RFT to establish a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Documentary Counsel to support and assist an Inquiry into the historical licensing and use of sodium valporate
Department of Health_1121
The Minister for Health (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for use by the Non-Statutory Inquiry into the Historical Licensing and Use of Sodium Valproate in Women of Childbearing Potential in the State (the “the Framework Client”) (The Contracting Authority invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement (the “Framework Agreement”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”). For the purposes of this RFT, the term ‘Documentary Counsel’ refers to an individual legal practitioner – either a practising solicitor or practising barrister and does not include a firm of solicitors or any other legal entity.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-11-03. The procurement was published on 2025-10-13.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Who? What? Where?- • Aττική › Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών
- • Eastern and Midland › Dublin
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2025-10-13 | Contract notice |
| 2026-04-24 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2025-10-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: RFT to establish a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Documentary Counsel to support and assist an Inquiry into the historical licensing and use of sodium valporate
Short description:
“The Minister for Health (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for use by the Non-Statutory...”
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Legal documentation and certification services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 130 000 EUR 💰
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Estimated value excluding VAT: 130 000 EUR 💰
Description of the procurement:
“The Minister for Health (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for use by the Non-Statutory...”
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Legal documentation and certification services 📦
Additional products/services: Legal services 📦
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Duration: 24 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Legal services 📦
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Main features of the procedure:
“This is a RFT for the establishment of a framework agreement for documentary council for an inquiry. The full information on drawdown from the framework can...”
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Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-11-03 15:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-11-03 15:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6758439
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-11-03 15:30:00 📅
Place:
“https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6758439”
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-10-28 15:00:00 📅
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Health_1121
National registration number: n/a
Postal address: Block 1, Miesian Plaza, 50 - 58 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin, D02 XW14
Postal code: D02 XW14
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: procurement@health.gov.ie 📧
Phone: 016354000 📞
URL: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-health/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-health/ 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
Health
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=6758439 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=6758439 🌏
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Source: OJS 2025/S 198-677426 (2025-10-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: RFT to establish a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Documentary Counsel to support and assist an Inquiry into the historical licensing and use of sodium valporate
Short description:
“The Minister for Health (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for use by the Non-Statutory...”
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Legal documentation and certification services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 130 000 EUR 💰
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Estimated value excluding VAT: 130 000 EUR 💰
Description of the procurement:
“The Minister for Health (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for use by the Non-Statutory...”
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Legal documentation and certification services 📦
Additional products/services: Legal services 📦
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Duration: 24 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Legal services 📦
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Main features of the procedure:
“This is a RFT for the establishment of a framework agreement for documentary council for an inquiry. The full information on drawdown from the framework can...”
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-11-03 15:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-11-03 15:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6758439
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-11-03 15:30:00 📅
Place:
“https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6758439”
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-10-28 15:00:00 📅
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Health_1121
National registration number: n/a
Postal address: Block 1, Miesian Plaza, 50 - 58 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin, D02 XW14
Postal code: D02 XW14
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: procurement@health.gov.ie 📧
Phone: 016354000 📞
URL: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-health/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-health/ 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
Health
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=6758439 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=6758439 🌏
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Source: OJS 2025/S 198-677426 (2025-10-13)
Contract award notice (2026-04-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 130 000 EUR 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 130 000 EUR 💰
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 130 000 EUR 💰
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded ✅
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 437979
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-01-31 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 16
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 65 000 EUR 💰
The tender was ranked
Tender identifier: 000141329
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Alice Maguire-Spencer BL
National registration number: 8563015B
Postal code: Dublin 7
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: a.maguirespencer@lawlibrary.ie 📧
Size of the economic operator: Small
Source: OJS 2026/S 081-285994 (2026-04-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 130 000 EUR 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 130 000 EUR 💰
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 130 000 EUR 💰
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded ✅
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 437979
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-01-31 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 16
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 65 000 EUR 💰
The tender was ranked
Tender identifier: 000141329
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Alice Maguire-Spencer BL
National registration number: 8563015B
Postal code: Dublin 7
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: a.maguirespencer@lawlibrary.ie 📧
Size of the economic operator: Small
Source: OJS 2026/S 081-285994 (2026-04-24)
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