Single party framework agreement for legal services for the deep sea fish farm

Bord Iascaigh Mhara - Irish Sea Fisheries Board (BIM)

BIM proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a single-operator framework agreement for legal services in respect of its deep sea fish farm project. As a public body, BIM is seeking to leverage efficiency from its legal services and one of the reasons BIM has adopted a framework approach to the acquisition of legal services is to maximise efficiency, effectiveness and value for money.
Legal services under this framework will include:
— Contract law (contracts, concessions and licences),
— Procurement law,
— European and Competition law,
— Public Law & Administrative Law,
— Marine & Environmental Legislation,
— Dispute Resolution & Legal Representation.
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=389052.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-03-23. The procurement was published on 2012-02-28.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2012-02-28 Contract notice
2012-09-28 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2012-02-28)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: legal advisory and representation services
Quantity or scope: Single party framework agreement for legal services for the deep sea fish farm.
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 advisory and representation services 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated 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: Bord Iascaigh Mhara - Irish Sea Fisheries Board (BIM)
Postal address: PO Box No 12, Crofton Road, County Dublin
Postal town: Dun Laoghaire
Contact
Internet address: http://www.bim.ie 🌏
Phone: +353 12144100 📞
Fax: +353 12841123 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-02-28 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-03-23 📅
Publication date: 2012-03-01 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 42-068740
OJ-S issue: 42
Additional information
— As a the subject matter of this framework agreement is a non-priority (Annex IIB) service, the establishment of the framework is not subject to the provisions of Directive 2004/18/EC with regard to the choice of procedure. Therefore, the awarding authority reserves the right to employ a competitive process analogous to the negotiated procedure provided for in the aforementioned Directive in order to establish the framework, — Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge, — This is the sole call for competition for these services, — The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers, — Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities, — It will be a condition for admittance to the framework agreement that tenderers and their sub-contractors (if any) produce a valid tax clearance certificate from the Irish revenue commissioners and that they retain a fully valid certificate throughout the life of the framework, — If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement the tenderer invited following the conclusion of the competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the framework agreement as appropriate. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion, — The firm admitted to the framework will be entitled to due consideration for all contracts awarded under that framework. However no guarantee can be given that any contract will be awarded to any given firm within the framework. The contracting authority at its sole discretion reserves the right to engage in a separate procurement procedure outside of the framework for any contract arising, — BIM is subject to the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003. Should you wish any of the information supplied by you not to be disclosed because of its sensitivity, you should, when providing the information, identify same and specify the reasons for its sensitivity. BIM will take this into consideration if it receives a request for disclosure, and may consult with you, but may decide to disclose the information despite your view. It is not sufficient to include a general statement that all your information is confidential or commercially sensitive. (ET Ref:389052).
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 100 000 💰
300 000 💰
Short description:
BIM proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a single-operator framework agreement for legal services in respect of its deep sea fish farm project. As a public body, BIM is seeking to leverage efficiency from its legal services and one of the reasons BIM has adopted a framework approach to the acquisition of legal services is to maximise efficiency, effectiveness and value for money.
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Legal services under this framework will include:
— Contract law (contracts, concessions and licences),
— Procurement law,
— European and Competition law,
— Public Law & Administrative Law,
— Marine & Environmental Legislation,
— Dispute Resolution & Legal Representation.
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=389052.
Duration: 48 months
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
Candidates will be required to confirm that none of the conditions for exclusion contained in the Declaration of Bona Fides attached to the qualification questionnaire apply to their particularity case, otherwise they will be excluded. A copy of the questionnaire is available to download from the Irish government procurement opportunities portal: www.etenders.gov.ie.
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Economic and financial standing:
Candidates must complete the questionnaire available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie.
Technical and professional ability:
Candidates must complete the questionnaire available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie.
Contract execution
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
A grouping, if successful, may be required to contract as a single entity having joint and several liability but subject to the agreement of the contracting parties. If it is proposed to sub-contract the delivery of any portion of the initial contract or any subsequent contract under the framework, it may be a condition of award of contract that both the service provider and any proposed sub-contractor enter simultaneously into a collateral warranty with the contracting authority for the relevant portion of that contract.
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Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
Candidates must be eligible to provide legal services in Ireland under the terms of the Solicitors Act, 1954 (as amended) and relevant EU Law.
Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 4
Envisaged number of candidates: 3
Objective criteria for selection:
Candidates must complete qualification questionnaire available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie.
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2012-03-30 📅
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Procurement Section
Internet address: www.bim.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA02160 🌏
Name: Bord Iascaigh Mhara - Irish Sea Fisheries Board (BIM)
Postal address: All information available on site notice on eTenders, County Dublin
URL for further information: www.bim.ie 🌏
Postal address: eTenders Notice, County Dublin
URL for documents: www.bim.ie 🌏
Postal address: Electronic Postbox, Electronic Postbox, County Dublin
Contact point: Electronic Postbox
URL for participation: www.bim.ie 🌏

Reference
Additional information
— As a the subject matter of this framework agreement is a non-priority (Annex IIB) service, the establishment of the framework is not subject to the provisions of Directive 2004/18/EC with regard to the choice of procedure. Therefore, the awarding authority reserves the right to employ a competitive process analogous to the negotiated procedure provided for in the aforementioned Directive in order to establish the framework,
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— Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge,
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— This is the sole call for competition for these services,
— The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers,
— Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities,
— It will be a condition for admittance to the framework agreement that tenderers and their sub-contractors (if any) produce a valid tax clearance certificate from the Irish revenue commissioners and that they retain a fully valid certificate throughout the life of the framework,
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— If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement the tenderer invited following the conclusion of the competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the framework agreement as appropriate. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion,
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— The firm admitted to the framework will be entitled to due consideration for all contracts awarded under that framework. However no guarantee can be given that any contract will be awarded to any given firm within the framework. The contracting authority at its sole discretion reserves the right to engage in a separate procurement procedure outside of the framework for any contract arising,
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— BIM is subject to the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003. Should you wish any of the information supplied by you not to be disclosed because of its sensitivity, you should, when providing the information, identify same and specify the reasons for its sensitivity. BIM will take this into consideration if it receives a request for disclosure, and may consult with you, but may decide to disclose the information despite your view. It is not sufficient to include a general statement that all your information is confidential or commercially sensitive.
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(ET Ref:389052).

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Rour Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2012/S 042-068740 (2012-02-28)
Contract award notice (2012-09-28)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: PO Box No 12,, Crofton Road, County Dublin

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-09-28 📅
Publication date: 2012-10-03 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 190-311878
Refers to notice: 2012/S 42-068740
OJ-S issue: 190
Additional information
(ET Ref:510492).

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Quality of Service Delivery (15)
2. Technical Merit of Human Resources Proposed (55)
3. Reliability & Continuity of Supply (5)
4. Ultimate Cost (25)

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2012-08-23 📅
Name: Arthur Cox
Postal address: Earlsfort Centre, Earlsfort Terrace
Postal town: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4

Complementary information
Review body
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Source: OJS 2012/S 190-311878 (2012-09-28)
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