Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Legal Services for the Mental Health Commission

The Office of Government Procurement

The Provision of Legal Services to the Mental Health Commission, comprising:
Lot 1: Legal services to the Mental Health Commission in relation to the Mental Health Act 2001 (the 2001 Act) (including corporate, commercial, employment, regulation, information, health & social care, litigation).
Lot 2: Legal services to the Mental Health Commission in relation to the Assisted Decision Making Capacity Act 2015 (the 2015 Act) (the Decision Support Service (DSS)).
Lot 3: District and Circuit Court Appeals in relation to the Mental Health Act 2001 (the 2001 Act).

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-01-05. The procurement was published on 2017-11-30.

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

What?

Where?

Procurement history
Date Document
2017-11-30 Contract notice
2019-01-31 Contract award notice
Contract award notice (2019-01-31)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: The Office of Government Procurement
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: 3A Mayor Street Upper
Postal town: Dublin 1
Postal code: D01 PF72
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Tender Operations
Phone: +353 761008000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: support@ogp.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.ogp.gov.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/351 ๐ŸŒ
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œMulti-Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Legal Services for the Mental Health Commission PLI099Fโ€
Products/services: Legal services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe provision of legal services to the mental health commission, comprising: Lot 1: Legal Services to the Mental Health Commission in relation to the Mental...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 2 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โœ…

1๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œLot 1: Legal Services to the Mental Health Commission in relation to the Mental Health Act 2001โ€
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Legal advisory and representation services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Legal advisory services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Legal representation services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe provision of legal services to the mental health commission, comprising: Lot 1: Legal Services to the Mental Health Commission in relation to the Mental...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Approach and methodology to service delivery
Quality criterion (weighting): 400
Quality criterion (name): Proposed service delivery team
Quality criterion (weighting): 300
Quality criterion (name): Value added services
Quality criterion (weighting): 50
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 250
Information about options
Options โœ…
Description of options:
โ€œThe Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion, to extend the term for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of...โ€    Show more

2๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œLot 2: Legal Services to the Mental Health Commission re: Assisted Decision Making Capacity Act 2015โ€
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe provision of legal services to the mental health commission, comprising: Lot 2: Legal services to the mental health commission in relation to the...โ€    Show more
Information about options
Description of options:
โ€œThe Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion, to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of...โ€    Show more

3๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œLot 3: District and Circuit Court Appeals in relation to the Mental Health Act 2001โ€
Title
Lot Identification Number: 3
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe provision of legal services to the mental health commission, comprising: Lot 3: District and Circuit Court Appeals in relation to the Mental Health Act...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Proposed key personnel
Quality criterion (weighting): 250
Cost criterion (weighting): 300
Description
Additional information: Suspended pending legal action.

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2017/S 232-483911

Award of contract

1๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 1
Lot Identification Number: 1
Title:
โ€œLot 1: Legal Services to the Mental Health Commission in relation to the Mental Health Act 2001โ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2018-06-05 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
Name and address of the contractor
Name: ByrneWallace
National registration number: 4610600L
Postal address: 88 Harcourt Street
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 16915231 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: btenders@byrnewallace.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.byrnewallace.com ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 666 667 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

2๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Mason Hayes and Curran
National registration number: IE0040531I
Postal address: South Bank House
Postal code: Barrow Street
Phone: +353 16142459 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: hdempsey@mhc.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 16145001 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL: http://www.mhc.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 666 667 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

3๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 3
Lot Identification Number: 2
Title:
โ€œLot 2: Legal Services to the Mental Health Commission re: Assisted Decision Making Capacity Act 2015โ€
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 666 667 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

4๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 4
Name and address of the contractor
Name: McDowell Purcell
National registration number: 9526914L
Postal address: Capel Building, Mary's Abbey
Postal code: Dublin 7
Phone: +353 18280600 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: ocolman@mcdowellpurcell.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 18280614 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL: http://www.mcdowellpurcell.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 666 667 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

5๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 5
Title:
โ€œLot 3: District and Circuit Court Appeals in relation to the Mental Health Act 2001โ€
Information on non-award
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin 1
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Please consult with your own legal advisers.
Source: OJS 2019/S 025-055983 (2019-01-31)