Provision of Legal Services

National Transport Authority

The National Transport Authority requires legal advisory services in the areas of public procurement, commercial/contract administration, environmental, planning and other statutory and regulatory areas, litigation and judicial review, general advisory, European law and competition law and data protection and intellectual property law.
Further details is provided in the pre-qualification documents attached to this contract notice.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-05-11. The procurement was published on 2020-04-07.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2020-04-07 Contract notice
2020-11-09 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-04-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Legal services
Short description:
The National Transport Authority requires legal advisory services in the areas of public procurement, commercial/contract administration, environmental, planning and other statutory and regulatory areas, litigation and judicial review, general advisory, European law and competition law and data protection and intellectual property law. Further details is provided in the pre-qualification documents attached to this contract notice.
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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: Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Restricted 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: National or federal Agency/Office
Awarding authority name: National Transport Authority
Postal address: Dun Sceine, Iveagh Court, Harcourt Lane
Postal code: D02 WT20
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: http://www.nationaltransport.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: mark.bradwell@nationaltransport.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1-8798362 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 1-8798333 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=165391&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=165391&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-04-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2020-05-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2020-04-10 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 072-171843
OJ-S issue: 72
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 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 pre-qualification documents for further information.
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The National Transport Authority requires legal advisory services in the areas of public procurement, commercial/contract administration, environmental, planning and other statutory and regulatory areas, litigation and judicial review, general advisory, European law and competition law and data protection and intellectual property law.
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Further details is provided in the pre-qualification documents attached to this contract notice.
Duration: 60 months
Description of renewals:
The term of the contract will be for an initial period of 5 years. The contract may be renewed annually, at the option of the authority, up to a maximum of 2 years after the end of the fifth year.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: IRELAND.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: As set out in the pre-qualification documents.
Information about a particular profession: Services
Reference to relevant legislative or regulatory provisions: As set out in the pre-qualification documents.
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: As set out in the procurement documents.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As set out in the pre-qualification documents.
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2020-06-29 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 2021-02-06 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Mark Bradwell
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1149 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=165391&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
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 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.
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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.
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The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted. Refer to pre-qualification documents for further information.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Ground Floor (East Wing), Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 18886125 ๐Ÿ“ 
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information about review deadlines:
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 2020/S 072-171843 (2020-04-07)
Contract award notice (2020-11-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Reference number: APR168184-2020
Short description:
The National Transport Authority requires legal advisory services in the areas of public procurement, commercial/ contract administration, environmental, planning and other statutory and regulatory areas, litigation and judicial review, general advisory, European law and competition Law and data protection and intellectual property law.
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Total value of the procurement: 4 153 325 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-11-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2020-11-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 222-545502
Refers to notice: 2020/S 072-171843
OJ-S issue: 222
Additional information
The expected term of the contract will be for an initial period of five (5) years. The contract may be renewed annually, at the option of the NTA, up to a maximum of two (2) years after the end of the fifth year. The value stated relates to the initial contract period of five (5) years.
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The National Transport Authority requires legal advisory services in the areas of public procurement, commercial/contract administration, environmental, planning and other statutory and regulatory areas, litigation and judicial review, general advisory, European law and competition Law and data protection and intellectual property law.
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Additional information:
The expected term of the contract will be for an initial period of five (5) years. The contract may be renewed annually, at the option of the NTA, up to a maximum of two (2) years after the end of the fifth year. The value stated relates to the initial contract period of five (5) years.
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Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality of approach to performing the services and overall experience, expertise and qualifications of the proposed team under advisory Area 1: public procurement advisory services
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Quality criterion (name): Quality of approach to performing the services and overall experience, expertise and qualifications of the proposed team under advisory Area 2: commercial/contract administration advisory services
Quality of approach to performing the services and overall experience, expertise and qualifications of the proposed team under advisory area 3: environmental, planning and other advisory services
Quality criterion (weighting): 5
Quality criterion (name): Quality of approach to performing the services and overall experience, expertise and qualifications of the proposed team under advisory area 5: general advisory services
Quality of approach to performing the services and overall experience, expertise and qualifications of the proposed team under advisory Area 6: European law and competition law services
Overall experience, expertise and qualifications of the proposed team under advisory Area 4: litigation and judicial review services
Overall experience, expertise and qualifications of the proposed team under advisory area 7: data protection and intellectual property law services
Quality of the approach to governance and contract management and experience, expertise and qualifications of the dedicated point of contact
Cost criterion (name): Volume discount
Cost criterion (weighting): 5
Cost criterion (name): Price
Cost criterion (weighting): 30

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2020-10-12 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: McCann FitzGerald
Postal address: Riverside One Sir John Rogerson's Quay
Postal town: Dublin 2
Postal code: D02 X576
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Total value of the procurement: 4 153 325 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5

Reference
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 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.
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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.
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Source: OJS 2020/S 222-545502 (2020-11-09)