Legal advisory services (№14819490)

22 may

Number: 14819490

Country: United Kingdom

Source: TED


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Publication date


22-05-2019

Description


  1. Section I
    1. Name and addresses
      Copeland Borough Council
      Copeland Borough Council, The Copeland Centre
      Whitehaven
      CA28 7SJ
      United Kingdom
      Telephone: +44 1946598382
      E-mail: [email protected]
    2. Type of the contracting authority:
      Regional or local authority
    3. Main activity:
      General public services
  2. Section II
    1. Scope of the procurement:
      1. Title:

        Provision of Legal Advice in relation to Nuclear Power, Nuclear Decommissioning, Radioactive Waste Management and Wider Energy Related Issues

        Reference number: DN387972
      2. Main CPV code:
        79111000
      3. Type of contract:
        Services
      4. Short description:

        The Council has appointed legal advisors on a retained basis for a period of 4 years (plus 2 potential extension), to provide advice to the Council in relation to nuclear power, nuclear decommissioning, radioactive waste management and wider energy related matters.

      5. Information about lots:
        This contract is divided into lots: no
      6. Total value of the procurement:
        Value excluding VAT: 257 700.00 GBP
    2. Description
      1. Title:
      2. Additional CPV code(s):

      3. Place of performance:
      4. Description of the procurement:

        The Council has appointed legal advisors on a retained basis for a period of 4 years (plus 2 potential extension), to provide advice to the Council in relation to nuclear power, nuclear decommissioning, radioactive waste management and wider energy related matters. Specifically, the Council may require legal advice and support for the following areas of activity:

        — nuclear decommissioning of redundant facilities on the Sellafield site,

        — radioactive waste management at Sellafield and the low level waste repository,

        — Proposals from developers for new nuclear projects,

        — interaction between the Council and the planning inspectorate regarding applications for development consent for major infrastructure projects,

        — geological disposal infrastructure for management of the UK’s high and intermediate level radioactive waste,

        — research and development activities related to disposition of the UK’s Plutonium stockpile and the development of small modular reactors,

        — development management, including but not limited to: negotiation of strategic planning agreements and planning performance agreements, negotiation of community benefits related to new nuclear developments and applications for new nuclear/energy related developments under the town and country planning act,

        — national (UK Government) and international nuclear energy and radioactive waste-related policy developments/consultations,

        — internal and external governance arrangements related to the nuclear industry, radioactive waste management and energy matters,

        — other new and emerging energy technologies, infrastructure and models for example, electric vehicle infrastructure, etc.

      5. Award criteria:
        Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70 %
        Price - Weighting: 30 %
      6. Information about options:
        Options: no
      7. Information about European Union funds:
        The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
      8. Additional information:
  3. Section IV
    1. Description:
      1. Type of procedure:
        Restricted procedure
      2. Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system:
      3. Information about electronic auction:
      4. Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
        The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
    2. Administrative information:
      1. Previous publication concerning this procedure:
        Notice number in the OJ S: 2019/S 015-031480
      2. Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system:
      3. Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice:
  4. Section V
    1. Contract No: C858
    2. Award of contract
      1. Date of conclusion of the contract: 2019-04-24
      2. Information about tenders:
        Number of tenders received: 4
        Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
        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: 4
        The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
      3. Name and address of the contractor:
        Womble Bond Dickinson UK LLP
        OC317661
        4 More London Riverside
        London
        SE1 1AU
        United Kingdom
        Telephone: +44 1912799136
        E-mail: [email protected]
        The contractor is an SME: no
      4. Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT):

        Total value of the contract/lot: 257 700.00 GBP
      5. Information about subcontracting:

  5. Section VI
    1. Additional information
    2. Procedures for review
      1. Review body
        Royal Courts of Justice — The High Courts
        Strand
        London
        WC2A 2LL
        United Kingdom
      2. Body responsible for mediation procedures

      3. Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

        Any appeals should be made to the High Court in accordance with the requirements and timescales specified in Part 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Any appeals should also be promptly brought to the attention of the public body specified in Section I of this notice.


    3. Date of dispatch of this notice
      2019-05-20