Provision of Legal Services under a Framework Agreement for The Pensions Board
The Pensions Board
The Board wishes to appoint a panel of legal firms to a framework agreement and is inviting Tenders from suitably qualified firms. The legal services required include both advisory and representational services, as more particularly described in the full tender documentation available as an additional document.
The Board gives no guarantee that it will procure any services from those appointed to the framework agreement. Where the Board wishes to draw down services, it shall do so in accordance with the terms of the draft framework agreement.
Tenderers may submit for one or more of the following Lots:
— lot 1: Drafting of pensions legislation (primary and secondary) as required by the Board and related consultancy.
The Board intends to appoint 5 Tenderers for the provision of Lot 1 services.
— lot 2: The provision of legal advice to the Board, in the areas of pensions law, trust law, public administrative law and tax law as related to pensions. Under this Lot 2, successful Tenderers may be required to provide training services.
The Board intends to appoint 5 Tenderers for the provision of Lot 2 services.
— lot 3: Litigation services and related advice, excluding prosecution services. This work is expected to mainly comprise civil litigation services under Part IX of the Pensions Act and representing the Board in respect of any judicial review or court appeals taken by parties affected by its decisions.
The Board intends to appoint 5 Tenderers for the provision of Lot 3 services.
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=301692.
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2011-10-18. The procurement was published on 2011-09-06.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
- • A&L Goodbody Solicitors
- • Arthur Cox
- • Eversheds O'Donnell Sweeney
- • Lk Shields Solicitors
- • Matheson Ormsby Prentice
- • McDowell Purcell Solicitors
- • Philip Lee Solicitors
- • Simon Mcaleese Solicitors
- • St.John Solicitors
- • Insurance and pension services › Pension services
- • Legal advisory and representation services › Legal advisory services
- • Legal advisory and representation services › Legal representation services
- • Legal services › Legal advisory and information services
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2011-09-06 | Contract notice |
| 2012-01-12 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2011-09-06)
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: Open 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: Verschoyle House, 28/30 Lr Mount Street
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: http://www.pensionsboard.ie 🌏
E-mail: frameworks@pensionsboard.ie 📧
Phone: +353 16131900 📞
Fax: +353 16318602 📠
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-09-06 📅
Submission deadline: 2011-10-18 📅
Publication date: 2011-09-09 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 173-283974
OJ-S issue: 173
Additional information
“Additional information is available in the additional document attached to this tender. (ET Ref:301692).”
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The Board wishes to appoint a panel of legal firms to a framework agreement and is inviting Tenders from suitably qualified firms. The legal services...”
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“The Board gives no guarantee that it will procure any services from those appointed to the framework agreement. Where the Board wishes to draw down...”
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“Tenderers may submit for one or more of the following Lots:”
“— lot 1: Drafting of pensions legislation (primary and secondary) as required by the Board and related consultancy.”
“The Board intends to appoint 5 Tenderers for the provision of Lot 1 services.”
“— lot 2: The provision of legal advice to the Board, in the areas of pensions law, trust law, public administrative law and tax law as related to pensions....”
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“The Board intends to appoint 5 Tenderers for the provision of Lot 2 services.”
“— lot 3: Litigation services and related advice, excluding prosecution services. This work is expected to mainly comprise civil litigation services under...”
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“The Board intends to appoint 5 Tenderers for the provision of Lot 3 services.”
“NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at...”
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Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: Drafting of pensions legislation (primary and secondary) as required by the Board and related consultancy.
Short description:
“Drafting of pensions legislation (primary and secondary) as required by the Board and related consultancy.”
Quantity or scope: For further information see the full tender document available as an additional document.
Duration: 36 months
Additional information about the lots:
“The Board intends to appoint 5 Tenderers for the provision of Lot 1 services.”
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: The provision of legal advice to the Board, in the areas of pensions law, trust law, public administrative law and tax law as related to pensions.
Short description:
“The provision of legal advice to the Board, in the areas of pensions law, trust law, public administrative law and tax law as related to pensions. Under...”
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Additional information about the lots:
“The Board intends to appoint 5 Tenderers for the provision of Lot 2 services.”
Lot number: 3
Title of the lot: Litigation services and related advice, excluding prosecution services.
Short description:
“Litigation services and related advice, excluding prosecution services. This work is expected to mainly comprise civil litigation services under Part IX of...”
Show more
Additional information about the lots:
“The Board intends to appoint 5 Tenderers for the provision of Lot 3 services.”
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
“Ireland.”
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
“(1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration...”
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“(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has...”
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“(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating...”
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“(4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the...”
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“(5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register.”
