RFT for National Framework Agreement for the Provision of Legal Services to Public Sector (excluding Central Government Departments)

The Office of Government Procurement

This Competition relates to a national framework for the provision of legal services to Public Sector Bodies (‘PSB's’) excluding central government departments.
Further details are available at Appendix 1 to the RFT.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2015-11-23. The procurement was published on 2015-10-22.

Suppliers

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

Who?

• The Office of Government Procurement

What?

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

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2015-10-22	Contract notice
2016-09-20	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2015-10-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Legal services
Quantity or scope: Scope of Framework Agreement is set out in RFT.100 000 000
Total value of the procurement: 100 000 000 💰
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: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for one or more lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: The Office of Government Procurement
Postal address: 3A Mayor Street Upper
Postal code: 1
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
E-mail: support@ogp.gov.ie 📧
Phone: +353 761008000 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-10-22 📅
Submission deadline: 2015-11-23 📅
Publication date: 2015-10-27 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 208-377799
Refers to notice: 2015/S 38-065008
OJ-S issue: 208

Object
Scope of the procurement
Frequency of contracts to be awarded:

On an as required basis depending on Framework Clients needs which may arise during the continuance of the Framework Agreement.

Short description:

This Competition relates to a national framework for the provision of legal services to Public Sector Bodies (‘PSB's’) excluding central government departments.

Further details are available at Appendix 1 to the RFT.

Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: Corporate and Commercial
Short description:

Details of the subject matter which might typically arise under the Lot (practice area) are contained in Appendix 1 to the RFT.

Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: Property and Estates
Lot number: 3
Title of the lot: IT, Telecoms, Media and e-Commerce
Lot number: 4
Title of the lot: Employment
Lot number: 5
Title of the lot: Pensions, Finance, Banking and Insurance
Lot number: 6
Title of the lot: Health and Social Care
Lot number: 7
Title of the lot: Regulation
Short description:

Details of the Sub Lots and the subject matter which might typically arise under the Lot (practice area) are contained in Appendix 1 to the RFT.

Lot number: 8
Title of the lot: IP and Patent
Lot number: 9
Title of the lot: Information
Lot number: 10
Title of the lot: Specialist Services
Lot number: 11
Title of the lot: Full Service
Quantity or scope: Scope of Framework Agreement is set out in RFT.
Description of options:

The initial period of the Framework Agreement will be for a period of two (2) years with an option to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of two (2) such extensions.

Duration: 48 months
Reference number: PLI010F

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: As set out in RFT.
Economic and financial standing: As set out in RFT.
Minimum level(s) of standards: As set out in RFT.
Technical and professional ability: As set out in RFT.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: If applicable, will be set out in RFT.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: If applicable, will be set out in RFT.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: If applicable, will be set out in RFT.
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:

Solicitors Act 1954 (as Amended), or in the case of Solicitors from outside the Republic of Ireland, the equivalent legislation, rules or regulations, in the last five (5) years.

Procedure
Maximum number of operators of the framework agreement: 121
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 4
Tender validity period: 90 days
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Tender Operations
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/351 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=93703&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=93703&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Publication date: 2015-02-24 📅
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: PLI010F
Notice number in the OJ S: 2015/S 38-065008
Source: OJS 2015/S 208-377799 (2015-10-22)

Contract award notice (2016-09-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

This Competition relates to a national framework for the provision of legal services to Public Sector Bodies (‘PSB's’) excluding central government departments. Further details are available at Appendix 1 to the RFT.

Total value of the procurement: 80 000 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Additional CPV: Legal services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Contact
Internet address: http://www.procurement.ie/ 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2016-09-20 📅
Publication date: 2016-09-22 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2016/S 183-328489
Refers to notice: 2015/S 208-377799
OJ-S issue: 183
Additional information

Please follow this link in order to see the award notice on eTenders — https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/publicpurchase_frameset.asp?PID=93703&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE&PS=2&PP=ctm/Supplier/PublicTenders

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

This Competition relates to a national framework for the provision of legal services

to Public Sector Bodies (‘PSB's’) excluding central government departments.

Details of the subject matter which might typically arise

under the Lot (practice area) are contained in

Appendix 1 to the RFT.

Title of the lot: Health & Social Care
IP & Patent

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Relevant Experience of the Firm
Quality criterion (weighting): 500
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Proposals for Continuous Improvement
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Proposals for Added Value
Quality criterion (weighting): 50
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Experience of Delivering Cost Innovation
Cost criterion: Cost
Cost weighting: 300

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2016-08-01 📅
2016-08-29 📅

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2016/S 183-328489 (2016-09-20)

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