Legal Services 2022-26

Tender description

The purpose of this tender process is to select providers based on the lot structure shown in the tender documents.The contract/framework agreement will be for four years commencing 1st July 2022. Lot 1: Preferred Provider Lot 1 will be awarded to the highest ranked Tenderer according to the evaluation criteria set out in section 6 of this ITT. The Lot 1 Provider will have the capabilities to deliver the full scope of services shown in ‘Appendix 1 – Service Level Agreement’, and summarised here –- Corporate, Governance & Regulation- Housing & Asset Management- Property, Development & Regeneration- Commercial, Contract & Procurement- Finance- HRCobalt will look to issue roughly 85% - 90% of its total legal services to the Lot 1 Provider. This volume of work will then ensure that the Provider is able to maintain- A main point of contact to manage the contract, who attends performance management meetings, is on hand to respond to general queries within timely manner, able to assist Cobalt with its budgeting, and able to work with Cobalt to resolve any issues- Sufficient added / social value for the life of the 4 year contract, with further detail of requirements shown in ‘Appendix 3 – Social Value Matrix’ Lot 2: Legal Framework Lot 2 will be a framework consisting of the next 4 highest ranked Tenderers that have indicated in 1.7 of Part A Response that they wish to be considered for Lot 2. Lot 2 Providers will be required to offer the same scope of services as Lot 1, with full detail shown in ‘Appendix 1 – Service Level Agreement’It is anticipated that Lot 2 will mainly be utilized for quoted project work, however Cobalt reserves the right to issue any work to Lot 2 Providers. There will be no ranking applied to the framework, meaning that Cobalt is under no obligation to issue works to highest ranked or lowest pricedCobalt recognizes that being awarded to Lot 2 means less volume and less certainty of work, and therefore Lot 2 Providers will not be required to deliver any added / social value that they will have indicated in ‘Appendix 3 – Social Value Matrix’. Lot 2 Providers will however be required to identify a main point of contact, with duties anticipated to consist of responding to general queries in timely manner