Legal Services Framework

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    "name": "NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITED"
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  "date": "2025-10-01T10:43:08+01:00",
  "id": "061198-2025",
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        "name": "Anna Zarankina"
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    "description": "NESO is looking to procure a broad range of Legal Services, including energy and regulatory law by a multi-lot framework agreement for Legal Services (in accordance with the Act) with an initial term of 3 years (+1+1 possible extension).\nNESO is looking to set up a 2-lot Legal Services framework agreement following the Competitive Flexible Procedure:\n\u2022\tLot 1 - Energy Regulation and frameworks - specialist Legal Services \n\u2022\tLot 2 - General Legal Services\nAn overview of the disciplines required is covered in Table 1 below.\nLOT 1 - ENERGY REGULATION \u0026 FRAMEWORKS \n1 Electricity/ gas codes \n2 Electricity connections \n3 Balancing services (electricity) \n4 Electricity interconnectors \n5 Electricity Market Reform \n6 Network competition \n7 Gas markets \n8 Developing/adapting to new energy legal frameworks \n9 Licence change, investigations and other regulatory issues \n10 Public Investigation and inquiry processes \n11 Planning and major infrastructure projects \n12 Information management (energy) \n13 Public Law (energy) \n14 Competition law and dawn raids (energy) \n15 Litigation (energy) \nLOT 2 - GENERAL SERVICES \n1 General commercial and transactions  \n2 Public procurement \n3 Technology expertise (including Cyber Security, AI, ICT \u0026 IoT) \n4 Innovation \n5 Commercial property/ construction \n6 Corporate \n7 Finance \n8 Intellectual Property (including trademark and patent services) \n9 Health, safety and environmental \n10 Employment \n11 Pensions\n12 Insurance (including insurance claims)\n13 Information Management (non-energy)\n14 Public Law (non-energy)\n15 Competition law \u0026 dawn raids (non-energy)\n16 Litigation (non-energy)",
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        "description": "Please complete NDA and provide it back when responding to this notice.\nPlease also provide your SAP Ariba number (AN ID) when responding to this notice.\nPlease include the name and email address of the lead contact, and supporting team members, per Bidder for circulation of SAP Ariba portal details. SAP Ariba will be used for all further correspondence with Bidders.\nFollowing the NDA being provided Bidders will be added to SAP Ariba to access the Tender material.",
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        "datePublished": "2025-10-01T10:43:08+01:00",
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                  "weight": "percentageExact"
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              "type": "quality"
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            {
              "description": "As per tender instructions",
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              "type": "quality"
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            {
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        "description": "LOT 1 - ENERGY REGULATION \u0026 FRAMEWORKS\n1\tElectricity/ gas codes\n2\tElectricity connections\n3\tBalancing services (electricity)\n4\tElectricity interconnectors\n5\tElectricity Market Reform\n6\tNetwork competition\n7\tGas markets\n8\tDeveloping/adapting to new energy legal frameworks\n9\tLicence change, investigations and other regulatory issues\n10\tPublic Investigation and inquiry processes\n11\tPlanning and major infrastructure projects\n12\tInformation management (energy)\n13\tPublic Law (energy)\n14\tCompetition law and dawn raids (energy)\n15\tLitigation (energy)",
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        "hasRenewal": true,
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          "description": "This is a framework contract and the Contracting Authority is able to place orders  for Legal Services under it."
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        "title": "ENERGY REGULATION \u0026 FRAMEWORKS",
        "value": {
          "amount": 16500000,
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          "currency": "GBP"
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              "name": "Social Value",
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              "description": "As per Tender Instructions",
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          "startDate": "2026-02-01T00:00:00Z"
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        "description": "LOT 2 - GENERAL SERVICES\n1\tGeneral commercial and transactions \n2\tPublic procurement\n3\tTechnology expertise (including Cyber Security, AI, ICT \u0026 IoT)\n4\tInnovation\n5\tCommercial property/ construction\n6\tCorporate\n7\tFinance\n8\tIntellectual Property (including trademark and patent services)\n9\tHealth, safety and environmental\n10\tEmployment\n11\tPensions\n12\tInsurance (including insurance claims) \n13\tInformation Management (non-energy)\n14\tPublic Law (non-energy)\n15\tCompetition law \u0026 dawn raids (non-energy) \n16\tLitigation (non-energy)",
        "hasOptions": true,
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          "description": "This is a framework contract and the Contracting Authority is able to place orders  for Legal Services under it."
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          "description": "Two extension of 12 months each to make a total contract period of five years."
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        "status": "active",
        "title": "General Legal Services",
        "value": {
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          "amountGross": 10700000,
          "currency": "GBP"
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    "procedure": {
      "features": "The Tender Process will consist of 3 stages: \n\u2022\tStage 1 (PSQ \u0026 ITT) - combined submission\n\u2022\tStage 2 (Negotiations/BAFO) - Optional - minimum of 6x Bidders per Lot\n\u2022\tStage 3 (Contract Award) - 3-5 Suppliers awarded per Lot\nBidder Tender Responses MUST be submitted via SAP Ariba, as a combined (PSQ \u0026 ITT) submission.\nFollowing submission of Bidders\u0027 Tender Reponses, it will be at the Contracting Authority\u0027s discretion to launch Stage 2 of the Tender Process. If the Contracting Authority decides not to proceed with Stage 2, the Award Decision would follow the outcome of Stage 1 of the Tender Process.\nThe PSQ evaluation is a pass / fail step of the Tender process, and Bidders must achieve a pass mark on all mandatory pass questions. If Bidders  do not pass the PSQ, they will not progress to the next stage  of the Tender Process and their ITT response will not be assessed in any form as part of the Tender Process.\nFurther details on the Tender Process are described in the Tender Instructions.\nResponding to this notice:\n\u2022\tBidders wishing to participate in this Tender must respond via email to the advertised NESO email inbox listed in the Tender Notice.\n\u2022\tBidders should include in their email the attachment from the Tender Notice (completed NDA); please include the name and email address of the lead contact, and supporting team members, per Bidder for circulation of SAP Ariba portal details.\n\u2022\tUpon receiving such email, the Contracting Authority will review completed NDAs and following compliance checks, issue Bidders with links to NESO\u0027s SAP Ariba portal, granting access to the full suite of Tender Documents."
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        "description": "Upper capped framework rates.\nServices will be awarded via either direct allocation or competitive award as stated in the Framework Contract.\nEach lot to be evaluated independently and 3-5 suppliers will be awarded per lot.",
        "maximumParticipants": 10,
        "method": "withAndWithoutReopeningCompetition",
        "type": "closed"
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    "tenderPeriod": {
      "endDate": "2025-11-06T12:00:00Z"
    },
    "title": "Legal Services Framework",
    "value": {
      "amount": 25400000,
      "amountGross": 30500000,
      "currency": "GBP"
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