The provision of legal services

Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)

This public procurement competition relates to the establishment of a panel of legal advisers to provide legal services to the Contracting Authority.
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=196192.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2011-07-01. The procurement was published on 2011-05-17.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2011-05-17 Contract notice
2011-12-21 Contract award notice
2011-12-21 Contract award notice
2011-12-21 Additional information
Contract notice (2011-05-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: legal services
Quantity or scope:
โ€œThis public procurement competition relates to the establishment of a panel of legal advisers to provide legal services to the Contracting Authority. The...โ€    Show more
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Legal services ๐Ÿ“ฆ

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Postal address: Unit 1301, CityGate, Mahon
Postal town: Cork
Contact
Internet address: http://www.hiqa.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: rosullivan@hiqa.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 212409300 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 212409600 ๐Ÿ“ 

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-05-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2011-07-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2011-05-19 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 96-157902
OJ-S issue: 96
Additional information

โ€œRefer to RFT for specification. (ET ref: 196192).โ€

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œThis public procurement competition relates to the establishment of a panel of legal advisers to provide legal services to the Contracting Authority.โ€

โ€œNote: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders web site at...โ€    Show more
Quantity or scope:
โ€œThis public procurement competition relates to the establishment of a panel of legal advisers to provide legal services to the Contracting Authority. The...โ€    Show more

โ€œโ€” Health Act 2007, as amended including:โ€
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โ€œโ€”โ€” Civil enforcement procedures,โ€

โ€œโ€”โ€” Criminal enforcement,โ€

โ€œโ€”โ€” Debt collection,โ€

โ€œโ€”โ€” Administrative law including fair procedures,โ€

โ€œโ€”โ€” Decision making including statutory appeals from decisions,โ€

โ€œโ€”โ€” Judicial review,โ€

โ€œโ€”โ€” Contract disputes,โ€

โ€œโ€”โ€” Employment law,โ€

โ€œโ€”โ€” Health and safety legislation,โ€

โ€œโ€”โ€” Public liability & indemnity,โ€

โ€œโ€”โ€” Property disputes,โ€

โ€œโ€”โ€” Regulatory disputes,โ€

โ€œโ€”โ€” Freedom of information,โ€

โ€œโ€”โ€” Data protection,โ€

โ€œโ€”โ€” Litigation.โ€

โ€œThis is not intended to be an exhaustive list of activities.โ€
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
โ€œThe Authority's Offices Dublin /Cork.โ€

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
โ€œ(1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration...โ€    Show more

โ€œ(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has...โ€    Show more
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โ€œ(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating...โ€    Show more

โ€œ(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...โ€    Show more

โ€œ(5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the state in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register.โ€

โ€œ(6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to...โ€    Show more

โ€œ(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...โ€    Show more

โ€œ(8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of...โ€    Show more

โ€œ(9) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of...โ€    Show more
Economic and financial standing:
โ€œ(1) All candidates will be required to provide a reference from their bank.โ€

โ€œ(2) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.โ€
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โ€œ(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...โ€    Show more

โ€œ(4) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business.โ€
Technical and professional ability:
โ€œ(1) Details of the educational and professional qualifications of their managerial staff; and those of the person(s) who would be responsible for providing...โ€    Show more

โ€œ(2) A check may be carried out by the contracting authority or by a competent official body of the State in which the candidate is established, to verify...โ€    Show more
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โ€œ(3) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract.โ€

โ€œ(4) A statement of the technicians or technical services available to the candidate to carry out the work under the contract; or be involved in the...โ€    Show more

Procedure
Tender opening date: 2011-06-06 ๐Ÿ“…
Place of opening:
โ€œUnit 1301 Citygate Mahon, Cork.โ€
Place: Unit 1301 Citygate Mahon, Cork.
Languages
Language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Contact
Contact point: CEO's Office
Richard O' Sullivan
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA7741 ๐ŸŒ
Name: Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Postal address: Unit 1301, CityGate, Mahon
Postal town: Cork
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
URL for further information: http://www.hiqa.ie ๐ŸŒ
URL for documents: http://www.hiqa.ie ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://www.hiqa.ie ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Additional information

โ€œRefer to RFT for specification.โ€

โ€œ(ET ref: 196192).โ€

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Health Information and Quality Authority
Postal address: Unit 1301 Citygate, Mahon
Postal town: Cork
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: sangland@hiqa.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 212409300 ๐Ÿ“ž
Source: OJS 2011/S 096-157902 (2011-05-17)
Contract award notice (2011-12-21)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-12-21 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2011-12-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 246-399282
Refers to notice: 2011/S 96-157902
OJ-S issue: 246
Additional information

โ€œ(ET Ref:358632).โ€

Object
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
โ€œThe Authority's Offices Dublin / Cork.โ€

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Legislation (150)
2. Litigation (100)
3. General advises (150)
4. Proposed team and resources (100)
5. Execution methodology & quality assurance (100)
6. Fees (400)

Award of contract

1๏ธโƒฃ
Date of contract conclusion: 2012-01-06 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Beachcroft Llp
Postal address: Portwall Place, Portwall Lane
Postal town: Bristol
Postal code: BS7 8LY
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
E-mail: bidteam2@beachcroft.co.uk ๐Ÿ“ง

2๏ธโƒฃ
Name: Landwell Solicitors
Postal address: One Spencer Dock, North Wall Quay, 1
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: michael.moore@ie.landwellglobal.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: www.landwell.ie ๐ŸŒ

3๏ธโƒฃ
Name: Mason Hayes + Curran
Postal address: Dublin 2
E-mail: atreacy@mhc.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 16
Source: OJS 2011/S 246-399282 (2011-12-21)
Contract award notice (2011-12-21)
Reference
Dates
Publication date: 2011-12-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 247-400712
OJ-S issue: 247
Additional information

โ€œ(ET Ref:358793).โ€

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 3. General advices (150)
6. Fees (100)

Award of contract
Postal address: One Spencer Dock, North Wall Quay
Postal code: 1
Name: Beauchamps Solicitors
Postal address: Riverside Two, Sir John Rogersons Quay
Postal town: Dublin 2
E-mail: m.kirby@beauchamps.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: www.beauchamps.ie ๐ŸŒ
Name: Mason Hayes+Curran
Postal address: South Bank House, Barrow Street
Postal code: 4
E-mail: cbrown@mhc.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: www.mhc.ie ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2011/S 247-400712 (2011-12-21)
Additional information (2011-12-21)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information

Reference
Dates
Publication date: 2011-12-24 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 248-402102
Refers to notice: 2011/S 246-399282
OJ-S issue: 248
Source: OJS 2011/S 248-402102 (2011-12-21)