The EPA proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of two (2) Framework Agreements for the supply of legal services to the Environmental Protection Agency in the following lots:
Lot 1: Environmental Licensing and Enforcement;
Lot 2: Corporate and Financial.
A Framework Agreement constitutes a means of establishing overall terms and conditions in accordance with which, for a specified duration, individual contracts may or not be awarded. In the context of a single-party Framework Agreement, the successful framework member does not have to compete for each new contract.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-08-02.
The procurement was published on 2019-06-28.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“2019 Legal Services — Supply of Legal Services to the Environmental Protection Agency”
Products/services: Legal services📦
Short description:
“The EPA proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of two (2) Framework Agreements for the supply of legal services to the...”
Short description
The EPA proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of two (2) Framework Agreements for the supply of legal services to the Environmental Protection Agency in the following lots:
Lot 1: Environmental Licensing and Enforcement;
Lot 2: Corporate and Financial.
A Framework Agreement constitutes a means of establishing overall terms and conditions in accordance with which, for a specified duration, individual contracts may or not be awarded. In the context of a single-party Framework Agreement, the successful framework member does not have to compete for each new contract.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 4 000 000 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
1️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: Environmental Licensing and Enforcement
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Legal advisory and representation services📦
Additional products/services: Legal advisory services📦
Additional products/services: Legal representation services📦
Additional products/services: Legal advisory and information services📦
Place of performance: Ireland🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“The Contracting Authority proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of two (2) Framework Agreements for the supply of legal services...”
Description of the procurement
The Contracting Authority proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of two (2) Framework Agreements for the supply of legal services to the Environmental Protection Agency in the following lots:
Lot 1: Environmental Licensing and Enforcement;
Lot 2: Corporate and Financial;
Lot 1: Environmental Licensing and Enforcement.
Advice for Director General/Directors/Board of EPA and all the EPA offices set out in Section 3.2. regarding Lot 1 services:
— environmental legislation,
— legal aspects of licensing,
— enforcement of environmental and radiological legislation,
— civil enforcement.
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Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 3 300 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal ✅ Description
Description of renewals:
“The Framework Agreements will be for four (4) years, with the option to extend for a further two (2) years subject to a maximum of six (6) years, and...”
Description of renewals
The Framework Agreements will be for four (4) years, with the option to extend for a further two (2) years subject to a maximum of six (6) years, and subject to satisfactory annual review of performance.
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Additional information: Additional information is contained in the attached documents.
2️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: Corporate and Financial
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The Contracting Authority proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of two (2) Framework Agreements for the supply of legal services...”
Description of the procurement
The Contracting Authority proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of two (2) Framework Agreements for the supply of legal services to the Environmental Protection Agency in the following lots:
Lot 1: Environmental Licensing and Enforcement;
Lot 2: Corporate and Financial;
Lot 2: Corporate and Financial:.
Advice for Director General/Directors/Board of EPA and all the EPA offices set out in Section 3.2.
Regarding Lot 2 services:
— employment law,
— property and estates,
— company law,
— contract law,
— insolvencies, receiverships,
— procurement,
— debt collection,
— employment law,
— property and estates.
Financial provisions:
— financial guarantees,
— bonds,
— parental guarantees,
— legal aspects of environmental liabilities,
— insurances,
— legal aspects of environmental liabilities.
Other:
— environmental data set management,
— IP Patents,
— product liability and product safety,
— FOI/AIE.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“As detailed in the tender documentation available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie” Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement 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
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Information about negotiation
The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2019-08-02
12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2020-06-30 📅
Complementary information Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement ✅
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 6 years.
Additional information
Additional information is contained in the attached documents.
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie📧
URL: http://www.courts.ie🌏 Body responsible for mediation procedures
Name: Tbc
Postal town: Tbc
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪 Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Consult legal advisor
Postal town: As applicable
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2019/S 126-308508 (2019-06-28)
Contract award notice (2020-03-13) Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“2019 Legal Services — Supply of Legal Services to the Environmental Protection Agency
RFT 153377”
Short description:
“The EPA proposed to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of two (2) framework agreements for the supply of legal services to the...”
Short description
The EPA proposed to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of two (2) framework agreements for the supply of legal services to the Environmental Protection Agency in the following lots:
Lot 1: Environmental Licensing and Enforcement,
Lot 2: Corporate and Financial.
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 4 000 000 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots ✅ Description
Description of the procurement:
“The contracting authority proposed to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of two (2) framework agreements for the supply of legal services...”
Description of the procurement
The contracting authority proposed to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of two (2) framework agreements for the supply of legal services to the Environmental Protection Agency in the following lots:
Lot 1: Environmental Licensing and Enforcement,
Lot 2: Corporate and Financial.
Lot 1: Environmental Licensing and Enforcement
Advice for director general/directors/board of EPA and all the EPA offices set out in section 3.2. regarding lot 1 services:
Environmental legislation:
— National (including statutory instruments/regulations)
— European
— International.
Legal aspects of licensing including for example:
— application process
— oral Hearings
— licence transfer
— licence suspension
— licence revocation
— judicial review.
Enforcement of environmental and radiological legislation including:
— criminal enforcement
— advice on investigations
— law of evidence
— prosecutions
— judicial review.
Civil enforcement, for example:
— injunctions.
Other:
— FOI/AIE.
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Quality criterion (name): Methodology for the delivery of service
Quality criterion (weighting): 20 %
Quality criterion (name): Contract management
Quality criterion (name): Technical merit of human resources offered
Quality criterion (weighting): 25 %
Quality criterion (name): Reliability and continuity of supply
Quality criterion (weighting): 5 %
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 30 %
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The contracting authority proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of two (2) framework agreements for the supply of legal services...”
Description of the procurement
The contracting authority proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of two (2) framework agreements for the supply of legal services to the Environmental Protection Agency in the following lots:
Lot 1: Environmental Licensing and Enforcement,
Lot 2: Corporate and Financial.
Lot 2: Corporate and financial:
Advice for director general/directors/board of EPA and all the EPA offices set out in section 3.2.
Regarding lot 2 services.
Corporate:
— employment law
— property and estates
— company Law
— contract law
— insolvencies, receiverships
— procurement
— debt collection
— employment law
— property and estates.
Financial provisions:
— financial guarantees
— bonds
— parental guarantees
— legal aspects of environmental liabilities
— insurances.
Other:
— environmental data set management
— IP Patents
— product liability and product safety
— FOI/AIE.
Procedure Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2019/S 126-308508
Award of contract
1️⃣
Lot Identification Number: 1
Title: Environmental Licensing and Enforcement
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-01-30 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
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: 4
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Fieldfisher
National registration number: 9526914L
Postal address: Suite 401, TheCapel Building, Mary's Abbey
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18280600📞
E-mail: orlagh.colman@fieldfisher.com📧
Fax: +353 18280614 📠
Region: Dublin🏙️
URL: http://www.fieldfisher.ie🌏
The contractor is an SME ✅ Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 3 300 000 💰
2️⃣
Lot Identification Number: 2
Title: Corporate and Financial
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-02-04 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Name and address of the contractor
Name: ByrneWallace
National registration number: 4610600L
Postal address: 88 Harcourt Street
Postal town: Dublin 2
Phone: +353 16915000📞
E-mail: btenders@byrnewallace.com📧
URL: http://www.byrnewallace.com🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 500 000 💰
Complementary information Review body
Postal town: Dublin 7
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Consult a legal advisor
Source: OJS 2020/S 055-130778 (2020-03-13)