517272, Email: chris.brooks@wypte.gov.uk, URL: www.wymetro.com, URL: www.delta-esourcing.com. Access code B66B4K4498
      Attn: Christopher Brooks

      Further information can be obtained at: As Above       
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above       
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As Above       
   
   I.2)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.3) Main activity:
      Other: Passenger Transport Executive

   I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities:
      The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: Yes

Section II: Object Of The Contract: SERVICES
   II.1)Description
      II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Legal Services Framework
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES         
         Service Category: 21

         Region Codes: UKE4 - West Yorkshire         
      II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework or a dynamic purchasing system: The notice involves the setting up of a framework agreement                                                        

      II.1.4)Information on framework agreement:      
            Framework agreement with several operators

         Duration of the framework agreement:
            Duration in year(s): 3                   
      II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
      Legal services. Legal advisory services. Legal advisory and information services. A framework of legal service suppliers within two Lots covering a wide range of legal services. In addition, the “value added” propositions covering areas such as training, facilities, accessibility, staff development and access to research resources etc.

Lot 1 covers specialist public law and parliamentary agency services including in connection with the making of orders under the Transport and Works Act 1992, together with planning, compulsory purchase and related advice and services including in connection with parliamentary proceedings.

Lot 2 is seeking proposals from “full service law firms” with the range of skills and experience required to meet the general commercial and public sector legal requirements. In particular Service Providers shall have the capacity to support delivery of major projects, high value procurement and other areas of work of strategic importance which require specific expertise and/or capacity.
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         79100000 - Legal services.
         
         79111000 - Legal advisory services.
         
         79140000 - Legal advisory and information services.
         

      II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): Yes       
      II.1.8)Lots:
         This contract is divided into lots: Yes          
         If yes, tenders should be submitted for: One or more lots

      II.1.9)Information about variants:
         Variants will be accepted: No    
   
   II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
      II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
      To be provided in the tender documents.      
      
      II.2.2)Options: Not Provided         
         II.2.3)Information about renewals:
            This contract is subject to renewal: Not Provided         
   II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion      
      Not Provided
   Information About Lots
            
      Lot No: 1
      Title: Specialist Public Law and Parliamentary Agency Services

      1)Short Description:      
      Public Law;
Transport and Works Act, Compulsory Purchase, & Planning;
Transport;
Public Procurement & Funding.

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         79100000 - Legal services.
                  79111000 - Legal advisory services.
                  79140000 - Legal advisory and information services.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope:      
      Full details will be given in the tender documents.               
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
                        
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
               
      Lot No: 2
      Title: General Commercial and Public Sector Legal Requirements

      1)Short Description:      
      Regulatory Compliance;
Technology and IP;
Property and Land Management;
Development & Construction;
Contracts and General Commercial;
Dispute Resolution.

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         79100000 - Legal services.
                  79111000 - Legal advisory services.
                  79140000 - Legal advisory and information services.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope:      
      Full details will be given in the tender documents.               
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
                        
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
                  
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
      III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
      Not Provided
      
      III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
      Not Provided
      
      III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
      Joint and several liability.
      
      III.1.4)Other particular conditions:
         The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: Not Provided      
   III.2)Conditions For Participation
      III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:

      A pre-qualification questionnaire and Statement of Requirements must be downloaded from, completed and submitted back into Metro's e-tendering system www.delta-esourcing.com. Log in, select Response Manager and use code B66B4K4498 to gain access to the documents. Applicants will be evaluated on skill, experience, competence, integrity, financial standing and responsibility.      
      III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
         Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         A pre-qualification questionnaire and Statement of Requirements must be downloaded from, completed and submitted back into Metro's e-tendering system www.delta-esourcing.com. Log in, select Response Manager and use code B66B4K4498 to gain access to the documents. Applicants will be evaluated on skill, experience, competence, integrity, financial standing and responsibility.         
         Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
         Applicants' balance sheet should not show a negative net worth. At least Law Society minimum public and professional liability insurance cover. Applicants must not be subject to an Intervention by the SRA.
      
      III.2.3)Technical capacity
         Technical capacity - means of proof required         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         A pre-qualification questionnaire and Statement of Requirements must be downloaded from, completed and submitted back into Metro's e-tendering system www.delta-esourcing.com. Log in, select Response Manager and use code B66B4K4498 to gain access to the documents. Applicants will be evaluated on skill, experience, competence, integrity, financial standing and responsibility.         
         Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
         Applicants' balance sheet should not show a negative net worth. At least Law Society minimum public and professional liability insurance cover. Applicants must not be subject to an Intervention by the SRA.      
      III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts: Not Provided   
   III.3)Conditions Specific To Service Contracts
      III.3.1)Information about a particular profession:
         Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: Not Provided      
      III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service:
         Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: Yes
Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1)Type Of Procedure
      IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Restricted
      
      IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
                        
         Objective Criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
         Applicants will be evaluated on skill, experience, competence, integrity, financial standing and responsibility.   
   IV.2)Award Criteria
      IV.2.1)Award criteria:      
         The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
            The criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

      IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction:
         An electronic auction will be used: No       

   IV.3)Administrative Information
      IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority: 2326      
      IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No

      IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:

      Date: 24/09/2013
      Time-limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 16:00      
      
      IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
         Date: 25/09/2013
         Time: 10:00      
      IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: Not Provided      
      IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:         English
         


Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.1)This Is A Recurrent Procurement: Not Provided
   VI.2)Information about European Union funds:
      The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Not Provided      
   VI.3)Additional Information: For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Leeds%2C:-Legal-services./B66B4K4498

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/B66B4K4498
GO-2013821-PRO-5053873 TKR-2013821-PRO-5053872
   
   VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
      VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
      Metro
      Wellington House, 40-50, Wellington Street,, Leeds, LS1 2DE, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1132517272

      Body responsible for mediation procedures:
               Metro
         Wellington House, 40-50, Wellington Street,, Leeds, LS1 2DE, United Kingdom
         Tel. +44 1132517272

      VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: Not Provided   
   
      VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
            Metro
      Wellington House, 40-50, Wellington Street,, Leeds, LS1 2DE, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1132517272

   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 21/08/2013

ANNEX A

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
         1: Contracting Authority
      South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
      11 Broad Street West, Sheffield, S1 2BQ, United Kingdom

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
         2: Contracting Authority
      Transport for Greater Manchester
      2 Piccadilly Place, Manchester, M1 3BG, United Kingdom