Tender for provision of legal services under a framework agreement to Westmeath local authoririties

Westmeath County Council

This notice for Annex IIB Category No 21 legal services is published voluntarily in the OJEU to bring it to the attention of the wider public and possible cross border interest, and is not subject to the timelines applicable to procedures covered by the Directive.
The objective of this ITT is to establish a panel of legal service providers that will be appointed under a framework agreement for the provision of legal services as and when required, and for specialist legal service providers that would be available to provide specialist legal opinions and advice as and when required.
Tenderers are invited to tender for selected categories of legal services and to provide prices as required in the pricing schedules of ITT for those 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=334712. />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=334712. />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 2011-11-25. The procurement was published on 2011-11-04.

Suppliers

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

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Procurement history
Date Document
2011-11-04 Contract notice
2012-05-30 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2011-11-04)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: legal services
Quantity or scope:
The scope of the services under the FWA may include areas or issues on which legal services are likely to be required on a regular or occasional basis as well as specialist services as described in detail in the invitation to tender and summarised below.The intention is to establish a panel of service providers under this FWA for legal services categories as follows:— Category A: property based services,— Category B: code enforcement 1: general,— Category C: code enforcement 2: penalty fines,— Category D: financial recovery.The demand for these services will depend on the level of property acquisition, in particular, and is determined by central government policy and funding allocation in areas such as roads development, house purchases, and water schemes.The intention is to appoint more than one service provider per category A to D with the purpose to compare services provided and to cater for increased workloads that might occur from time to time.The intention is further to appoint one or more service provider for Category E general legal advisory services.The most economically advantageous tender for each category or element as appropriate will be determined in accordance with the award criteria set out in ITT.
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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 all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Regional or local authority
Awarding authority name: Westmeath County Council
Postal address: County Buildings, Mount Street, County Westmeath
Postal town: Mullingar
Contact
Internet address: http://www.westmeathcoco.ie 🌏
E-mail: secretar@westmeathcoco.ie 📧
Phone: +353 449332000 📞
Fax: +353 449342330 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-11-04 📅
Submission deadline: 2011-11-25 📅
Publication date: 2011-11-08 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 214-349453
OJ-S issue: 214
Additional information
(ET Ref: 334712).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
This notice for Annex IIB Category No 21 legal services is published voluntarily in the OJEU to bring it to the attention of the wider public and possible cross border interest, and is not subject to the timelines applicable to procedures covered by the Directive.
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The objective of this ITT is to establish a panel of legal service providers that will be appointed under a framework agreement for the provision of legal services as and when required, and for specialist legal service providers that would be available to provide specialist legal opinions and advice as and when required.
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Tenderers are invited to tender for selected categories of legal services and to provide prices as required in the pricing schedules of ITT for those 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=334712.
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=334712.
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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:
The scope of the services under the FWA may include areas or issues on which legal services are likely to be required on a regular or occasional basis as well as specialist services as described in detail in the invitation to tender and summarised below.
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The intention is to establish a panel of service providers under this FWA for legal services categories as follows:
— Category A: property based services,
— Category B: code enforcement 1: general,
— Category C: code enforcement 2: penalty fines,
— Category D: financial recovery.
The demand for these services will depend on the level of property acquisition, in particular, and is determined by central government policy and funding allocation in areas such as roads development, house purchases, and water schemes.
The intention is to appoint more than one service provider per category A to D with the purpose to compare services provided and to cater for increased workloads that might occur from time to time.
The intention is further to appoint one or more service provider for Category E general legal advisory services.
The most economically advantageous tender for each category or element as appropriate will be determined in accordance with the award criteria set out in ITT.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: County Westmeath.

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 order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent;
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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 powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process;
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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 to the conduct of their business or profession;
(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 course of their business or profession;
(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 continue with this procurement process;
(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 the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation;
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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 social security contributions under the law or of the relevant State in which the candidate is established;
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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 taxes under the law or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.
Economic and financial standing:
(1) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.
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 the services or carrying out the work or works under the contract.
Contract execution
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
Practising solicitors, legal practices and legal counsel would be interested. Details as described in ITT.
Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Number of operators of the framework agreement: 8
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 4
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Irish 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Corporate Services
Senior Executive Officer
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01431 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The Chief Registrar, High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 16684341 📞
Source: OJS 2011/S 214-349453 (2011-11-04)
Contract award notice (2012-05-30)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: County Buildings, Mount Street, Co. Westmeath.

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-05-30 📅
Publication date: 2012-06-01 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 103-171826
Refers to notice: 2011/S 214-349453
OJ-S issue: 103
Additional information
The appointments for the various categories of services are as follows: Category A: Property Based Services. Fair & Murtagh. N J Downes & Co. James Harte & Son. Category B: Code Enforcement 1 – General. Regan McEntee & Partners. Fair & Murtagh. NJ Downes & Co. Solicitors. Category C: Code Enforcement 2 - Penalty fines (Parking, Litter, Hedges etc). Fair & Murtagh. NJ Downes & Co. Solicitors. Category D: Financial Recovery. NJ Downes & Co. Solicitors. Buckley & Company Solicitors. Category E: General Legal Advisory Services Element 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 8 Various Opinions in relation to Planning Legislation, Procurement, CPOs and Oral Hearings, Public Works Contracts and Tenders and Criminal Prosecutions. NJ Downes & Co. Solicitors. Regan McEntee & Partners. Category E: General Legal Advisory Services - Element 9 Checking and sealing of capital works contracts for Housing, Roads and Water Service, Environment, Regan McEntee & Partners. Fair & Murtagh. Lanigan & Curran. Brief Counsel Ltd. NJ Downes & Co. Solicitors. (ET Ref:421313).
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Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Legal Practice's Experience (5)
2. Qualifications and Experience of personnel nominated (30)
3. Methodology (20)
4. Price (45)

Award of contract

1️⃣
Date of contract conclusion: 2012-04-19 📅
Name: James Harte & Son
Postal address: 39 Parliament Street.
Postal town: Kilkenny
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪

2️⃣
Name: Fair & Murtagh
Postal address: Northgate Street, Athlone Co. Westmeath
Internet address: www.fair-murtagh.ie 🌏

3️⃣
Name: Brief Counsel
Postal address: 6 Ellis Quay, Dublin 7
Internet address: www.briefcounsel.ie 🌏

4️⃣
Name: Regan Mcentee & Partners
Postal address: High Street
Postal town: Trim, County Meath.
Internet address: www.reganmcentee.ie 🌏

5️⃣
Name: Lanigan & Curran
Postal address: Dungarvan, County Waterford
Postal town: Dungarvan
Internet address: www.lanigancurran.ie 🌏

6️⃣
Name: Buckley & Company
Postal address: 14 St. Lomans Terrace, Mullingar
Postal town: Co. Westmeath
Internet address: www.buckleyandco.ie 🌏

7️⃣
Name: NJ Downes & Co. Solicitors
Postal address: Dominick Street,
Postal town: Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 22

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The Chief Registrar, High Court,
Source: OJS 2012/S 103-171826 (2012-05-30)
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