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Departmental Solicitors Office (DSO) intends to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of specified legal services within Northern Ireland, on behalf their clients, the NICS Department and Agencies. The list of participating bodies can be found within Annex A of the Framework Agreement Specification. DSO are the in-house legal provision for the NICS Departments and Agencies. This framework will act as an overflow to the services provided by DSO. DSO and the Client is not obliged to procure services exclusively from this Framework Agreement and are free to either use their own in-house service provision, or to procure services outside this Framework Agreement. The Framework will be used on occasions where DSO is unable to provide the client Departments and Agencies with the legal support required within the client Departments’ required timescales or, for specific project work that DSO cannot facilitate within its existing resource. On such occasions this Legal Services Framework will supplement the legal services supplied by DSO. The Framework Agreement will contain five (5) Lots for the provision of legal services as described in the Framework Agreement Specification. The three highest ranked tenderers for each of the 5 Lots will be awarded a place on the Framework Agreement (in the event there is an insufficient number of tenderers which satisfy the qualification criteria and pass the Assessment Criteria for each Lot, a Lot may be established with this lower number of tenderers). Tenderers can tender for one, multiple, or all Lots. There is no restriction on the number of lots a tenderer may be appointed to; however a tenderer must have the capability and capacity to deliver all lots tendered for.
| Supplier | Identifier | Award Value | Lots Won | Cross-References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARTHUR COX | 04622309 | - | 4 lots Corporate and Commercial Law · Law relating to Property matters · Law relating to DAERA matters · Law relating to DfC matters | - |
| Carson McDowell LLP | NC000908 | - | 3 lots Inquiries Law · Corporate and Commercial Law · Law relating to Property matters | - |
| CLEAVER FULTON RANKIN LTD | NI031078 | - | 5 lots Inquiries Law · Corporate and Commercial Law · Law relating to Property matters · Law relating to DAERA matters · Law relating to DfC matters | - |
| TLT N.I. LLP | NC000856 | - | 1 lot Law relating to DAERA matters | - |
| Tughans | NC001598 | - | 1 lot Inquiries Law | - |
This procurement was divided into 5 lots, each awarded separately. 35 bids were received in total.
| Lot | Value | Bids Received | Awarded To | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 Inquiries Law 1,080 days (≈3 yrs) | £1 initial term | 7 | CLEAVER FULTON RANKIN LTD Carson McDowell LLP Tughans | active |
| Lot 2 Corporate and Commercial Law 1,080 days (≈3 yrs) | £1 initial term | 7 | CLEAVER FULTON RANKIN LTD ARTHUR COX Carson McDowell LLP | active |
| Lot 3 Law relating to Property matters 1,080 days (≈3 yrs) | £1 initial term | 7 | CLEAVER FULTON RANKIN LTD Carson McDowell LLP ARTHUR COX | active |
| Lot 4 Law relating to DAERA matters 1,080 days (≈3 yrs) | £1 initial term | 7 | CLEAVER FULTON RANKIN LTD TLT N.I. LLP ARTHUR COX | active |
| Lot 5 Law relating to DfC matters 1,080 days (≈3 yrs) | £1 initial term | 7 | CLEAVER FULTON RANKIN LTD ARTHUR COX | active |
Government spending data: These suppliers have received £512,986 in 10 payments (over £25k) from Ministry of Justice, DEFRA, BEIS, Companies House (2017-06-14 to 2025-11-20).
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The tender closing date is extended from 24 April 2024 to 01 May 2025
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