Framework for the provision of Legal Services to the University Sector

The Office of Government Procurement

The Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for use by the Framework Clients. A national framework for the provision of Legal Services to Universities (including the newly established national Technological Universities) that will cover legal service requirements ranging from routine type services that are transactional in nature, to standard operational type services, and high level strategic advices which may be of sectoral importance. The framework agreement will be divided into 6 lots. This list is a non-exhaustive list of the typical legal services that may, be required by Framework Clients: Lot 1-Corporate, Commercial, Information, IP and Research Legal Services Lot 2 - Estates Management & Capital Development Lot 3 - Employment & HR, Lot 4 - Procurement & Competition, Lot 5 - University Affairs, Lot 6 - Multi-Disciplinary Legal Services

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-02-03. The procurement was published on 2022-12-22.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2022-12-22 Contract notice
2023-02-13 Additional information
2023-02-22 Additional information
2023-03-01 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-12-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Legal services
Reference number: PROJ000007828
Short description:
The Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for use by the Framework Clients. A national framework for the provision of Legal Services to Universities (including the newly established national Technological Universities) that will cover legal service requirements ranging from routine type services that are transactional in nature, to standard operational type services, and high level strategic advices which may be of sectoral importance. The framework agreement will be divided into 6 lots. This list is a non-exhaustive list of the typical legal services that may, be required by Framework Clients: Lot 1-Corporate, Commercial, Information, IP and Research Legal Services Lot 2 - Estates Management & Capital Development Lot 3 - Employment & HR, Lot 4 - Procurement & Competition, Lot 5 - University Affairs, Lot 6 - Multi-Disciplinary Legal Services
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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 advisory services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

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: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: The Office of Government Procurement
Postal address: 3A Mayor Street Upper, D01 PF72
Postal code: Dublin
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ogp.gov.ie/ 🌏
E-mail: lynne.fitzsimons@ogp.gov.ie 📧
Phone: +353 76100000000 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=229926&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=229926&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-12-22 📅
Submission deadline: 2023-02-03 📅
Publication date: 2022-12-27 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 249-725755
OJ-S issue: 249
Additional information
Please refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT 229078)

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 11 100 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Lot 1 - Corporate, Commercial, Information, IP and Research Legal Services
Lot number: 1
Short description:
The Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for use by the Framework Clients (defined at 1.3). The Office of Government Procurement (the “OGP”) is an office within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform tasked with sourcing goods and services on behalf of the public service. References to the Contracting Authority will be deemed to include the OGP. A national framework for the provision of Legal Services to Universities (including the newly established national Technological Universities). Universities have a broad and diverse range of legal service requirements ranging from routine and defined type services that are transactional in nature, to standard operational type services, and to high level strategic advices which may be of sectoral importance.The framework agreement will be divided into 6 lots (each a “Lot”) as described below. Each Lot will result in a separate framework agreement (each a “Framework Agreement”). Note: This list is a non-exhaustive list of the typical legal services practice areas that may, from time to time, be required by Framework Clients:
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• Lot 1 - Corporate, Commercial, Information, IP and Research Legal Services
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 600 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 24 months
Description of options:
The Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion, to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of two (2) such extension(s) on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authority’s obligations at law. The Term will not exceed four (4) years in aggregate. Service Contracts awarded within the lifetime of the Framework Agreement may themselves exceed the expiry of the Framework Agreement.
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Title of the lot: Lot 2 - Estates Management & Capital Development
Lot number: 2
Short description: • Lot 2 - Estates Management & Capital Development
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 500 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Lot 3 - Employment & HR
Lot number: 3
Short description: • Lot 3 - Employment & HR
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 000 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Lot 4 - Procurement & Competition
Lot number: 4
Short description: • Lot 4 - Procurement & Competition
Title of the lot: Lot 5 - University Affairs
Lot number: 5
Short description: • Lot 5 - University Affairs
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Lot 6 - Multi-Disciplinary Legal Services
Lot number: 6
Short description:
he Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for use by the Framework Clients (defined at 1.3). The Office of Government Procurement (the “OGP”) is an office within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform tasked with sourcing goods and services on behalf of the public service. References to the Contracting Authority will be deemed to include the OGP. A national framework for the provision of Legal Services to Universities (including the newly established national Technological Universities). Universities have a broad and diverse range of legal service requirements ranging from routine and defined type services that are transactional in nature, to standard operational type services, and to high level strategic advices which may be of sectoral importance.The framework agreement will be divided into 6 lots (each a “Lot”) as described below. Each Lot will result in a separate framework agreement (each a “Framework Agreement”). Note: This list is a non-exhaustive list of the typical legal services practice areas that may, from time to time, be required by Framework Clients:
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• Lot 6 - Multi-Disciplinary Legal Services
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 500 000 EUR 💰
Description of options:
The Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion, to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of two (2) such extension(s) on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authority’s obligations at law. The Term will not exceed four (4) years in aggregate. Service Contracts awarded within the lifetime of the Framework Agreement may themselves exceed the expiry of the Framework Agreement
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Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 1

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 229078)
Economic and financial standing: Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 229078)
Minimum level(s) of standards: Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 229078)
Technical and professional ability: Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 229078 )
Minimum level(s) of standards: Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 229078 )
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 229078)

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Number of participants to be contemplated: 30
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months
Tender opening date: 2023-02-03 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: IE3229842HH
Contact
Contact point: Lynne Fitzsimons
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/351 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=229926&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18866000 📞
Information about review deadlines: Please consult your own legal advisors.
Source: OJS 2022/S 249-725755 (2022-12-22)
Additional information (2023-02-13)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Legal representation services 📦

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-02-13 📅
Submission deadline: 2023-02-24 📅
Publication date: 2023-02-17 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 035-098355
Refers to notice: 2022/S 249-725755
OJ-S issue: 35
Source: OJS 2023/S 035-098355 (2023-02-13)
Additional information (2023-02-22)
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-02-22 📅
Submission deadline: 2023-03-03 📅
Publication date: 2023-02-27 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 041-120771
OJ-S issue: 41
Source: OJS 2023/S 041-120771 (2023-02-22)
Contract award notice (2023-03-01)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-03-01 📅
Publication date: 2023-03-06 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 046-135944
OJ-S issue: 46

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality
Quality criterion (weighting): 80
Cost criterion (name): cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 20
Quality criterion (name): quality
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Source: OJS 2023/S 046-135944 (2023-03-01)
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