Single Party Framework Agreement for Legal Services

Microfinance Ireland

Microfinance Ireland intends to establish a single-party framework agreement for the provision of legal services to support the delivery of its activities. The broad categories in respect of which legal services may be delivered by the successful framework member are as follows:
Corporate and Financial Legal Advice;
Legal Representation and Dispute Resolution Services;
Employment Law;
Contract Law.
Full further detail in respect of the authority's requirements is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2013-02-05. The procurement was published on 2013-01-21.

Who?

• Microfinance Ireland

What?

• Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security › Legal services

Where?

• Southern and Eastern

Procurement history

Date	Document
2013-01-21	Contract notice

Contract notice (2013-01-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Legal services
Quantity or scope:

This framework agreement relates to the provision of legal services for a maximum potential duration of 4 years.80 000160 000

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Legal 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: Microfinance Ireland
Postal address: Jefferson House, Eglinton Road, Donnybrook
Postal code: 4
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
E-mail: pkilbane@microfinanceireland.ie 📧
Phone: +353 12601007 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2013-01-21 📅
Submission deadline: 2013-02-05 📅
Publication date: 2013-01-24 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2013/S 017-024749
OJ-S issue: 17
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=61861&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 2) This is the sole call for competition for this service. 3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers. 4) Establishment of the framework agreement will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities. 5) It will be a condition of award that candidates and all sub-contractors produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Irish Revenue Commissioners. 6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement the tenderer invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the framework agreement as appropriate. If, having established the framework agreement, the contracting authority considers that the successful tenderer has not met its obligations; the contracting authority reserves the right to admit to the framework agreement the next highest scoring tenderer on the basis of the original competition. 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. 7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time. 8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words 'or equivalent' will always be appended. 9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition. 10) Please note that as the subject-matter of this competition is a non-priority (Annex IIB) service, this notice is being published on a strictly voluntary basis.

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=61861&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE

2) This is the sole call for competition for this service.

3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.

4) Establishment of the framework agreement will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

5) It will be a condition of award that candidates and all sub-contractors produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Irish Revenue Commissioners.

6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement the tenderer invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the framework agreement as appropriate. If, having established the framework agreement, the contracting authority considers that the successful tenderer has not met its obligations; the contracting authority reserves the right to admit to the framework agreement the next highest scoring tenderer on the basis of the original competition. 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.

7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.

8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words 'or equivalent' will always be appended.

9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

10) Please note that as the subject-matter of this competition is a non-priority (Annex IIB) service, this notice is being published on a strictly voluntary basis.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 80 000 💰
160 000 💰
Short description:

Corporate and Financial Legal Advice;

Legal Representation and Dispute Resolution Services;

Employment Law;

Contract Law.

Full further detail in respect of the authority's requirements is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

Quantity or scope:

This framework agreement relates to the provision of legal services for a maximum potential duration of 4 years.

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: