011-03-266 - establishment of single member framework agreement for the provision of legal services to the commission for energy regulation

Commission for Energy Regulation

The Commission for Energy Regulation (the "CER") is the independent body responsible for overseeing the Liberalisation of Ireland's energy sector. The CER was initially established and granted regulatory powers over the electricity market under the Electricity Regulation Act, 1999.
The enactment of the Gas (Interim) (Regulation) Act, 2002 expanded the CER's responsibilities to include regulation of the natural gas market.
The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) wishes to establish a single member framework agreement, for a duration of up to 4 years, for the provision of external legal (general) consultancy support to the CER.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2013-01-07. The procurement was published on 2012-11-21.

Suppliers

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

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Procurement history
Date Document
2012-11-21 Contract notice
2013-05-17 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2012-11-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: legal services
Quantity or scope:
The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) wishes to establish a single member framework agreement, for a duration of up to 4 years, for the provision of external legal (general) consultancy support to the CER.It is proposed to put in place a framework contract for an initial period of one year with the potential renewals for a further 3 periods of one year each legal services required includes:1. Legal review and assistance in drafting of policy papers & regulatory documents;2. Ad-hoc general analysis and advice;3. Legal support including litigation.Prompt, high quality and solution focused legal advice & support in the following areas is required:Energy and natural resources.Constitutional & administrative law.European union law.Public procurement law.Litigation & criminal law procedure.Freedom of information & data protection.Commercial law.Health & safety law & enforcement.Planning & environmental law.Competition law & state aid.200 000750 000
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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: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Commission for Energy Regulation
Postal address: The Exchange, Belgard Square North
Postal town: Tallaght
Contact
E-mail: procurement@cer.ie 📧
Phone: +353 14000800 📞
Fax: +353 14000850 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-11-21 📅
Submission deadline: 2013-01-07 📅
Publication date: 2012-11-24 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 227-373849
OJ-S issue: 227
Additional information
1. To receive more information about this tender, including any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications and/or to respond to this tender, you must register your interest to this tender on the following site: https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=59415&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE; 2. Please note that all information relating to this tender, including tender documentation, clarifications and changes will be published of this contract notice page on the Irish Public procurement Portal www.etenders.gov.ie only. Registration is free of charge and there is no charge for documents. The Commission for energy Regulation (CER) will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties; 3. All enquiries regarding this tender should be submitted via the messaging facility of this contract notice page on the Irish Public procurement Portal www.etenders.gov.ie by 12:00 Wednesday 19.12.2012, in order to provide ample time for response. Any additional information elicited which could be material in submitting a tender will be made to all potential tenderers via the online contract notice facility; 4. The CER will not be responsible for costs, charges or expenses incurred by tenderers whether or not the final contract is awarded.
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 100 000 💰
800 000 💰
Short description:
The Commission for Energy Regulation (the "CER") is the independent body responsible for overseeing the Liberalisation of Ireland's energy sector. The CER was initially established and granted regulatory powers over the electricity market under the Electricity Regulation Act, 1999.
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The enactment of the Gas (Interim) (Regulation) Act, 2002 expanded the CER's responsibilities to include regulation of the natural gas market.
The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) wishes to establish a single member framework agreement, for a duration of up to 4 years, for the provision of external legal (general) consultancy support to the CER.
Quantity or scope:
The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) wishes to establish a single member framework agreement, for a duration of up to 4 years, for the provision of external legal (general) consultancy support to the CER.
It is proposed to put in place a framework contract for an initial period of one year with the potential renewals for a further 3 periods of one year each legal services required includes:
1. Legal review and assistance in drafting of policy papers & regulatory documents;
2. Ad-hoc general analysis and advice;
3. Legal support including litigation.
Prompt, high quality and solution focused legal advice & support in the following areas is required:
Energy and natural resources.
Constitutional & administrative law.
European union law.
Public procurement law.
Litigation & criminal law procedure.
Freedom of information & data protection.
Commercial law.
Health & safety law & enforcement.
Planning & environmental law.
Competition law & state aid.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 200 000 💰
750 000 💰
Duration: 48 months
Reference number: 011-03-266
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin, Ireland.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
All tenderers are required to complete a Declaration of Bona Fides pursuant to Article 45 EU Directive 2001/1/EC (See Appendix B of Request for Tender).
Economic and financial standing:
Please refer to Section 4.1 of the request for tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie, for relevant conditions with respect to qualification criteria applicable to this contract.
Technical and professional ability:
Please refer to Section 4.1 of the request for tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie, for relevant conditions with respect to qualification criteria applicable to this contract.
Contract execution
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
The successful tenderer will be required to provide a detailed invoice to the CER on a monthly basis (at no cost to the CER), to include:
— Cover sheet with headline monthly bill, disbursements/non routine expenses, billing period, any applicable discounts,
— Detailed separate matter narratives for each separate matter,
— Matter narratives should include time, date, and duration of time spent by fee earners in relation to each aspect of work,
— Name of instructing contact,
— Supplemental service order Ref No.(s),
— A separate and necessarily brief matters overview document, this should include details of ongoing running total of expenditure incurred on the provision of the particular matter(s).
In addition to this invoicing information, the CER shall be entitled to establish such monitoring and budgetary arrangements in relation to the operation of the contract as it may reasonably deem appropriate.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
A grouping, if successful, must contract as a single entity, having joint and severable liability.
Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 4
Tender validity period: 160 days
Tender opening date: 2013-01-07 📅
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Other languages: Ga.

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Siobhan Keating

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: 011-03-266
Additional information
1. To receive more information about this tender, including any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications and/or to respond to this tender, you must register your interest to this tender on the following site: https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=59415&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE;
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2. Please note that all information relating to this tender, including tender documentation, clarifications and changes will be published of this contract notice page on the Irish Public procurement Portal www.etenders.gov.ie only. Registration is free of charge and there is no charge for documents. The Commission for energy Regulation (CER) will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties;
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3. All enquiries regarding this tender should be submitted via the messaging facility of this contract notice page on the Irish Public procurement Portal www.etenders.gov.ie by 12:00 Wednesday 19.12.2012, in order to provide ample time for response. Any additional information elicited which could be material in submitting a tender will be made to all potential tenderers via the online contract notice facility;
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4. The CER will not be responsible for costs, charges or expenses incurred by tenderers whether or not the final contract is awarded.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Chief registrar, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2012/S 227-373849 (2012-11-21)
Contract award notice (2013-05-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Legal services
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: The Exchange, Belgard Square North, Tallaght
Postal code: 24
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.cer.ie 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2013-05-17 📅
Publication date: 2013-05-22 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2013/S 097-164959
Refers to notice: 2012/S 227-373849
OJ-S issue: 97
Additional information
V.4) Information on value of contract Initial estimated total value of the contract Currency: EUR Excluding VAT Total final value of the contract Currency: EUR Excluding VAT

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Understanding of the pertinent issues (30)
2. Technical Merit of the Human Resources Proposed (20)
3. Service Level Commitments and Approach (20)
4. Ultimate Cost (30)

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2013-04-25 📅
Name: Mason Hayes & Curran
Postal address: South Bank House, Barrow Street
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 4
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1

Complementary information
Review body
Postal address: Chief Registrar, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Source: OJS 2013/S 097-164959 (2013-05-17)
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