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Award of Legal Support for Edinburgh Trams

The City of Edinburgh Council has announced on 12 Apr 2021 that is accepting bids for the following project: Award of Legal Support for Edinburgh Trams.

The tender will take place in United Kingdom and will cover the Legal industry.

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Location: United Kingdom

General information

Donor:

The City of Edinburgh Council

Industry:

Legal

Status:

Accepting bids

Timeline

Published:

12 Apr 2021

Deadline:

Not available

Value:

Not available

Contacts

Phone:

+44 1314693922

Email: [email protected]

Description

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR411884

Contract Award Notice or call off from a framework (below OJEU threshold)

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

The City of Edinburgh Council

Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street

Edinburgh

EH8 8BG

Telephone: +44 1314693922

E-mail: [email protected]

NUTS: UKM75

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00290

I.2) Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Award of Legal Support for Edinburgh Trams

II.1.2) Main CPV code

79100000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Direct award (without competition) for legal support of the Edinburgh Trams operating contract.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 60 000.00 GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

79100000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM75

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Award of legal services for Edinburgh Trams with competition. The contractor have a longstanding relationship with the Council in its dealing with the Edinburgh Trams operating contract with a significant level of knowledge of the arrangements.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: quality / Weighting: 50

Price / Weighting: 50

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

As approved via the Council's waiver process.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

Section V: Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

01/03/2020

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

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: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Ashurst LLP

London Fruit & Wool Exchange, 1 Duval Square

London

E1 6PW

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: 60 000.00 GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

(SC Ref:650520)

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Edinburgh Sherrif Court

27 Chambers Street

Edinburgh

EH1

VI.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

A tenderer that suffers loss as a result of a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session. The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) will have a minimum standstill period of 10 days before awarding the contract. The communication of the award decision notice will be sent by fax or e-mail to all tenderers with the standstill period commencing on the next day. If proceedings are started in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session against the Council in respect of the decision to award the contract within the standstill period then the Council is prevented from awarding the contract. Post contract award the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session may (1) award damages provided proceedings are brought within 3 months from the date when the grounds for the bringing of the proceedings first arose (2) be entitled to issue an ineffectiveness order or impose a financial penalty on the Council. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the FTS or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.