Single Supplier Framework for the Provision of Legal Services to the Adoption Authority of Ireland

The Office of Government Procurement

Tender for the provision of legal services to the adoption authority of Ireland, comprising:
Iโ€” Legal advisory services to the adoption authority of Ireland, generally on matters related to its statutory functions and powers, as prescribed in the adoption Act 2010.
IIโ€” Legal advisory services to the adoption authority of Ireland, generally on matters related to its statutory functions and powers, as prescribed in 1993 Hague convention on protection of children and co-operation in respect of intercountry adoption.
IIIโ€” To represent the authority in relation to High Court applications pursuant to Sections 18, 30, 49, 54, 90 and 92 of the adoption Act 2010 and otherwise.
IVโ€” Provide general legal services from time to time (including corporate, commercial, employment, regulation, information, civil, health and social care, litigation).

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-02-16. The procurement was published on 2018-01-05.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2018-01-05 Contract notice
2018-08-21 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2018-01-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Legal services
Reference number: PLI088F
Short description:
Tender for the provision of legal services to the adoption authority of Ireland, comprising: Iโ€” Legal advisory services to the adoption authority of Ireland, generally on matters related to its statutory functions and powers, as prescribed in the adoption Act 2010. IIโ€” Legal advisory services to the adoption authority of Ireland, generally on matters related to its statutory functions and powers, as prescribed in 1993 Hague convention on protection of children and co-operation in respect of intercountry adoption. IIIโ€” To represent the authority in relation to High Court applications pursuant to Sections 18, 30, 49, 54, 90 and 92 of the adoption Act 2010 and otherwise. IVโ€” Provide general legal services from time to time (including corporate, commercial, employment, regulation, information, civil, health and social care, litigation).
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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 D01 PF72
Postal code: Dublin
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=123428&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=123428&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-01-05 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2018-02-16 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2018-01-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 005-007162
OJ-S issue: 5
Additional information
Please refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID #128554).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Tender for the provision of legal services to the adoption authority of Ireland, comprising:
Iโ€” Legal advisory services to the adoption authority of Ireland, generally on matters related to its statutory functions and powers, as prescribed in the adoption Act 2010.
IIโ€” Legal advisory services to the adoption authority of Ireland, generally on matters related to its statutory functions and powers, as prescribed in 1993 Hague convention on protection of children and co-operation in respect of intercountry adoption.
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IIIโ€” To represent the authority in relation to High Court applications pursuant to Sections 18, 30, 49, 54, 90 and 92 of the adoption Act 2010 and otherwise.
IVโ€” Provide general legal services from time to time (including corporate, commercial, employment, regulation, information, civil, health and social care, litigation).
Estimated total value: 3 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Short description:
Tender for the Provision of Legal Services to the Adoption Authority of Ireland, comprising:
IVโ€” Provide general Legal Services from time to time (including corporate, commercial, employment, regulation, information, civil, health and social care, litigation).
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 24 months
Description of renewals:
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the term for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of 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 4 years in aggregate.
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Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 1.

Procedure
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 6 months
Tender opening date: 2018-02-16 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 12:00
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Approach
Quality criterion (weighting): 400
Quality criterion (name): Proposed Service Delivery Team
Quality criterion (weighting): 250
Quality criterion (name): Value Added Services
Quality criterion (weighting): 50
Cost criterion: Cost
Cost weighting: 300

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
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=123428&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices: 2.1.2022

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Information about review deadlines: Please consult with your own legal advisors.
Source: OJS 2018/S 005-007162 (2018-01-05)
Contract award notice (2018-08-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Reference number: PLI084F
Short description:
Tender for the Provision of Legal Services to the Adoption Authority of Ireland, comprising: 1) Legal advisory services to the Adoption Authority of Ireland, generally on matters related to its statutory functions and powers, as prescribed in the Adoption Act 2010; 2) Legal advisory services to the Adoption Authority of Ireland, generally on matters related to its statutory functions and powers, as prescribed in 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption; 3) To represent the Authority in relation to High Court applications pursuant to Sections 18, 30, 49, 54, 90 and 92 of the Adoption Act 2010 and otherwise; 4) Provide general Legal Services from time to time (including corporate, commercial, employment, regulation, information, civil, health and social care, litigation).
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Total value of the procurement: 1 702 539 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: 3A Mayor Street Upper
Postal code: Dublin, D01 PF72

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-08-21 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2018-08-24 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 162-370852
Refers to notice: 2018/S 005-007162
OJ-S issue: 162
Additional information
Please refer to the Request for Tender Documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID #128554).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
1) Legal advisory services to the Adoption Authority of Ireland, generally on matters related to its statutory functions and powers, as prescribed in the Adoption Act 2010;
2) Legal advisory services to the Adoption Authority of Ireland, generally on matters related to its statutory functions and powers, as prescribed in 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption;
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3) To represent the Authority in relation to High Court applications pursuant to Sections 18, 30, 49, 54, 90 and 92 of the Adoption Act 2010 and otherwise;
4) Provide general Legal Services from time to time (including corporate, commercial, employment, regulation, information, civil, health and social care, litigation).
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 1

Procedure
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 300

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2018-08-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Matheson
National registration number: n/a as Matheson is a partnership
Postal address: 70 Sr John Rogersons Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 2322380 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: proposals@matheson.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.matheson.com ๐ŸŒ
Total value of the procurement: 1 702 539 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
Source: OJS 2018/S 162-370852 (2018-08-21)