The NTA wishes to engage a service provider to:
— prosecute mostly summary offences on behalf of the Authority in relation to breaches of the Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 or Regulation (EC) 1073/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21.10.2009 on common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services,
— represent the Authority in judicial proceedings initiated against the NTA or others in the area of public bus passenger service licensing; authorising of international bus and coach services; and other areas of the Authority's similar functions,
— provide general legal assistance in the area of public bus passenger service licensing; authorising of International bus and coach services and other areas of the Authority's functions,
— carry out such other duties in relation to legal services including debt / property recovery and licensing / enforcement of future categories of public bus passenger services and international bus and coach services.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-08-27.
The procurement was published on 2018-07-20.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Legal Services for Bus Licensing and Regulation
Products/services: Legal services📦
Short description:
“The NTA wishes to engage a service provider to:
— prosecute mostly summary offences on behalf of the Authority in relation to breaches of the Public...”
Short description
The NTA wishes to engage a service provider to:
— prosecute mostly summary offences on behalf of the Authority in relation to breaches of the Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 or Regulation (EC) 1073/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21.10.2009 on common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services,
— represent the Authority in judicial proceedings initiated against the NTA or others in the area of public bus passenger service licensing; authorising of international bus and coach services; and other areas of the Authority's similar functions,
— provide general legal assistance in the area of public bus passenger service licensing; authorising of International bus and coach services and other areas of the Authority's functions,
— carry out such other duties in relation to legal services including debt / property recovery and licensing / enforcement of future categories of public bus passenger services and international bus and coach services.
The Authority wishes to engage a service provider to provide Legal Services to:
1. prosecute mostly summary offences on behalf of the Authority in relation to breaches of the Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 or Regulation (EC) nº 1073/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21.10.2009 on common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services;
2. represent the Authority in judicial proceedings initiated against the Authority or others in the area of public bus passenger service licensing; authorising of international bus and coach services; and other areas of the Authority's similar functions as directed by the Authority;
3. provide general legal assistance in the area of public bus passenger service licensing; authorising of International bus and coach services and other areas of the Authority's functions as directed by the Authority; and
4. carry out such other duties in relation to legal services as may be assigned from time to time by the Authority during the period of the contract including debt / property recovery and the licensing and enforcement of future categories of public bus passenger services and international bus and coach services.
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Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 24
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal ✅ Description
Description of renewals:
“The contract will be for an initial period of 2 years. If the services provided are deemed to be satisfactory, the contract may be renewed annually up to a...”
Description of renewals
The contract will be for an initial period of 2 years. If the services provided are deemed to be satisfactory, the contract may be renewed annually up to a maximum of 2 years after the end of the second year. The extension of the contract will be dependent on service requirements, performance and continued funding availability.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: As set out in the tender documents.
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: As set out in the tender documents.
Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2018-08-27
12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2019-02-27 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2018-08-27
14:00 📅
Complementary information Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information
“The Contracting Authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award...”
The Contracting Authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award procedure irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is postponed or cancelled. All costs incurred by interested parties in participating in this competition must be borne by them. Any contract award will be subject to a number of preconditions, including production of a current tax clearance certificate or tax clearance statement from the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland. The Contracting Authority may terminate this competition (or any part thereof), change the basis of and the procedures for the bidding process, at any time, or procure the project by alternative means if it appears that the project can thereby be more advantageously procured. The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted. Refer to procurement documents for further information.
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Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Ground Floor (East Wing), Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie📧
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
URL: http://www.courts.ie🌏 Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“As set out in SI Nº 130/2010 European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).”
Source: OJS 2018/S 140-320869 (2018-07-20)
Contract award notice (2019-10-16) Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The NTA wishes to engage a service provider to:
— prosecute mostly summary offences on behalf of the authority in relation to breaches of the Public...”
Short description
The NTA wishes to engage a service provider to:
— prosecute mostly summary offences on behalf of the authority in relation to breaches of the Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 or Regulation (EC) 1073/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21.10.2009 on common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services,
— represent the authority in judicial proceedings initiated against the NTA or others in the area of public bus passenger service licensing; authorising of international bus and coach services; and other areas of the authority's similar functions,
— provide general legal assistance in the area of public bus passenger service licensing; authorising of International bus and coach services and other areas of the authority's functions,
— carry out such other duties in relation to legal services including debt/property recovery and licensing/enforcement of future categories of public bus passenger services and international bus and coach services.
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 36 375 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The authority wishes to engage a service provider to provide legal services to:
1) prosecute mostly summary offences on behalf of the authority in relation...”
Description of the procurement
The authority wishes to engage a service provider to provide legal services to:
1) prosecute mostly summary offences on behalf of the authority in relation to breaches of the Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 or Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21.10.2009 on common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services;
2) Represent the authority in judicial proceedings initiated against the authority or others in the area of public bus passenger service licensing; authorising of international bus and coach services; and other areas of the authority's similar functions as directed by the authority;
3) Provide general legal assistance in the area of public bus passenger service licensing; authorising of International bus and coach services and other areas of the authority's functions as directed by the authority; and
4) Carry out such other duties in relation to legal services as may be assigned from time to time by the authority during the period of the contract including debt/property recovery and the licensing and enforcement of future categories of public bus passenger services and international bus and coach services.
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Quality criterion (name): Experience and qualifications of key team members
Quality criterion (weighting): 40
Quality criterion (name): Proposed approach
Quality criterion (weighting): 30
Price (weighting): 30
Description
Additional information:
“The successful tenderer's fee, as entered in Sections II.1.7) and V.2.4) of this notice, is a notional fee based on indicative requirements for the services...”
Additional information
The successful tenderer's fee, as entered in Sections II.1.7) and V.2.4) of this notice, is a notional fee based on indicative requirements for the services over one year.
The contract will be for an initial period of 2 years. If the services provided are deemed to be satisfactory, the contract may be renewed annually up to a maximum of 2 years after the end of the second year.
Procedure Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2018/S 140-320869
Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title: Provision of Legal Services for Bus Licensing and Regulation
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2019-10-04 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Coughlan White and Partners, Solicitors
National registration number: 9529632Q
Postal address: Moorefield Road, Newbridge, Co. Kildare
Postal town: Kildare
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 45433332📞
E-mail: adowling@coughlansolicitors.ie📧
Region: Eastern and Midland🏙️
URL: http://www.coughlansolicitors.ie/🌏
The contractor is an SME ✅ Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 36 375 💰
Complementary information Additional information
“The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award...”
The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award procedure irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is postponed or cancelled. All costs incurred by interested parties in participating in this competition must be borne by them.
Any contract award will be subject to a number of preconditions, including production of a current tax clearance certificate or tax clearance statement from the revenue commissioners in Ireland. The contracting authority may terminate this competition (or any part thereof), change the basis of and the procedures for the bidding process, at any time, or procure the project by alternative means if it appears that the project can thereby be more advantageously procured. The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted. Refer to procurement documents for further information.
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Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“As set out in S.I. No 130/2010 European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).”
Source: OJS 2019/S 203-494665 (2019-10-16)