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Awarded · ResultStage · award

The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service

Rail Legal Services Framework

Business ServicesCPV 79140000
ValueValue not published
Awarded
Published15 Mar 2022
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded
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This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Who to contact
supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
+44 3150103503

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

The brief

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority has put in place an agreement for the provision of rail legal services to be utilised by UK Central Government Departments, and other public sector bodies.

The principal Buyer is the Department for Transport (DfT), who will use this Framework Contract wherever possible.

Other Contracting Authorities, as detailed in VI.3 may also use it from time to time.

The policy drivers supporting the development and procurement of this Framework Contract are to: ● provide Buyers with a route to market compliant with UK Law ● offer an improved agreement for both Buyers and Suppliers ● provide Buyers with access to high quality legal services ● achieve value for money Rail Legal Services (RM6204) has been designed as a suitable replacement for Rail Legal Services (RM3756) due to expire in 2022.

This procurement has been conducted under the Light Touch Regime (‘LTR’) and is therefore subject to limited regulation.

It has been conducted in accordance with regulations 74 to 76 of PCR 2015, and relates to the legal services which are listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) 2015 as a specific service.

The Framework Agreement has been established for 36 months, with the option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of CCS.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

● provide Buyers with a route

● provide Buyers with a route to market compliant with UK Law.

02

● provide Buyers with access to high

● provide Buyers with access to high quality legal services.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

The gates

What this notice demands of you

2 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Crown Commercial Service frameworkFrameworks & routes to market
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority has put in place an agreement for the provision of rail legal services to be utilised by UK Central Government Departments, and other public sector bodies.
Framework agreement (any)Frameworks & routes to market
The Framework Agreement has been established for 36 months, with the option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of CCS.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d43b
Stage
award · Awarded
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
007088-2022
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