Framework Agreement for the Provision of Legal Services

SOLAS

This objective of the RFT is to award a services contract to two Framework Members using a cascade mechanism to provide general legal advice.
Required Services
The range of services required by SOLAS are in the following four areas:
โ€ข Administrative and Public Law โ€“ advices on matters relating to the public service environment, our statutory duties and the scope of our statutory remit.
โ€ข Corporate and Commercial Law โ€” advices on matters related to contract, tort and competition law. Compliance with corporate governance obligations, including data protection and freedom of information law, and financial compliance.
โ€ข EU and Trade law โ€“ advices on matters related to implementation of provisions of relevant EU legislation.
โ€ข Employment โ€“ general employment advices, pensions, protected disclosures, external services delivery.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-04-09. The procurement was published on 2021-03-09.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2021-03-09 Contract notice
2021-09-16 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-03-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Legal services
Reference number: 186019
Short description:
This objective of the RFT is to award a services contract to two Framework Members using a cascade mechanism to provide general legal advice. Required Services The range of services required by SOLAS are in the following four areas: โ€ข Administrative and Public Law โ€“ advices on matters relating to the public service environment, our statutory duties and the scope of our statutory remit. โ€ข Corporate and Commercial Law โ€” advices on matters related to contract, tort and competition law. Compliance with corporate governance obligations, including data protection and freedom of information law, and financial compliance. โ€ข EU and Trade law โ€“ advices on matters related to implementation of provisions of relevant EU legislation. โ€ข Employment โ€“ general employment advices, pensions, protected disclosures, external services delivery.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
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: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Solas
Postal address: Castleforbes House, Castleforbes Road
Postal town: Dublin 1
Contact
Internet address: http://www.solas.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: tenders@solas.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=184392&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=184392&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-03-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2021-04-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2021-03-12 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 050-124849
OJ-S issue: 50

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
This objective of the RFT is to award a services contract to two Framework Members using a cascade mechanism to provide general legal advice.
Required Services
The range of services required by SOLAS are in the following four areas:
โ€ข Administrative and Public Law โ€“ advices on matters relating to the public service environment, our statutory duties and the scope of our statutory remit.
โ€ข Corporate and Commercial Law โ€” advices on matters related to contract, tort and competition law. Compliance with corporate governance obligations, including data protection and freedom of information law, and financial compliance.
โ€ข EU and Trade law โ€“ advices on matters related to implementation of provisions of relevant EU legislation.
โ€ข Employment โ€“ general employment advices, pensions, protected disclosures, external services delivery.
Estimated total value: 1 200 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Short description:
From time to time we may also require:
โ€ข drafting services for contracts/agreements and legislative drafting;
โ€ข litigation services, including judicial review and other forms of dispute resolution, including conciliation, arbitration and ADR;
โ€ข advice in relation to various schemes and programmes operated by SOLAS;
โ€ข analysis of Irish, EU or international law which may have an impact on our statutory remit;
โ€ข Occasional advices on property and planning matters.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 200 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 48 months
Description of renewals:
Initial 24-month contract with option to extend the term for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of two (2) such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 1.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Number of participants to be contemplated: 2
Time of receipt of tenders: 13:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender opening date: 2021-04-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 13:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1210 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=184392&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Solas
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2021/S 050-124849 (2021-03-09)
Contract award notice (2021-09-16)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
This objective of the RFT is to award a services contract to two Framework Members using a cascade mechanism to provide general legal advice. Required Services The range of services required by SOLAS are in the following four areas - โ€ข Administrative and Public Law โ€“ advices on matters relating to the public service environment, our statutory duties and the scope of our statutory remit. โ€ข Corporate and Commercial Law - advices on matters related to contract, tort and competition law. Compliance with corporate governance obligations, including data protection and freedom of information law, and financial compliance. โ€ข EU and Trade law โ€“ advices on matters related to implementation of provisions of relevant EU legislation. โ€ข Employment โ€“ general employment advices, pensions, protected disclosures, external services delivery.
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Total value of the procurement: 1 200 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal code: Dublin

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-09-16 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2021-09-21 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 183-476904
Refers to notice: 2021/S 050-124849
OJ-S issue: 183

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The range of services required by SOLAS are in the following four areas -
โ€ข Administrative and Public Law โ€“ advices on matters relating to the public service environment, our statutory duties and the scope of our statutory remit.
โ€ข Corporate and Commercial Law - advices on matters related to contract, tort and competition law. Compliance with corporate governance obligations, including data protection and freedom of information law, and financial compliance.
โ€ข EU and Trade law โ€“ advices on matters related to implementation of provisions of relevant EU legislation.
โ€ข Employment โ€“ general employment advices, pensions, protected disclosures, external services delivery.
From time to time we may also require -
โ€ข drafting services for contracts/agreements and legislative drafting;
โ€ข litigation services, including judicial review and other forms of dispute resolution, including conciliation, arbitration and ADR;
โ€ข advice in relation to various schemes and programmes operated by SOLAS
โ€ข analysis of Irish, EU or international law which may have an impact on our statutory remit;
โ€ข Occasional advices on property and planning matters.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: DUBLIN 1

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Approach & Methodology to Deliver Service
Quality criterion (weighting): 350
Quality criterion (name): Quality & Relevance of Proposed Team
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 300

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-07-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: William Fry
Postal address: 2 Grand Canal Square
Postal town: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Total value of the procurement: 1 200 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Name: Beauchamps LLP
Postal address: Riverside Two, Sir John Rogerson's Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Solas
Source: OJS 2021/S 183-476904 (2021-09-16)