Provision of legal service to FÁS - framework agreement

FAS - Foras Aiseanna Saothair,Training and Employment Authority

Foras Áiseanna Saothair (the “Contracting Authority”), the training and employment Authority is seeking to retain the services of legal advisors.
FÁS, the Training and Employment Authority was established in January 1988 under the Labour Services Act 1987. Its functions include the operation of training and employment programmes, the provision of an employment/recruitment service and an advisory and support service for business.
As and from 1.1.2011, responsibility for FÁS’ employment services and community employment programmes transferred to the Department of Social Protection. It is anticipated that these functions will be fully integrated into the Department by mid 2011, including the transfer of staff and relevant assets. FÁS will continue to provide these services on behalf of the department of social protection in the interim.
Description of requirements.
This competition involves the appointment of:
a. a single firm of legal advisors to provide general legal advice on an ad hoc basis, and
b. a panel of firms (a maximum of 5) of legal advisors to a framework to provide legal services for stand alone projects identified by FÁS; when applicable, advisors will be commissioned on a project by project basis pursuant to a mini-tender competition (for the avoidance of doubt this panel shall include the successful tenderer at point (a))
Service providers must be in a position to demonstrate that they have sufficient resources and expertise to enable them to provide comprehensive legal advice on a range of issues in a complex environment.
The types of services to be provided include but are not limited to the following:
Provision of legal advice to the FÁS board and executive in relation to all areas of applicable law, including statutory, common and public law and regulatory compliance.
Provision of legal advice in relation to the various schemes and programmes operated.
By FÁS including but not limited to community employment, job initiative, community.
Training workshops, community training programme, safepass, construction skills.
Certification scheme, apprenticeship.
Handling of cases before the Employment Appeals Tribunal, the Labour Relations Commission, the Labour Court, Arbitrations and Mediations, the Equality Tribunal; handling of litigation in the District, Circuit and High Courts including a small amount of debt collection.
Provision of specialist advice including but not limited to HR/employment law, property and conveyancing, public procurement, contracts, pensions, taxation, data protection, intellectual property law, EU legislation and directives, corporate governance.
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=233873.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2011-06-21. The procurement was published on 2011-05-12.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2011-05-12 Contract notice
Contract notice (2011-05-12)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: legal services
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: Body governed by public law
Postal address: 27/33 Upper Baggot Street
Postal town: Dublin 4
Contact
Internet address: http://www.fas.ie 🌏
E-mail: criona.mccarthy@fas.ie 📧
Phone: +353 16070825 📞
Fax: +353 16070612 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-05-12 📅
Submission deadline: 2011-06-21 📅
Publication date: 2011-05-14 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 93-152673
OJ-S issue: 93
Additional information
(ET Ref:233873).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Foras Áiseanna Saothair (the “Contracting Authority”), the training and employment Authority is seeking to retain the services of legal advisors.
FÁS, the Training and Employment Authority was established in January 1988 under the Labour Services Act 1987. Its functions include the operation of training and employment programmes, the provision of an employment/recruitment service and an advisory and support service for business.
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As and from 1.1.2011, responsibility for FÁS’ employment services and community employment programmes transferred to the Department of Social Protection. It is anticipated that these functions will be fully integrated into the Department by mid 2011, including the transfer of staff and relevant assets. FÁS will continue to provide these services on behalf of the department of social protection in the interim.
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Description of requirements.
This competition involves the appointment of:
a. a single firm of legal advisors to provide general legal advice on an ad hoc basis, and
b. a panel of firms (a maximum of 5) of legal advisors to a framework to provide legal services for stand alone projects identified by FÁS; when applicable, advisors will be commissioned on a project by project basis pursuant to a mini-tender competition (for the avoidance of doubt this panel shall include the successful tenderer at point (a))
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Service providers must be in a position to demonstrate that they have sufficient resources and expertise to enable them to provide comprehensive legal advice on a range of issues in a complex environment.
The types of services to be provided include but are not limited to the following:
Provision of legal advice to the FÁS board and executive in relation to all areas of applicable law, including statutory, common and public law and regulatory compliance.
Provision of legal advice in relation to the various schemes and programmes operated.
By FÁS including but not limited to community employment, job initiative, community.
Training workshops, community training programme, safepass, construction skills.
Certification scheme, apprenticeship.
Handling of cases before the Employment Appeals Tribunal, the Labour Relations Commission, the Labour Court, Arbitrations and Mediations, the Equality Tribunal; handling of litigation in the District, Circuit and High Courts including a small amount of debt collection.
Show more
Provision of specialist advice including but not limited to HR/employment law, property and conveyancing, public procurement, contracts, pensions, taxation, data protection, intellectual property law, EU legislation and directives, corporate governance.
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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=233873.
Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: Legal services - single
Short description: Legal services for general legal advice.
Quantity or scope: 4 years
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: Legal services - panel
Short description: Panel of firms of legal advisors.
Quantity or scope: 4 years approx.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Baggot Street, Dublin 4.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Contract execution
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
Declaration confirming that all solicitors proposed hold a current and valid practicing certificate issued by the Law Society of Ireland or equivalent.
Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Minimum number of candidates: 5
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2011-07-15 📅
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: FAS - Foras Aiseanna Saothair,Training and Employment Authority
Contact
Contact point: Procurement Division
Criona McCarthy
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01536 🌏
Name: FAS - Foras Aiseanna Saothair, Training and Employment Authority
Phone: +353 16070625 📞
URL for further information: http://www.fas.ie 🌏
URL for documents: http://www.fas.ie 🌏
Name: FAS - Foras Aiseanna Saothair,Training and Employment Authority
URL for participation: http://www.fas.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2011/S 093-152673 (2011-05-12)
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