Legal Services Relating to Childcare (Including Education Welfare Services, Early Year Services, Domestic Violence Applications and Criminal Matters Related to the Minor) for Co. Kerry

Tusla Child and Family Agency

Legal services relating to childcare (including education welfare services, early year services, domestic violence applications and criminal matters related to the minor) for Co. Kerry. This is designed to cover the requirements that arise in relation to childcare legal services. Typical activity which arises will include but not necessarily be limited to:
• appearance in District, Circuit and Higher Courts to deal with complex and sensitive applications to protect minors including domestic violence and criminal matter;
• advising Tusla on complex and sensitive childcare cases;
• advising on regulatory issues, risk management and codes of conduct;
• Brussels II bis Regulation and Hague Convention related matters;
• prosecutions on behalf of Tusla including in the area of educational welfare services and early years services;
• cost negotiations.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-03-12. The procurement was published on 2021-02-08.

Suppliers

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

• Comyn Kelleher Tobin LLP

Who?

• Tusla Child and Family Agency

What?

• Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security › Legal services

Where?

• Ireland › Southern

Procurement history

Date	Document
2021-02-08	Contract notice
2022-01-10	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2021-02-08)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Legal services
Reference number: T08022021
Short description:

Legal services relating to childcare (including education welfare services, early year services, domestic violence applications and criminal matters related to the minor) for Co. Kerry. This is designed to cover the requirements that arise in relation to childcare legal services. Typical activity which arises will include but not necessarily be limited to: • appearance in District, Circuit and Higher Courts to deal with complex and sensitive applications to protect minors including domestic violence and criminal matter; • advising Tusla on complex and sensitive childcare cases; • advising on regulatory issues, risk management and codes of conduct; • Brussels II bis Regulation and Hague Convention related matters; • prosecutions on behalf of Tusla including in the area of educational welfare services and early years services; • cost negotiations.

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Legal services 📦
Additional CPV: Legal services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Southern 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Tusla Child and Family Agency
Postal address: The Brunel Building, Heuston South Quarter
Postal town: Dublin 8
Contact
Internet address: http://www.tusla.ie 🌏
E-mail: leo@iprocure.ie 📧
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=182553&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=182553&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-02-08 📅
Submission deadline: 2021-03-12 📅
Publication date: 2021-02-12 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 030-073435
OJ-S issue: 30

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

• appearance in District, Circuit and Higher Courts to deal with complex and sensitive applications to protect minors including domestic violence and criminal matter;

• advising Tusla on complex and sensitive childcare cases;

• advising on regulatory issues, risk management and codes of conduct;

• Brussels II bis Regulation and Hague Convention related matters;

• prosecutions on behalf of Tusla including in the area of educational welfare services and early years services;

• cost negotiations.

Estimated total value: 570 000 EUR 💰
Estimated value excluding VAT: 570 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 12 months
Description of renewals:

The initial contract will be issued for a term of one (1) year. The contracting authority reserves the right to extend the term for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of three (3) such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the contracting authority’s obligations at law.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 3 months
Tender opening date: 2021-03-12 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: 3218849KH
Contact
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/105768 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=182553&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices: Between 12 and 48 months.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2021/S 030-073435 (2021-02-08)

Contract award notice (2022-01-10)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Legal services relating to childcare (including education welfare services, early year services, domestic violence applications and criminal matters related to the minor) for Co. Kerry. This is designed to cover the requirements that arise in relation to childcare legal services. Typical activity which arises will include but not necessarily be limited to; • Appearance in District, Circuit and Higher Courts to deal with complex and sensitive applications to protect minors including domestic violence and criminal matter; • Advising Tusla on complex and sensitive childcare cases • Advising on regulatory issues, risk management and codes of conduct • Brussels II bis Regulation and Hague Convention related matters • Prosecutions on behalf of Tusla including in the area of Educational Welfare Services and Early Years Services • Cost negotiations

Total value of the procurement: 570 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal code: Dublin

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-01-10 📅
Publication date: 2022-01-14 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 010-020344
Refers to notice: 2021/S 030-073435
OJ-S issue: 10

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

• Appearance in District, Circuit and Higher Courts to deal with complex and sensitive applications to protect minors including domestic violence and criminal matter;

• Advising Tusla on complex and sensitive childcare cases

• Advising on regulatory issues, risk management and codes of conduct

• Brussels II bis Regulation and Hague Convention related matters

• Prosecutions on behalf of Tusla including in the area of Educational Welfare Services and Early Years Services

• Cost negotiations

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality Criteria
Quality criterion (weighting): 700
Cost criterion (name): Cost Criteria
Cost criterion (weighting): 300

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-09-01 📅
Name: Comyn Kelleher Tobin LLP
Postal address: 2 George's Quay
Postal town: Cork
Postal code: T12 TR2A
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Total value of the procurement: 570 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Source: OJS 2022/S 010-020344 (2022-01-10)

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