UK-Newcastle upon Tyne: Legal services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
NCG Corporation
Rye Hill House, Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7SA, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1912004800, Email: jon.borley@ncgrp.co.uk
Contact: NCG
Main Address: https://www.ncgrp.co.uk/, Address of the buyer profile: https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/
NUTS Code: UKC

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:
Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity:
Education

Section II: Object Of The Contract

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title: Legal Services for NCG
Reference number: NCG231002T

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


II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

II.1.4) Short description: For the provision of legal services to NCG across the following service areeas: Lot 1 - Property, Estates and Construction Lot 2 - Employment Lot 3 - Commercial and Corporate

II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value: 1,400,000

Currency:GBP

II.2) Description (lot no. 1)


II.2.1) Title:Property, Estates and Construction
Lot No:1

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
79100000 - Legal services.


II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UKC - NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)

Main site or place of performance:
NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)


II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Legal services for the following: •Acquisition of freehold land and buildings. •Collateral warranties. •Construction contracts and litigation. •Dilapidation and general property related disputes Estates and FM contracts advice. •Environmental Law. •Health and Safety Law. •Lease acquisition, disposal, and extension. •Planning advice and support. •Property development, law, and regulations. •Property licensing. In addition to the scope of services outlined above by lot, the Successful Bidder(s) will be expected to provide information on any relevant updates and circulars relevant to NCG, alongside a helpline for quick queries, typically taking no more than 30 minutes of the Successful Bidder(s) time for the relevant lot to which the bidder is successful.

II.2.5) Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Quality of Service Delivery / Weighting: 30
Quality criterion - Name: Proposed Team Sector Knowledge and Lot Experience / Weighting: 30

Cost criterion - Name: Hourly Rate / Weighting: 20
Cost criterion - Name: Capped Pricing / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: Rebate / 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: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/respond/FPHWS3H67H

II.2) Description (lot no. 2)


II.2.1) Title:Employment
Lot No:2

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
79100000 - Legal services.


II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UKC - NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)

Main site or place of performance:
NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)


II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Legal services for the following: •Business and human rights. •Change management. •Cross-border acquisition, re-organisation, and outsourcing. •Employment aspects of business-critical incidents, including competition authority investigations and treatment of implicated employees. •Employment aspects of restructuring, including contract change and redundancy. •Employment litigation, including discrimination. •Executive severance, team moves and post-termination restrictions. •Global labour law and trade union issues. •HR support. •HR training. •International secondments and assignments. •Mediation. •Recruitment issues, model employment contracts and service agreements. •Transfers of undertakings (protection of employment). In addition to the scope of services outlined above by lot, the Successful Bidder(s) will be expected to provide information on any relevant updates and circulars relevant to NCG, alongside a helpline for quick queries, typically taking no more than 30 minutes of the Successful Bidder(s) time for the relevant lot to which the bidder is successful.

II.2.5) Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Quality of Service Delivery / Weighting: 30
Quality criterion - Name: Proposed Team Sector Knowledge and Lot Experience / Weighting: 30

Cost criterion - Name: Hourly Rate / Weighting: 20
Cost criterion - Name: Capped Pricing / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: Rebate / 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: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/respond/FPHWS3H67H

II.2) Description (lot no. 3)


II.2.1) Title:Commercial & Corporate
Lot No:3

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
79100000 - Legal services.


II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UKC - NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)

Main site or place of performance:
NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)


II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Legal services for the following: •Alternative dispute resolution. •Charity law and implications of re-classification of FE institutions. •Collaboration and partnership agreements. •Commercial agreements including subcontracts, including disputes and litigation. •Debt collection. •Distressed business acquisitions. •Funding Agreements and Guidance along with relationships with funding bodies and associated bodies. •Intellectual property advice and disputes. •Joint Ventures and minority shareholding in other organisations. •Mergers, de-mergers, acquisitions, and disposals. •Model documents including Instrument and Articles of Government and statutory powers, Code of Conduct, Guide outlining governors’ responsibilities, checklist of important policies and codes for FE colleges. •Procurement advice and disputes. •Restructuring and insolvency. In addition to the scope of services outlined above by lot, the Successful Bidder(s) will be expected to provide information on any relevant updates and circulars relevant to NCG, alongside a helpline for quick queries, typically taking no more than 30 minutes of the Successful Bidder(s) time for the relevant lot to which the bidder is successful.

II.2.5) Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Quality of Service Delivery / Weighting: 30
Quality criterion - Name: Proposed Team Sector Knowledge and Lot Experience / Weighting: 30

Cost criterion - Name: Hourly Rate / Weighting: 20
Cost criterion - Name: Capped Pricing / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: Rebate / 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: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/respond/FPHWS3H67H


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: 2024/S 000-001154



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: 1
Lot Number: 1
Title: Lot 1, Property Estates and Construction

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


V.2) Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 11/03/2024

V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

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

Contractor (No.1)
Ward Hadaway LLP, OC430614
Sandgate House, 102 Quayside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3DX, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 3301373168, Email: bids@wardhadaway.com
Internet address: www.wardhadway.com
NUTS Code: UKC
The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 525,000
Total value of the contract/lot: 500,000
Currency: GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No


Award Of Contract (No.2)

Contract No: 2
Lot Number: 2
Title: Employment

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


V.2) Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 11/03/2024

V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

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

Contractor (No.1)
Ward Hadaway LLP, OC430614
Sandgate House, 102 Quayside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 3301373168, Email: bids@wardhadaway.com
Internet address: www.wardhadway.com
NUTS Code: UKC
The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 320,000
Total value of the contract/lot: 300,000
Currency: GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No


Award Of Contract (No.3)

Contract No: 3
Lot Number: 3
Title: Commercial and Corporate

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


V.2) Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 11/03/2024

V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

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

Contractor (No.1)
Muckle LLP, OC315403
Time Central, 32 Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE14BF, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1912117845, Email: advice@muckle-llp.com
Internet address: www.muckle-llp.com
NUTS Code: UKC
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: 550,000
Total value of the contract/lot: 540,000
Currency: GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=855083355

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body
NCG
Rye Hill House, Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7SA, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1912004800, Email: procurement@ncgrp.co.uk
Internet address: https://www.ncgrp.co.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
Not Provided

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 11/04/2024