The Central Bank invites Tenders for appointment to a Framework Agreement for the provision of legal services (more fully described at Appendix 1A of the ITT document). The legal services are required in respect of the following three (3) separate lots: Lot A - Core Legal Services, Lot B - Employment Legal Services and Lot C - Commercial Legal Services
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-03-31.
The procurement was published on 2026-02-13.
Contract notice (2026-02-13) Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Multisupplier Framework for the provision of Legal Services (2025P202)
Short description:
โThe Central Bank invites Tenders for appointment to a Framework Agreement for the provision of legal services (more fully described at Appendix 1A of the...โ
Short description
The Central Bank invites Tenders for appointment to a Framework Agreement for the provision of legal services (more fully described at Appendix 1A of the ITT document). The legal services are required in respect of the following three (3) separate lots: Lot A - Core Legal Services, Lot B - Employment Legal Services and Lot C - Commercial Legal Services
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Legal services๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 28 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โ
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 3
2๏ธโฃ
Description of the procurement:
โThe services covered by Lot B are the provision of legal advice, and legal representation and support in relation to employment and labour law.โ Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002
3๏ธโฃ
Description of the procurement:
โThe services covered by Lot C include legal advice, and legal representation and support in relation to Commercial law.โ Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0003
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure โ Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-03-31 12:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-03-31 12:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7515778
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
โTenderers should note that this competition is being run under Regulation 74 of the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016...โ
Tenderers should note that this competition is being run under Regulation 74 of the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016 (the โRegulationsโ), and accordingly is subject only to limited aspects of the Regulations.
As this is a framework, the values outlined below per lot, are estimated figures only, over the full duration of the framework.
Lot A Core Legal Services โ estimated framework value range is between EUR 15,000,000 โ EUR 20,000,000
Lot B Employment Legal Services โ estimated framework value range is between EUR 2,000,000 โ EUR 4,000,000
Lot C Commercial Legal Services โ estimated framework value range is between EUR 3,000,000 โ EUR 4,000,000
The figure in the estimated framework values per lot outlined above represents the Central Bankโs current best estimate of the anticipated total value per lot if fully extended, but it is not possible to be definitive in this regard by virtue of nature of the relevant services. These figures represent estimates only and do not amount to a guarantee that any purchases will be made pursuant to the Framework Agreement. The total values may be significantly lower, or indeed significantly higher than the figures estimated per lot.
The maximum number to be admitted to each framework lot varies and tenderers should read the ITT for exact maximum numbers for each lot.
Call-off contracts awarded during the framework term may be for periods continuing after the expiry of the framework term.
Tenderers should send in separate response documents for each lot applied for in accordance with the requirements set out in the ITT.
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Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000๐ 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
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000๐
Source: OJS 2026/S 033-112416 (2026-02-13)