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 notice (2017-11-30)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Legal services
Reference number: PLI099F
Short description:
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).
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Legal services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Legal advisory and representation services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: The Office of Government Procurement
Postal address: 3A Mayor Street Upper
Postal code: D01 PF72
Postal town: Dublin 1
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ogp.gov.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: support@ogp.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 761008000 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=122171&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=122171&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2017-11-30 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2018-01-05 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2017-12-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2017/S 232-483911
OJ-S issue: 232

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
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).
Estimated total value: 2 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title of the lot: Lot 1: Legal services to the Mental Health Commission in relation to the Mental Health Act 2001
Lot number: 1
Short description:
Tenderers should be aware that the Services sought herein are within Annex XIV of Directive 2014/24/EU on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (โ€˜the Directiveโ€™) and therefore this public procurement competition is subject only to the rules in Part 3 Chapter 1 of the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016 (SI 284/2016). The Contracting Authority will employ a competitive process analogous to the open procedure in the aforementioned directive in order to establish the framework.
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Duration: 24 months
Description of renewals:
The 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 two (2) such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authority's obligations at law. The Term will not exceed four (4) years in aggregate.
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Title of the lot: Lot 2: Legal services to the Mental Health Commission re: Assisted Decision Making Capacity Act 2015
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: Lot 3: District and Circuit Court Appeals in relation to the Mental Health Act 2001
Lot number: 3

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Please refer to RFT documents (RFT 127364) for further details.
Economic and financial standing: Please refer to RFT documents (RFT 127364) for further details.
Minimum level(s) of standards: Please refer to RFT documents (RFT 127364) for further details.
Technical and professional ability: Please refer to RFT documents (RFT 127364) for further details.
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: Please refer to RFT documents (RFT 127364) for further details.

Procedure
Number of participants to be contemplated: 12
Time of receipt of tenders: 13:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 6 months
Tender opening date: 2018-01-05 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 13:00
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Approach & 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: Cost
Cost weighting: 250
Quality criterion (name): Proposed Key Personnel
Quality criterion (weighting): 250
Cost weighting: 300

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Tender Operations
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/351 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=122171&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices:
We would envisage further notice will be published after the completion of this contract.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin 1
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Information about review deadlines: Please consult with your own legal advisers.
Source: OJS 2017/S 232-483911 (2017-11-30)
Contract award notice (2019-01-31)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
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 and 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).
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Total value of the procurement: 2 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-01-31 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2019-02-05 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 025-055983
Refers to notice: 2017/S 232-483911
OJ-S issue: 25
Additional information
Suspended pending legal action.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
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 and social care, litigation);
Title of the lot: Lot 1: Legal Services to the Mental Health Commission in relation to the Mental Health Act 2001
Short description:
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 and social care, litigation).
Tenderers should be aware that the services sought herein are within Annex XIV of Directive 2014/24/EU on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (โ€œthe Directiveโ€) and therefore this public procurement competition is subject only to the rules in Part 3 Chapter 1 of the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016 (SI 284/2016). The Contracting Authority will employ a competitive process analogous to the open procedure in the aforementioned directive in order to establish the framework.
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Description of options:
The 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 two (2) such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authorityโ€™s obligations at law. The Term will not exceed four (4) years in aggregate.
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Title of the lot: Lot 2: Legal Services to the Mental Health Commission re: Assisted Decision Making Capacity Act 2015
Short description:
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)).
Tenderers should be aware that the Services sought herein are within Annex XIV of Directive 2014/24/EU on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (โ€œthe Directiveโ€) and therefore this public procurement competition is subject only to the rules in Part 3 Chapter 1 of the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016 (SI 284/2016). The Contracting Authority will employ a competitive process analogous to the open procedure in the aforementioned directive in order to establish the framework.
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Description of options:
The 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 two (2) such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authorityโ€™s obligations at law. The term will not exceed four (4) years in aggregate.
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Additional information: Suspended pending legal action.

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Approach and methodology to service delivery
Proposed service delivery team
Value added services
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 250
Quality criterion (name): Proposed key personnel
Cost criterion (weighting): 300

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2018-06-05 ๐Ÿ“…
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
Internet address: http://www.byrnewallace.com ๐ŸŒ
Total value of the procurement: 666 667 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
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
Internet address: http://www.mhc.ie ๐ŸŒ
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
Internet address: http://www.mcdowellpurcell.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
7

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Source: OJS 2019/S 025-055983 (2019-01-31)