Waterways Ireland intends to establish a single-party framework agreement for the provision of ‘in house’ legal services to support the delivery of its activities. The services will require the presence, of both a solicitor and a legal assistant, to work 'in-house' at Waterways Irelands’ Head Quarters in Enniskillen on a routine basis to provide all property associated legal services. The service provider will also advise Waterways Ireland and/or seek the opinion of legal counsel as required, on all relevant legislation or issues pertaining to its operations and functions, including general business and commercial legislation, health and safety legislation, Irish legislation relating to public sector bodies such as environmental and planning Law, the Organisation’s own legislative basis and navigation Bye Law.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-09-10.
The procurement was published on 2021-08-09.
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Single Party Framework Agreement for In House Legal Services
BD-P&L-2021-01
Products/services: Legal services📦
Short description:
“Waterways Ireland intends to establish a single-party framework agreement for the provision of ‘in house’ legal services to support the delivery of its...”
Short description
Waterways Ireland intends to establish a single-party framework agreement for the provision of ‘in house’ legal services to support the delivery of its activities. The services will require the presence, of both a solicitor and a legal assistant, to work 'in-house' at Waterways Irelands’ Head Quarters in Enniskillen on a routine basis to provide all property associated legal services. The service provider will also advise Waterways Ireland and/or seek the opinion of legal counsel as required, on all relevant legislation or issues pertaining to its operations and functions, including general business and commercial legislation, health and safety legislation, Irish legislation relating to public sector bodies such as environmental and planning Law, the Organisation’s own legislative basis and navigation Bye Law.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 1 200 000 💰
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Additional products/services: Legal advisory and representation services📦
Place of performance: Fermanagh and Omagh 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Enniskillen
Description of the procurement:
“Waterways Ireland intends to establish a single-party framework agreement for the provision of ‘in house’ legal services to support the delivery of its...”
Description of the procurement
Waterways Ireland intends to establish a single-party framework agreement for the provision of ‘in house’ legal services to support the delivery of its activities. The services will require the presence, of both a solicitor and a legal assistant, to work 'in-house' at Waterways Irelands’ Head Quarters in Enniskillen on a routine basis to provide all property associated legal services for acquisitions / disposals, conveyance, leases, licences, easements, property related civil litigation, compulsory purchase orders, title issues etc. A good working knowledge of the Landlord and Tenant legislation in Southern Ireland is essential. The service provider will also advise Waterways Ireland and/or seek the opinion of legal counsel as required, on all relevant legislation or issues pertaining to its operations and functions, including general business and commercial legislation, health and safety legislation, Irish legislation relating to public sector bodies such as environmental and planning Law, the Organisation’s own legislative basis and navigation Bye Laws.
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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 1 200 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 60
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal ✅ Description
Description of renewals:
“Renewals for ne, two or three years during the period of the framework subject to continuing need for the services, satisfactory performance and budget availability.”
Description of renewals
Renewals for ne, two or three years during the period of the framework subject to continuing need for the services, satisfactory performance and budget availability.
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Maximum number: 5
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“Solicitors providing service must hold a current practising certificate from the Law Society of Ireland” Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Information about a particular profession
Reserved to a particular profession
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
“Solicitors providing service must hold a current practising certificate from the Law Society of Ireland” 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
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Description
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 8 years: Title III Services
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: 2021-09-10
16:00 📅
Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 2021-09-30 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2022-09-07 📅
Complementary information Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: Waterways Ireland
Postal town: Enniskillen
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2021/S 156-413298 (2021-08-09)