Multisupplier Framework for the provision of Barrister Services (2026P031)
Central Bank of Ireland
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 two (2) separate lots: Lot D1 - Senior Counsel and Lot D2 - Junior Counsel (7+ years PQE).
DeadlineDeadline 2026-06-08
Who? What?- โข Legal advisory and representation services โบ Legal advisory services
- โข Legal advisory and representation services โบ Legal representation services
- โข Legal services โบ Legal advisory and information services
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | Contract notice |
Contract notice (2026-04-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Multisupplier Framework for the provision of Barrister Services (2026P031)
Reference number:
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Legal services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 0 EUR ๐ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โ
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 1
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 1
1๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Lot D1 - Senior Counsel
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) โ
Description of the procurement:
Additional information:
Additional products/services:
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 5 years
Maximum renewals: 1
Information about options
Options โ
Description of options:
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality of expertise and experience (700 marks)
Price โ
Title
Lot Identification Number:
2๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Lot D2 - Junior Counsel (7+PQE)
Estimated value excluding VAT: 4 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description of the procurement:
Information about options
Description of options:
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Main features of the procedure: Open procudure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-06-08 12:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-06-08 12:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7969509
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12 months
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โ
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-06-08 12:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7969509
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-05-18 12:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Central Bank of Ireland
National registration number:
Postal address: New Wapping Street, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1
Postal code: D01 F7X3
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: tenders2@centralbank.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 (0) 1 2246000 ๐
Fax: +353 (0) 1 2245550 ๐
URL: http://www.centralbank.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.centralbank.ie ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7969509 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7969509 ๐
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Additional information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Source: OJS 2026/S 082-291600 (2026-04-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Multisupplier Framework for the provision of Barrister Services (2026P031)
Reference number:
2026P031
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 two (2) separate lots: Lot D1 - Senior Counsel and Lot D2 - Junior Counsel (7+ years PQE).
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Products/services: Legal services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 0 EUR ๐ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โ
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 1
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 1
1๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
2026P031 - Lot D1
Title: Lot D1 - Senior Counsel
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) โ
Description of the procurement:
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 lot: Lot D1 - Senior Counsel
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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 D1 โ Senior Counsel โ estimated framework value range is between EUR 2,000,000 โ EUR 5,000,000 and Lot D2 โ Junior Counsel (7+ PQE) estimated framework value range is between EUR 1,000,000 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 is 15. Call-off contracts awarded during the framework term may be for periods continuing after the expiry of the framework term. Tenderers are required to submit the relevant documents for whichever lot they are tendering for, in accordance with the requirements set out in the ITT.
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Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 5 years
Maximum renewals: 1
Information about options
Options โ
Description of options:
The duration of the Framework Agreement is intended to be for four (4) years, although the Central Bank has the right to terminate it earlier. The Central Bank also has the right to extend the duration of the Framework Agreement by any period or series of periods up to a total of one (1) year, so that the Framework Agreement may ultimately have a maximum total durtaion of five (5) years.
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Quality criterion (name): Quality of expertise and experience (700 marks)
Price โ
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
2๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
2026P031 - Lot D2
Title: Lot D2 - Junior Counsel (7+PQE)
Estimated value excluding VAT: 4 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description of the procurement:
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: Lot D2 - Junior Counsel (7+ years PQE).
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Description of options:
The duration of the Framework Agreement is intended to be for four (4) years, although the Central Bank has the right to terminate it earlier. The Central Bank has the right to extend the duration of the Framework Agreement by any period or series of periods up to a total of one (1) year, so that the Framework Agreement may ultimately have a maximum total duration of five (5) years.
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Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0002
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Main features of the procedure: Open procudure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-06-08 12:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-06-08 12:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7969509
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12 months
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โ
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-06-08 12:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7969509
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-05-18 12:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Central Bank of Ireland
National registration number:
N/A
Postal address: New Wapping Street, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1
Postal code: D01 F7X3
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: tenders2@centralbank.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 (0) 1 2246000 ๐
Fax: +353 (0) 1 2245550 ๐
URL: http://www.centralbank.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.centralbank.ie ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7969509 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7969509 ๐
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Additional information
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 D1 โ Senior Counsel โ estimated framework value range is between EUR 2,000,000 โ EUR 5,000,000 and Lot D2 โ Junior Counsel (7+ PQE) estimated framework value range is between EUR 1,000,000 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 is 15. Call-off contracts awarded during the framework term may be for periods continuing after the expiry of the framework term. Tenderers should send in relevant response documents for whichever lot thier are tendering 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
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Source: OJS 2026/S 082-291600 (2026-04-24)
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