Request for Tenders to establish Multi Supplier Framework Agreements for the provision of legal services to the Commission for Communications Regulation

Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg),

Request for Tenders to establish Multi Supplier Framework Agreements for the provision of legal services to the Commission for Communications Regulation
In summary, the Services comprise of the provision of legal assistance to ComReg, if required.
โ€ข Lot 1 โ€“ Regulatory and competition law advisory
โ€ข Lot 2 โ€“ Regulatory and competition law advisory and related litigation
โ€ข Lot 3 โ€“ General Circuit Court and District Court litigation
โ€ข Lot 4 โ€“ General corporate law advisory and related litigation

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-07-11. The procurement was published on 2022-06-10.

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

What?

Where?

Procurement history
Date Document
2022-06-10 Contract notice
2022-10-19 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-06-10)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg),
National registration number: 9614619A
Postal address: One Dockland Central, Guild Street, Dublin 1, Ireland, D01 E4X0
Postal town: Dublin 1 (D01 E4X0 )
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Karen Cumiskey
Phone: +353 18049600 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: karen.cumiskey@comreg.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 18049665 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: https://www.comreg.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/559 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=215774&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=215774&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Other type: Public Body

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œRequest for Tenders to establish Multi Supplier Framework Agreements for the provision of legal services to the Commission for Communications...โ€    Show more
Products/services: Legal services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œRequest for Tenders to establish Multi Supplier Framework Agreements for the provision of legal services to the Commission for Communications Regulation In...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 5 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

1๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 1 โ€“ Regulatory and competition law advisory
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Legal advisory and representation services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Patent and copyright consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Legal documentation and certification services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Legal advisory and information services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œPlease refer to all procurement documentation uploaded to the contract notice on https://www.etenders.gov.ie/ id RFT 215659 reference ComReg T09165 in order...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
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 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Additional information:
โ€œPlease refer to all procurement documentation uploaded to the contract notice on https://www.etenders.gov.ie/ id RFT 215659 reference ComReg T09165 in order...โ€    Show more

2๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 2 โ€“ Regulatory and competition law advisory and related litigation
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 2 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

3๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 3 โ€“ General Circuit Court and District Court litigation
Title
Lot Identification Number: 3
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

4๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 4 โ€“ General corporate law advisory and related litigation
Title
Lot Identification Number: 4
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
โ€œPlease refer to all procurement documentation uploaded to the contract notice on https://www.etenders.gov.ie/ id RFT 215659 reference ComReg T09165 in order...โ€    Show more
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:
โ€œPlease refer to all procurement documentation uploaded to the contract notice on https://www.etenders.gov.ie/ id RFT 215659 reference ComReg T09165 in order...โ€    Show more
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
โ€œPlease refer to all procurement documentation uploaded to the contract notice on https://www.etenders.gov.ie/ id RFT 215659 reference ComReg T09165 in order...โ€    Show more
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
Open procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators
Description
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 60
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2022-07-11 17:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender must be valid until: 2022-10-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2022-07-11 17:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place):
โ€œAt least two ComReg officials must sign in to https://www.etenders.gov.ie/ to unlock the e-post box RFT 215659.โ€
Conditions for opening of tenders (Information about authorised persons and opening procedure):
โ€œAt least two ComReg officials must sign in to https://www.etenders.gov.ie/ to unlock the e-post box RFT 215659.โ€

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information

โ€œThis competition relates to โ€˜Annex XIV Servicesโ€™ as listed in Annex XIV to Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February...โ€    Show more
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Please refer to your own legal advice
Source: OJS 2022/S 114-321825 (2022-06-10)
Contract award notice (2022-10-19)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D01 E4X0

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œRequest for Tenders to establish Multi Supplier Framework Agreements for the provision of legal services to the Commission for Communications Regulation In...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 5 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โœ…
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Approach and methodology for the delivery of the service
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Quality criterion (name):
โ€œHuman Resources Offered (Quantity and balance 10, Quality of Designated team 40).โ€
Quality criterion (weighting): 50
Quality criterion (name): Reliability and continuity of supply
Cost criterion (name): Price ( max rates โ‚ฌ per grade)
Cost criterion (weighting): 30