“(6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to...”
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“(7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when...”
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“(8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of...”
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“(9) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of...”
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Economic and financial standing:
“(1) All candidates will be required to provide a reference from their bank.”
“(2) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.”
“(3) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the...”
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“(4) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business.”
Technical and professional ability:
“(1) Details of the educational and professional qualifications of their managerial staff; and those of the person(s) who would be responsible for providing...”
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“(2) A statement of the principal goods sold or services provided by the supplier or the services provider in the past 3 years, detailing the dates on which...”
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Contract execution
Other particular conditions:
“See full tender documentation available as additional document for details.”
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
“Lawyers.”
Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅
Procedure
Tender validity period: 2012-02-08 📅
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Irish 🗣️
Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: The Pensions Board
Contact
Contact point: Head of Legal Unit
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01853 🌏
Name: The Pensions Board
Postal address: Verschoyle House, 28/30 Lr Mount Street
Postal town: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
URL for further information: http://www.pensionsboard.ie 🌏
URL for documents: http://www.pensionsboard.ie 🌏
URL for participation: http://www.pensionsboard.ie 🌏
Reference
Additional information
“Additional information is available in the additional document attached to this tender.”
“(ET Ref:301692).”
Source: OJS 2011/S 173-283974 (2011-09-06)
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: Open 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: Verschoyle House, 28/30 Lr Mount Street
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: http://www.pensionsboard.ie 🌏
E-mail: frameworks@pensionsboard.ie 📧
Phone: +353 16131900 📞
Fax: +353 16318602 📠
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-09-06 📅
Submission deadline: 2011-10-18 📅
Publication date: 2011-09-09 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 173-283974
OJ-S issue: 173
Additional information
“Additional information is available in the additional document attached to this tender. (ET Ref:301692).”
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The Board wishes to appoint a panel of legal firms to a framework agreement and is inviting Tenders from suitably qualified firms. The legal services...”
“The Board gives no guarantee that it will procure any services from those appointed to the framework agreement. Where the Board wishes to draw down...”
Show more (8)
“Tenderers may submit for one or more of the following Lots:”
“— lot 1: Drafting of pensions legislation (primary and secondary) as required by the Board and related consultancy.”
“The Board intends to appoint 5 Tenderers for the provision of Lot 1 services.”
“— lot 2: The provision of legal advice to the Board, in the areas of pensions law, trust law, public administrative law and tax law as related to pensions....”
“The Board intends to appoint 5 Tenderers for the provision of Lot 2 services.”
“— lot 3: Litigation services and related advice, excluding prosecution services. This work is expected to mainly comprise civil litigation services under...”
“The Board intends to appoint 5 Tenderers for the provision of Lot 3 services.”
“NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at...”
Title of the lot: Drafting of pensions legislation (primary and secondary) as required by the Board and related consultancy.
Short description:
“Drafting of pensions legislation (primary and secondary) as required by the Board and related consultancy.”
Quantity or scope: For further information see the full tender document available as an additional document.
Duration: 36 months
Additional information about the lots:
“The Board intends to appoint 5 Tenderers for the provision of Lot 1 services.”
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: The provision of legal advice to the Board, in the areas of pensions law, trust law, public administrative law and tax law as related to pensions.
Short description:
“The provision of legal advice to the Board, in the areas of pensions law, trust law, public administrative law and tax law as related to pensions. Under...”
Additional information about the lots:
“The Board intends to appoint 5 Tenderers for the provision of Lot 2 services.”
Lot number: 3
Title of the lot: Litigation services and related advice, excluding prosecution services.
Short description:
“Litigation services and related advice, excluding prosecution services. This work is expected to mainly comprise civil litigation services under Part IX of...”
Additional information about the lots:
“The Board intends to appoint 5 Tenderers for the provision of Lot 3 services.”
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
“Ireland.”
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
“(1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration...”
“(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has...”
Show more (7)
“(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating...”
“(4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the...”
“(5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register.”
“(6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to...”
“(7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when...”
“(8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of...”
“(9) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of...”
“(1) All candidates will be required to provide a reference from their bank.”
“(2) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.”
Show more (2)
“(3) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the...”
“(4) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business.”
“(1) Details of the educational and professional qualifications of their managerial staff; and those of the person(s) who would be responsible for providing...”
“(2) A statement of the principal goods sold or services provided by the supplier or the services provider in the past 3 years, detailing the dates on which...”
Contract execution
Other particular conditions:
“See full tender documentation available as additional document for details.”
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
“Lawyers.”
Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅
Procedure
Tender validity period: 2012-02-08 📅
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Irish 🗣️
Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: The Pensions Board
Contact
Contact point: Head of Legal Unit
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01853 🌏
Name: The Pensions Board
Postal address: Verschoyle House, 28/30 Lr Mount Street
Postal town: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
URL for further information: http://www.pensionsboard.ie 🌏
URL for documents: http://www.pensionsboard.ie 🌏
URL for participation: http://www.pensionsboard.ie 🌏
Reference
Additional information
“Additional information is available in the additional document attached to this tender.”
“(ET Ref:301692).”
Source: OJS 2011/S 173-283974 (2011-09-06)
Contract award notice (2012-01-12)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-01-12 📅
Publication date: 2012-01-17 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 10-014554
Refers to notice: 2011/S 173-283974
OJ-S issue: 10
Additional information
“(ET Ref:365352).”
Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Quality, quantity and balance of the resources proposed (35)
2. Service proposals (30)
3. Cost (as described in RFP) (35)
Award of contract
1️⃣
Date of contract conclusion: 2012-01-12 📅
Name: Matheson Ormsby Prentice
Postal address: 70 Sir John Rogerson's Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
2️⃣
Name: Arthur Cox
Postal address: Earlsfort Terrace
Internet address: www.arthurcox.com 🌏
3️⃣
Name: Mcdowell Purcell Solicitors
Postal address: The Capel Building, Mary's Abbey
Postal code: Dublin 7
Internet address: www.mcdowellpurcell.ie 🌏
4️⃣
Name: Eversheds O'donnell Sweeney
Postal address: One Earlsfort Centre, Earlsfort Terrace
Internet address: www.eversheds.ie 🌏
5️⃣
Name: A&L Goodbody Solicitors
Postal address: Ifsc, North Wall Quay
Postal code: 1
6️⃣
Name: St.John Solicitors
Postal address: 14 City Gate, Lower Bridge Street
Postal code: 8
7️⃣
Name: Philip Lee Solicitors
Postal address: 7/8 Wilton Terrace
Internet address: www.philiplee.ie 🌏
8️⃣
Name: Lk Shields Solicitors
Postal address: 39/40 Upper Mount Street
Internet address: www.lkshields.ie 🌏
9️⃣
Name: Simon Mcaleese Solicitors
Postal address: 3 Fitzwilliam Court, Upper Pembroke Street
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
1
3
Contracting authority
Contact
E-mail: mdelaney@pensionsboard.ie 📧
Complementary information
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Madeleine Delaney
Postal address: The Pensions Board Verschoyle House 28/30 Lower Mount Street
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 2
Source: OJS 2012/S 010-014554 (2012-01-12)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-01-12 📅
Publication date: 2012-01-17 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 10-014554
Refers to notice: 2011/S 173-283974
OJ-S issue: 10
Additional information
“(ET Ref:365352).”
Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Quality, quantity and balance of the resources proposed (35)
2. Service proposals (30)
3. Cost (as described in RFP) (35)
Award of contract
1️⃣
Date of contract conclusion: 2012-01-12 📅
Name: Matheson Ormsby Prentice
Postal address: 70 Sir John Rogerson's Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
2️⃣
Name: Arthur Cox
Postal address: Earlsfort Terrace
Internet address: www.arthurcox.com 🌏
3️⃣
Name: Mcdowell Purcell Solicitors
Postal address: The Capel Building, Mary's Abbey
Postal code: Dublin 7
Internet address: www.mcdowellpurcell.ie 🌏
4️⃣
Name: Eversheds O'donnell Sweeney
Postal address: One Earlsfort Centre, Earlsfort Terrace
Internet address: www.eversheds.ie 🌏
5️⃣
Name: A&L Goodbody Solicitors
Postal address: Ifsc, North Wall Quay
Postal code: 1
6️⃣
Name: St.John Solicitors
Postal address: 14 City Gate, Lower Bridge Street
Postal code: 8
7️⃣
Name: Philip Lee Solicitors
Postal address: 7/8 Wilton Terrace
Internet address: www.philiplee.ie 🌏
8️⃣
Name: Lk Shields Solicitors
Postal address: 39/40 Upper Mount Street
Internet address: www.lkshields.ie 🌏
9️⃣
Name: Simon Mcaleese Solicitors
Postal address: 3 Fitzwilliam Court, Upper Pembroke Street
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
1
3
Contracting authority
Contact
E-mail: mdelaney@pensionsboard.ie 📧
Complementary information
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Madeleine Delaney
Postal address: The Pensions Board Verschoyle House 28/30 Lower Mount Street
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 2
Source: OJS 2012/S 010-014554 (2012-01-12)
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