External legal consultancy support -design & implementation of the petroleum safety framework

Commission for Energy Regulation

The Commission for Energy Regulation (the "CER") is the independent body responsible for overseeing the liberalisation of Ireland's energy sector. The Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Act 2010 ("2010 Act") gives the CER significant new functions in the area of petroleum exploration and extraction safety, specifically the responsibility to regulate the petroleum activities of petroleum undertakings with respect to safety. The CER currently wishes to engage external legal support for a duration of, up to, 4 years, to support the design and implementation of the petroleum safety framework and other ancillary issues related to the CER’s petroleum safety functions under the 2010 Act.
Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders web site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=205627. />The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via a "tender submission postbox" facility. Further details of this facility are available at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/PostBox/Postbox_Explain.aspx?ID=205627. />Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The postbox closes precisely at the time stated.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2011-04-04. The procurement was published on 2011-03-04.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

• Arthur Cox

Who?

• Commission for Energy Regulation

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2011-03-04	Contract notice
2011-07-08	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2011-03-04)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: legal services
Quantity or scope:

The CER wishes to engage external legal support for a duration of, up to, 4 years, to support the design and implementation of the petroleum safety framework and other ancillary issues related to the CER’s petroleum safety functions under the 2010 Act.Some examples of the tasks that may be required of the external legal consultant over the course of the petroleum safety framework project (“PSF project”) include, but are not limited to:1. Legal review and assistance in drafting of policy papers & regulatory documents;2. Advice and assistance in relation to the implementation of the PSF;3. Ad-hoc general advice and assistance with respect to the PSF project;Please refer to attached invitation to express an interest document for additional information.

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Legal services 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Restricted procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Postal address: The Exchange, Belgard Square North
Postal code: Dublin 24
Postal town: Tallaght
Contact
Internet address: http://www.cer.ie 🌏
E-mail: procurement@cer.ie 📧
Phone: +353 14000800 📞
Fax: +353 14000850 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-03-04 📅
Submission deadline: 2011-04-04 📅
Publication date: 2011-03-08 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 46-075803
OJ-S issue: 46
Additional information

Please note that all information relating to this contract notice, including PQQ documentation, clarifications and changes, will be published on the etenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge and there is no charge for documents. The Commission for Energy Regulation will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties. The completed qualification questionnaire (PQQ) should be submitted electronically to the tender postbox setup for this competition on www.etenders.gov.ie PQQs will not be accepted by any other means. PQQs must be submitted in PDF or Microsoft Word format. Submissions will be checked to ensure that they are free from viruses. Incomplete PQQs or PQQs with corrupt files will be rejected. PQQs may be submitted in multiple files – please note there is a 10Mb size limit on each file and a 30Mb size limit in total. All file names should begin with the four characters "LSPS" and should include the company name. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure that their submission is presented in the correct format and is received on time. PQQs may be submitted to the tender postbox at any time in advance of the closing date and time. The postbox cannot be accessed by anybody (including staff of the Commission) in advance of the closing date and time. It is advisable to create a postbox response well in advance of the closing date and time and add documents as prepared. Please refer to the PQQ document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie for all additional information. (ET Ref:205627).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders web site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=205627.

The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via a "tender submission postbox" facility. Further details of this facility are available at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/PostBox/Postbox_Explain.aspx?ID=205627.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The postbox closes precisely at the time stated.

Quantity or scope:

Some examples of the tasks that may be required of the external legal consultant over the course of the petroleum safety framework project (“PSF project”) include, but are not limited to:

1. Legal review and assistance in drafting of policy papers & regulatory documents;

2. Advice and assistance in relation to the implementation of the PSF;

3. Ad-hoc general advice and assistance with respect to the PSF project;

Please refer to attached invitation to express an interest document for additional information.

Description of options:

It is proposed to place a contract for an initial 24 month period, with an option of 2 annual renewals thereafter.

Provisional timetable for use of options: 24 months
Number of possible renewals: 2
Reference number: 011-03-226
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin, Ireland.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:

Candidates must return a completed and signed "declaration of bona fides" as part of their completed PQQ - this is available to download from the contract notice on www.etenders.gov.ie.

Economic and financial standing:

Please refer to contract PQQ document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie.

Technical and professional ability:

Please refer to contract PQQ document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie.

Contract execution
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

A grouping if successful must be prepared to contract as a single entity having joint and several liability.

Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2011-04-18 📅
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Irish 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Commission for Energy Regulation
Contact
Contact point: Siobhan Keating
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01831 🌏

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: 011-03-226
Additional information

The completed qualification questionnaire (PQQ) should be submitted electronically to the tender postbox setup for this competition on www.etenders.gov.ie PQQs will not be accepted by any other means.

PQQs must be submitted in PDF or Microsoft Word format. Submissions will be checked to ensure that they are free from viruses. Incomplete PQQs or PQQs with corrupt files will be rejected. PQQs may be submitted in multiple files – please note there is a 10Mb size limit on each file and a 30Mb size limit in total. All file names should begin with the four characters "LSPS" and should include the company name.

It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure that their submission is presented in the correct format and is received on time. PQQs may be submitted to the tender postbox at any time in advance of the closing date and time. The postbox cannot be accessed by anybody (including staff of the Commission) in advance of the closing date and time. It is advisable to create a postbox response well in advance of the closing date and time and add documents as prepared.

Please refer to the PQQ document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie for all additional information.

(ET Ref:205627).

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: The Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 8
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2011/S 046-075803 (2011-03-04)

Contract award notice (2011-07-08)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-07-08 📅
Publication date: 2011-07-12 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 131-217137
Refers to notice: 2011/S 46-075803
OJ-S issue: 131
Additional information
(ET Ref:268652).

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Understanding of the pertinent issues (25 %)
2. Service level commitments and approach (20 %)
3. Technical merit of the human resources proposed (25 %)
4. Ultimate cost (30 %)

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2011-07-06 📅
Postal address: Earlsfort Centre, Earlsfort Terrace
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Internet address: http://www.arthurcox.com 🌏
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Source: OJS 2011/S 131-217137 (2011-07-08)

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