Provision of Legal Services

Department of Businesss, Enterprise and Innovation

Lot 1: to represent the contracting authority or the minister in the criminal prosecution of offences in connection with breaches of employment legislation, including prosecutions for failing to comply with an order under sections 43 or 45 of the Workplace Relations Act, 2015;
Lot 2: to represent the contracting authority seeking district court orders to enforce a decision of an adjudicator or the Labour Court.
Lot 3: to represent the contracting authority at the Labour Court in appeals brought by employers in respect of compliance notices served on him or her.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-12-06. The procurement was published on 2019-10-25.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2019-10-25 Contract notice
2020-06-17 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2019-10-25)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Businesss, Enterprise and Innovation
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: 23 Kildare Street
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: John Moran
Phone: +353 599178921 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: john.moran@workplacerelations.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 599178911 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.djei.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1203 ๐ŸŒ
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=156149&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Communication (participation)
Name: Workplace Relations Commission
Postal address: O'Brien Road
Postal town: Carlow
Postal code: R93 E920
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: John Moran
Phone: +353 599178921 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: john.moran@workplacerelations.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: www.workplacerelations.ie ๐ŸŒ

Object

1๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Legal Services 400/03/05/0394/1
Products/services: Legal services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œLot 1: to represent the contracting authority or the minister in the criminal prosecution of offences in connection with breaches of employment legislation,...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 700 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

1๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Criminal Prosecution of Offences
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Legal representation services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œLot 1: to represent the contracting authority or the minister in the criminal prosecution of offences in connection with breaches of employment legislation,...โ€    Show more
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 680 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36

2๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Civil Enforcement
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œLot 2: To represent the contracting authority seeking District Court Orders to enforce a decision of an adjudicator or the Labour Court.โ€
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 10 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

3๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Representation at the Labour Court
Title
Lot Identification Number: 3
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œLot 3: To represent the contracting authority at the Labour Court in appeals brought by employers in respect of compliance notices served on him or her.โ€
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 10 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria: Service providers must be qualified solicitors or barristers.
Information about a particular profession
Reserved to a particular profession
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision: Service providers must be qualified solicitors or barristers.

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure
URL: www.workplacerelations.ie ๐ŸŒ
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2019-12-06 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Workplace Relations Commission
Postal address: O'Brien Road
Postal town: Carlow
Postal code: R93 E920
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
URL: www.workplacerelations.ie ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2019/S 209-511712 (2019-10-25)
Contract award notice (2020-06-17)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal town: Dublin 2

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œLot 1: To represent the contracting authority or the Minister in the Criminal prosecution of offences in connection with breaches of employment legislation,...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): GIP 650 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โœ…
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œLot 1: To represent the contracting authority or the Minister in the Criminal prosecution of offences in connection with breaches of employment legislation,...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality of service delivery plan
Quality criterion (weighting): 300
Quality criterion (name): Quality of service guarantees
Cost criterion (name): Cost for service delivery
Cost criterion (weighting): 400
Quality criterion (name): Quality of service deliver plan
Quality criterion (name): Quality of services guarantees

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2019/S 209-511712

Award of contract

1๏ธโƒฃ
Lot Identification Number: 1
Title: Lot 1: Criminal Prosecutions
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-02-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
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: 0
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Niamh Tuite and Co
Postal address: Balreask, Trim Road, Co. Meath
Postal town: Navan
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: HUF 135 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Currency code: HUF ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Lowest offer: 1.00
Highest offer: 2.00

2๏ธโƒฃ
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Beauchamps
Postal address: Riverside Two, Sir John Rogerson's Quay
Postal town: Dublin 2
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 650 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ

3๏ธโƒฃ
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Leahy Reidy
Postal address: Park Manor, Upper Mallow Street
Postal town: Cork
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: HUF 600 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Currency code: HUF ๐Ÿ’ฐ

4๏ธโƒฃ
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Regan McEntee Partners
Postal address: High Street, Trim
Postal town: Meath
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 600 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ

5๏ธโƒฃ
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Coughlan White and Partners
Postal address: Moorefiled Road, Co. Kildare
Postal town: Newbridge
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 600 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ

6๏ธโƒฃ
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Dwf
Postal address: 5 George's Dcok, IFSC
Postal town: Dublin 1
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 600 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ

7๏ธโƒฃ
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-03-27 ๐Ÿ“…
Name and address of the contractor
Name: State Solicitors Assoication
Postal address: C/O Vincent Deane, Thomas Street, Co. Mayo
Postal town: Castlebar
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 600 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ

8๏ธโƒฃ
Lot Identification Number: 2
Title: Lot 2: Civil Enforcement
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6
Name and address of the contractor
Postal address: Riverside two, Sir John Rogerson's Quay
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 30 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ

9๏ธโƒฃ
Name and address of the contractor
Name: leahy Reidy
Postal address: Park Manor, Upper Mallow St
Postal town: Limerick
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 30 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ

1๏ธโƒฃ0๏ธโƒฃ
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Regan McEntee and Partners
Postal address: High Street, Co. meath
Postal town: Trim
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 30 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ

1๏ธโƒฃ1๏ธโƒฃ
Title: Lot 2 :Civil Enforcement
Name and address of the contractor
Postal address: Moorefield Road, Co. Kildare
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: HUF 30 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Currency code: HUF ๐Ÿ’ฐ

1๏ธโƒฃ2๏ธโƒฃ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 30 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ

1๏ธโƒฃ3๏ธโƒฃ
Lot Identification Number: 3
Title: Lot 3: Compliance Notice Appeals
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 7
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Niamh Tuite and Co.
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 20 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ

1๏ธโƒฃ4๏ธโƒฃ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 20 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ

1๏ธโƒฃ5๏ธโƒฃ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: HUF 20 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Currency code: HUF ๐Ÿ’ฐ

1๏ธโƒฃ6๏ธโƒฃ
Name and address of the contractor
Postal address: Moorfield Road, Co. Kildare
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 20 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ

1๏ธโƒฃ7๏ธโƒฃ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 20 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2020/S 118-287282 (2020-06-17)