The LDA requires legal advisory services in relation to start up activities and other ongoing activities envisaged to form part of the LDA mandate. As well as advice in relation the legal issues associated with the general set up of a new stage agency, the legal advisor will be required to provide advice on a wide-ranging number of topics, including but not limited to:
— corporate, commercial and contract law,
— European law,
— property law,
— construction law,
— employment and information law.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-05-20.
The procurement was published on 2019-04-30.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Legal Advisory Services to the Land Development Agency
Products/services: Legal advisory services📦
Short description:
“The LDA requires legal advisory services in relation to start up activities and other ongoing activities envisaged to form part of the LDA mandate. As well...”
Short description
The LDA requires legal advisory services in relation to start up activities and other ongoing activities envisaged to form part of the LDA mandate. As well as advice in relation the legal issues associated with the general set up of a new stage agency, the legal advisor will be required to provide advice on a wide-ranging number of topics, including but not limited to:
— corporate, commercial and contract law,
— European law,
— property law,
— construction law,
— employment and information law.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 5 000 000 💰
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Additional products/services: Legal services📦
Additional products/services: Legal documentation and certification services📦
Additional products/services: Legal advisory and information services📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland🏙️
Main site or place of performance: To support work in various locations throughout Ireland.
Description of the procurement:
“The LDA requires legal advisory services in relation to start up activities and other ongoing activities envisaged to form part of the LDA mandate. As well...”
Description of the procurement
The LDA requires legal advisory services in relation to start up activities and other ongoing activities envisaged to form part of the LDA mandate. As well as advice in relation the legal issues associated with the general set up of a new stage agency, the legal advisor will be required to provide advice on a wide-ranging number of topics, including but not limited to:
— corporate, commercial and contract law,
— European law,
— property law,
— construction law,
— employment and information law.
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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 5 000 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
“Based on responses to the qualification questionnaire it is anticipated that the top 5 scoring firms will be invited to tender, subject to that number...”
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates
Based on responses to the qualification questionnaire it is anticipated that the top 5 scoring firms will be invited to tender, subject to that number qualifying under the rules of the competition.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“As per procurement documents — available to download from RFT ID 150171 on 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
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: As per tender documents available at the 2 stage of the process.
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
Accelerated procedure:
“As the subject matter of the framework is Title III services, therefore the choice of procedure and timescales is at the discretion of the Contracting...”
Accelerated procedure
As the subject matter of the framework is Title III services, therefore the choice of procedure and timescales is at the discretion of the Contracting Authority. In this instance the LDA is a new entity mandated to address the housing crisis and urgently needs to appoint a legal advisor.
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Framework agreement with a single operator
Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
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: 2019-05-20
16:00 📅
Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 2019-06-10 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Complementary information Additional information
“1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for...”
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The Contracting Authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties;
2) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders website in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to respond electronically to the competition. There is a maximum upload limit of 2 GB per document on etenders. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload or zipped;
3) Should you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eu-supply.com or Telephone: 353(0)212439277 (9:00 a.m. — 17:30 p.m. GMT);
4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those parties that have registered an interest in this notice on www.etenders.gov.ie
The details of the person making a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response;
5) This is the sole call for competition for this framework;
6) The Contracting Authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers;
7) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.;
8) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant;
9) At its absolute discretion, the Contracting Authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the Framework Agreement or any contract awarded under the Framework Agreement at any time;
10) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words “or equivalent” will always be appended;
11) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the Contracting Authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
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Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 118886000📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie📧
URL: http://www.courts.ie🌏 Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Consult legal advisor
Postal town: A
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2019/S 086-206902 (2019-04-30)
Contract award notice (2020-05-14) Contracting authority Name and addresses
Postal address: 77 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Block C, Grand Canal Docklands, Co. Dublin
Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The LDA required legal advisory services in relation to start up activities and other ongoing activities envisaged to form part of the LDA mandate. As well...”
Short description
The LDA required legal advisory services in relation to start up activities and other ongoing activities envisaged to form part of the LDA mandate. As well as advice in relation the legal issues associated with the general set up of a new stage agency, the legal advisor is required to provide advice on a wide-ranging number of topics, including but not limited to:
• corporate, commercial and contract law
• European law
• property law
• construction law
• employment and information law.
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 5 000 000 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The LDA required legal advisory services in relation to start up activities and other ongoing activities envisaged to form part of the LDA mandate. As well...”
Description of the procurement
The LDA required legal advisory services in relation to start up activities and other ongoing activities envisaged to form part of the LDA mandate. As well as advice in relation the legal issues associated with the general set up of a new stage agency, the legal advisor is required to provide advice on a wide-ranging number of topics, including but not limited to:
• corporate, commercial and contract law
• European law
• property law
• construction law
• employment and information law.
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Quality criterion (name): Resourcing of the project/technical merit of the team
Quality criterion (weighting): 40
Quality criterion (name): Methodology for delivery of the service
Quality criterion (weighting): 20
Quality criterion (name): Contract management proposal
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate cost for the initial contract
Cost criterion (weighting): 30
Procedure Type of procedure
Accelerated procedure:
“As the subject matter of the framework is Title III services, therefore the choice of procedure and timescales is at the discretion of the contracting...”
Accelerated procedure
As the subject matter of the framework is Title III services, therefore the choice of procedure and timescales is at the discretion of the contracting authority. In this instance the LDA is a new entity mandated to address the housing crisis and urgently needs to appoint a legal advisor.
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The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2019/S 086-206902
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title: Provision of Legal Advisory Services to the Land Development Agency
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2019-09-11 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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: Arthur Cox
Postal address: Ten Earlsfort Terrace
Postal town: Dublin 2
Postal code: D02 T380
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Region: Dublin🏙️
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 5 000 000 💰
Complementary information Review body
Postal town: Dublin 7
Source: OJS 2020/S 096-229998 (2020-05-14)