Framework Agreement for the provision of Legal Services

Dublin Institute of Technology

Framework Agreement for the provision of Legal Services to DIT.
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=225752.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2011-05-23. The procurement was published on 2011-04-21.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2011-04-21 Contract notice
2011-05-19 Additional information
Contract notice (2011-04-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: legal services
Quantity or scope:
This framework agreement will be for 3 years with an option to extend by 1 further year.
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 one or more lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Other
Postal address: Rathmines House, 143-149 Lower Rathmines Road
Postal town: Dublin 6
Contact
Internet address: http://www.dit.ie 🌏
Phone: +353 14023000 📞
Fax: +353 14023416 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-04-21 📅
Submission deadline: 2011-05-23 📅
Publication date: 2011-04-23 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 80-132152
OJ-S issue: 80
Additional information
(ET Ref:225752).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 000 000 💰
1 500 000 💰
Short description:
Framework Agreement for the provision of Legal Services to DIT.
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=225752.
Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: Legal & Regulatory Compliance
Short description:
Corporate Governance and matters arising from the work of the Governing Body; Specialist advice including advice on Institute Statues; Compliance with legislation such as the Employment Equality Act, Pensions Legislation; the Copyright Act.
Quantity or scope: 3 years + option of 1 additional year
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: Estate Management and Capital Developments
Short description:
Development of Land; Conveyancing; Finance - including securities and other financial instruments; Building and Civil Engineering Contracts; Tendering procedures; Appointment of Consultants e.g. architects; etc.
Lot number: 3
Title of the lot: Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Short description:
Litigation arising out of the varied aspects of DIT’s activities suc
as:Advice on student regulatory matters; Appeals against assessment results; Academic dishonesty; Professional Negligence; Contractual and other Commercial Disputes; etc.
as:
Advice on student regulatory matters; Appeals against assessment results; Academic dishonesty; Professional Negligence; Contractual and other Commercial Disputes; etc.
Lot number: 4
Title of the lot: Employment Law
Short description:
Advice and assistance are required with the development and review of policy regarding management of DIT’s Human Resources.
Lot number: 5
Title of the lot: Commercial / Company Law
Short description:
Specialist support in areas such as:Matters relating to Deeds of Covenant; Charitable trusts; Commercial Agreements; Trademarks; Licensing; Product Liability; etc.
Specialist support in areas such as:
Matters relating to Deeds of Covenant; Charitable trusts; Commercial Agreements; Trademarks; Licensing; Product Liability; etc.
Lot number: 6
Title of the lot: Intellectual Property
Short description:
Provision of Legal Advice in respect of Policy and Strategy Development; Copyright; Patents and Other Registerable and Non-registerable IP Rights; Licences, Options and Similar Agreements; Intellectual Property Clauses of Research Contracts; European law applicable to Intellectual Property Rights; All other aspects of contentious and non-contentious Intellectual Property law.
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Lot number: 7
Title of the lot: Procurement
Short description:
Sale of Goods Act; Competitions Act; Contract Law; Acquired Rights Directive; Product Liability; Tendering Procedures; Advising on specialist areas of the law relevant to purchasing such as the public procurement rules, competition law (Irish and EU) and other commercial law; Resolution of disputes.
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Lot number: 8
Title of the lot: General Advices
Short description:
An excellent day-to-day support and advice service is required for the many and diverse queries that do not fall into a particular Lot but are important in the administration of a large third-level educational organisation. To this end, advices on Academic requirements, Student matters and general issues which do not fall within the prescribed Lots to the President, the Finance and Resources Director and other designated Institute Officers may be required.
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Duration: 36 months
Reference number: TR1103
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: All sites of Dublin Institute of Technology.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Contract execution
Names and professional qualifications of the staff

Procedure
Maximum number of operators of the framework agreement: 12
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 4
Minimum number of candidates: 8
Maximum number of candidates: 12
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2011-05-31 📅
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Irish 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Dublin Institute of Technology
Other type of contracting authority: Other
Contact
Contact point: Purchasing Department
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01518 🌏
Name: Dublin Institute of Technology
URL for further information: http://www.dit.ie 🌏
URL for documents: http://www.dit.ie 🌏
URL for participation: http://www.dit.ie 🌏

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: TR1103

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 8
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2011/S 080-132152 (2011-04-21)
Additional information (2011-05-19)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-05-19 📅
Submission deadline: 2011-05-30 📅
Publication date: 2011-05-24 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 99-161160
Refers to notice: 2011/S 80-132152
OJ-S issue: 99
Source: OJS 2011/S 099-161160 (2011-05-19)