RFT from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide legal assistance in the form of legal research and legislative drafting services in the area of Irish commercial law

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

External legal assistance is required to support the work of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment in Ireland. The Commerce, Consumer & Competition Division in the Department is responsible for a broad range of legal and policy matters concerning company law and other law governing bodies corporate and partnerships as well as national and EU policy on competition and consumer matters. Legal Researchers and Legislative Drafters are required to support the work of the Division, including but not limited to: • Preparing Heads of a General Scheme of a Bill • Supporting the Department in negotiations and the transposing of EU Directives • Supporting Regulatory Impact Analysis and Post-Enactment Assessments • Drafting legislation • Providing research support to CLRG Committees and subgroups • Conducting research on consumer law matters in order to inform the Department’s development of specific legislative proposals/provisions

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-12-19. The procurement was published on 2022-11-18.

Suppliers

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

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Procurement history
Date Document
2022-11-18 Contract notice
2023-03-09 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-11-18)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Legal services
Reference number: CCCDETE2022
Short description:
External legal assistance is required to support the work of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment in Ireland. The Commerce, Consumer & Competition Division in the Department is responsible for a broad range of legal and policy matters concerning company law and other law governing bodies corporate and partnerships as well as national and EU policy on competition and consumer matters. Legal Researchers and Legislative Drafters are required to support the work of the Division, including but not limited to: • Preparing Heads of a General Scheme of a Bill • Supporting the Department in negotiations and the transposing of EU Directives • Supporting Regulatory Impact Analysis and Post-Enactment Assessments • Drafting legislation • Providing research support to CLRG Committees and subgroups • Conducting research on consumer law matters in order to inform the Department’s development of specific legislative proposals/provisions
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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: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security 📦
Legal 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: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Postal address: 23 Kildare Street
Postal code: Dublin 2
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: https://enterprise.gov.ie/en/ 🌏
E-mail: dan.oneill@enterprise.gov.ie 📧
Phone: +353 016312714 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=228897&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=228897&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-11-18 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-12-19 📅
Publication date: 2022-11-23 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 226-650460
OJ-S issue: 226

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 492 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Legal Research Services in Irish Commercial Law
Lot number: 1
Short description:
Successful Tenderers will work with Department officials providing research on a range of legal policy projects including, but not limited to supporting the Company Law Review Group Committees and subgroups, and conducting research on consumer law matters (e.g. frustrated contracts, on consolidation of legislation) in order to inform the Department’s development of specific legislative proposals/provisions.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 246 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 48 months
Description of renewals:
It is envisaged that the contracts will exist for a period of two years, with the option to extend the Panels for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of two (2) such extensions subject to its obligations at law. The maximum duration of the Panel will be four (4) years.
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Title of the lot: Legislative Drafter in Irish Commercial Law
Lot number: 2
Short description:
Successful Tenderers will work with Department officials providing drafting on a range of legal policy projects including, but not limited to:
• Preparing Heads of a General Scheme of a Bill
• Supporting the Department in negotiations and the transposing of EU Directives
• Supporting Regulatory Impact Analysis and Post-Enactment Assessments
• Drafting legislation
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
LOT 1: Tenderers for Legal Research Services must hold a primary degree in law, or a multi-disciplinary degree with a significant law element (to at least a 2:1 Level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications), or
a post-graduate degree in law;
or as an alternative to the above, a candidate who has been admitted to the Roll of Solicitors, or who has been called to the Bar, in the State.
LOT 2: Tenderers for Legislative Drafting Services must have been called to the Bar of Ireland and be enrolled as a Barrister in the State or have been admitted and be enrolled as a Solicitor in the State; and who is qualified to practise as such without restriction in a common law jurisdiction.
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Information about a particular profession: Services
Reference to relevant legislative or regulatory provisions:
LOT 2: Tenderers for Legislative Drafting Services must have been called to the Bar of Ireland and be enrolled as a Barrister in the State or have been admitted and be enrolled as a Solicitor in the State; and who is qualified to practise as such without restriction in a common law jurisdiction.
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Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender opening date: 2022-12-20 📅
Tender opening time: 10:00
Place: Department of Enterprise, Trade, and Employment
Earlsfort Centre, Lower Hatch Street, Dublin 2, D02 PW01

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Dan O'Neill
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1203 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=228897&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2022/S 226-650460 (2022-11-18)
Contract award notice (2023-03-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 490 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Lowest price

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-03-09 📅
Publication date: 2023-03-14 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 052-154142
Refers to notice: 2022/S 226-650460
OJ-S issue: 52

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2023-02-09 📅
Name: David Allen BL
Postal address: Law Library
Postal town: Dublin 7
Postal code: Four Courts
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Total value of the procurement: 50 000 EUR 💰
Name: Katie Nagle
Postal town: Athlone
Name: Matthew Brady BL
Postal town: Ashbourne
Name: Peter Stafford
Postal town: Dublin
Name: Shauna Keniry BL
National registration number: N/a
Name: Aillil O'Reilly, Senior Counsel
James O'Reilly SC
Postal code: Dublin
Name: Ruth A Fitz Gerald
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
Source: OJS 2023/S 052-154142 (2023-03-09)
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