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 114-321825

Award of contract

1๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 1
Lot Identification Number: 1
Title: Lot 1 โ€“ Regulatory and competition law advisory
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-09-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Beauchamps LLP
National registration number: IE4611112D
Postal address: Riverside Two, Sir John Rogerson's Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 014180902 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: b.mitchellreilly@beauchamps.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.beauchamps.ie ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

2๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: ByrneWallace LLP
National registration number: 4610600L
Postal address: 88 Harcourt Street
Postal code: Dublin 2
Phone: +353 16915000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: btenders@byrnewallace.com ๐Ÿ“ง
URL: http://www.byrnewallace.com ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

3๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Eversheds Sutherland LLP
National registration number: 0062365Q
Postal address: One Earlsfort Centre
Postal code: Earlsfort Terrace
Phone: +353 16644200 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: anniecorcoran@eversheds-sutherland.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 16644300 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL: http://www.eversheds-sutherland.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

4๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 4
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Fieldfisher LLP
National registration number: 9526914L
Postal address: Capel Building, Mary's Abbey
Postal code: Dublin 7
Phone: +353 18280600 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: orlagh.colman@fieldfisher.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 18280614 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL: http://www.fieldfisher.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

5๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 5
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Jones Day
National registration number: BE 544 212 164
Postal address: 4 rue de la Regence
Postal town: Brussels
Postal code: Brussels Region
Country: Belgium ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +32 26451411 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: ckye@jonesday.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +32 26451445 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: Belgique/Belgiรซ ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.jonesday.com ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

6๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 6
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Mason Hayes & Curran LLP
National registration number: IE0040531I
Postal address: South Bank House
Postal code: Barrow Street
Phone: +353 016142459 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: hdempsey@mhc.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 016145001 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL: http://www.mhc.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

7๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 7
Name and address of the contractor
Name: McCann FitzGerald LLP
National registration number: IE 0056560F
Postal address: Riverside One, Sir John Rogerson's Quay
Phone: +353 16071779 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: busdev@mccannfitzgerald.com ๐Ÿ“ง
URL: http://https://www.mccannfitzgerald.com/ ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

8๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 8
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Philip Lee LLP
National registration number: 9522629P
Postal address: Connaught House, One Burlington Road
Postal town: Dublin 4
Postal code: Dublin 4
Phone: +353 12373700 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: mbaker@philiplee.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 16787794 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL: http://www.philiplee.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

9๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 9
Lot Identification Number: 2
Title: Lot 2 โ€“ Regulatory and competition law advisory and related litigation
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

1๏ธโƒฃ0๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 10
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

1๏ธโƒฃ1๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 11
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

1๏ธโƒฃ2๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 12
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

1๏ธโƒฃ3๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 13
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

1๏ธโƒฃ4๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 14
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

1๏ธโƒฃ5๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 15
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

1๏ธโƒฃ6๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 16
Lot Identification Number: 3
Title: Lot 3 โ€“ General Circuit Court and District Court litigation
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

1๏ธโƒฃ7๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 17
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

1๏ธโƒฃ8๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 18
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

1๏ธโƒฃ9๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 19
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

2๏ธโƒฃ0๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 20
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

2๏ธโƒฃ1๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 21
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Sean Costello and Company
National registration number: 5093388w
Postal address: 32 Arran Quay Dublin 7
Postal code: dublin
E-mail: info@costellosolicitors.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

2๏ธโƒฃ2๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 22
Lot Identification Number: 4
Title: Lot 4 โ€“ General corporate law advisory and related litigation
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

2๏ธโƒฃ3๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 23
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

2๏ธโƒฃ4๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 24
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

2๏ธโƒฃ5๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 25
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

2๏ธโƒฃ6๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 26
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

2๏ธโƒฃ7๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 27
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2022/S 205-585660 (2022-10-19)