In summary, the Competition Law Legal Services comprise: the provision of legal advice and ligation services relating primarily to the CCPC's competition enforcement function. The services include: (A) Full civil litigation support services relating to the Contracting Authority’s competition enforcement and merger review functions, including litigation support and legal advice on issues that arise in the course of such litigation. The successful Tenderer(s) will provide professional legal support services to the Contracting Authority when the Contracting Authority: (i) Initiates legal proceedings / applies to court under the Competition Act 2002, as amended (the “2002 Act”) and the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (the “2014 Act”) (ii) Becomes a party to legal proceedings or litigation brought by a third party relating to the CCPC’s competition enforcement and merger review function. (B) Legal support services that may be required in relation to the Contracting Authority’s administrative adjudication regime including representation at any potential oral hearings.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-02-27.
The procurement was published on 2026-01-29.
Contract notice (2026-01-29) Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Request for Tender (RFT) For the Provision of Competition Law Legal Services
Short description:
“In summary, the Competition Law Legal Services comprise: the provision of legal advice and ligation services relating primarily to the CCPC's competition...”
Short description
In summary, the Competition Law Legal Services comprise: the provision of legal advice and ligation services relating primarily to the CCPC's competition enforcement function. The services include: (A) Full civil litigation support services relating to the Contracting Authority’s competition enforcement and merger review functions, including litigation support and legal advice on issues that arise in the course of such litigation. The successful Tenderer(s) will provide professional legal support services to the Contracting Authority when the Contracting Authority: (i) Initiates legal proceedings / applies to court under the Competition Act 2002, as amended (the “2002 Act”) and the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (the “2014 Act”) (ii) Becomes a party to legal proceedings or litigation brought by a third party relating to the CCPC’s competition enforcement and merger review function. (B) Legal support services that may be required in relation to the Contracting Authority’s administrative adjudication regime including representation at any potential oral hearings.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Legal services📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 000 000 EUR 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“In summary, the Competition Law Legal Services comprise: the provision of legal advice and ligation services relating primarily to the CCPC's competition...”
Description of the procurement
In summary, the Competition Law Legal Services comprise: the provision of legal advice and ligation services relating primarily to the CCPC's competition enforcement function. The services include: (A) Full civil litigation support services relating to the Contracting Authority’s competition enforcement and merger review functions, including litigation support and legal advice on issues that arise in the course of such litigation. The successful Tenderer(s) will provide professional legal support services to the Contracting Authority when the Contracting Authority: (i) Initiates legal proceedings / applies to court under the Competition Act 2002, as amended (the “2002 Act”) and the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (the “2014 Act”) (ii) Becomes a party to legal proceedings or litigation brought by a third party relating to the CCPC’s competition enforcement and merger review function. (B) Legal support services that may be required in relation to the Contracting Authority’s administrative adjudication regime including representation at any potential oral hearings.
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Additional products/services: Legal advisory services📦
Additional products/services: Legal advisory and information services📦
Duration: 48 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Cost of Services
Cost criterion (weighting): 25
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Services
Quality criterion (weighting): 75
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅ Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-02-27 12:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-02-27 12:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7419364
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 180
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators ✅
Complementary information Review body
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: 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
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📞 Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2026/S 021-068969 (2026-01-29)
Contract notice (2026-02-19) Object Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 000 000 EUR 💰
Changes Other additional information
“We have reduced the number of contract references required from three contracts to two contracts as we understand that some information will need to be...”
We have reduced the number of contract references required from three contracts to two contracts as we understand that some information will need to be anonymised due to conflict of interest and therefore have reduced the number of contracts required and will accept two examples of relevant previous experience
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Source: OJS 2026/S 036-123252 (2026-02-19)