PLI130F - Multisupplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Legal Services to the University Sector
The Office of Government Procurement
A national framework for the provision of Legal Services to Universities (including the newly established national Technological Universities). Universities have a broad and diverse range of legal service requirements ranging from routine and defined type services that are transactional in nature, to standard operational type services, and to high level strategic advices which may be of sectoral importance.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-12-08. The procurement was published on 2023-10-23.
Who? What?- • Legal advisory and representation services › Legal advisory services
- • Legal advisory and representation services › Legal representation services
- • Legal services › Legal advisory and information services
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2023-10-23 | Contract notice |
Contract notice (2023-10-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Legal services
Short description:
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: Legal advisory and representation 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: The Office of Government Procurement
Postal address: 3A Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1
Postal code: D01 PF72
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
E-mail: support@ogp.gov.ie 📧
Phone: +353 17738000 📞
URL for documents: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
URL for participation: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-10-23 📅
Submission deadline: 2023-12-08 📅
Publication date: 2023-10-27 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 208-655334
OJ-S issue: 208
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 11 100 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Lot 1 Corporate, Commercial, Information and Research Legal Services
Lot number: 1
Estimated value excluding VAT: 11 100 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 24 months
Description of renewals: As required
Title of the lot: Lot 2 Estates Management and Capital Development
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: Lot 3 Employment and HR
Lot number: 3
Title of the lot: Lot 4 Procurement and Competition
Lot number: 4
Title of the lot: Lot 5 University Affairs
Lot number: 5
Title of the lot: Lot 6 Multi-Disciplinary Legal Services
Lot number: 6
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
Information about a particular profession: Services
Reference to relevant legislative or regulatory provisions: Legal
Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Number of participants to be contemplated: 30
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender opening date: 2023-12-08 📅
Tender opening time: 12:30
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): A1. Quality of Expertise in Providing the Services
Quality criterion (weighting): 75
Quality criterion (name): A2. Environmental & Sustainability Practices in the delivery of the Service Requirements
Quality criterion (weighting): 5
Cost criterion (name): B.1 – Senior Legal Practitioner
Cost criterion (weighting): 10
Cost criterion (name): B2 – Mid-Level Legal Practitioner
Cost criterion (weighting): 5
Cost criterion (name): B.3 – Junior Legal Practitioner
Quality criterion (name): A1. Quality of Expertise in Providing the Services in Employment
Quality criterion (weighting): 30
Quality criterion (name): A2. Quality of Expertise in Providing the Services in Commercial, Corporate, Information, IP and Research
Quality criterion (weighting): 18
Quality criterion (name): A3. Quality of Expertise in Providing the Services in Estates Management & Capital Development
Quality criterion (weighting): 15
Quality criterion (name): A4. Quality of Expertise in Providing the Services in Procurement & Competition
Quality criterion (weighting): 6
Quality criterion (name): A5. Quality of Expertise in Providing the Services in University Affairs
A6. Environment & Sustainability Practices for Service Delivery
Cost criterion (name): B.2 – Mid-Level Legal Practitioner
Contracting authority
Contact
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Complementary information
Review body
Name: Office of Government Procurement
Postal address: 3A Mayor Street Upper, North Wall, Dublin, D01 PF72
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D1
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2023/S 208-655334 (2023-10-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Legal services
Short description:
A national framework for the provision of Legal Services to Universities (including the newly established national Technological Universities). Universities have a broad and diverse range of legal service requirements ranging from routine and defined type services that are transactional in nature, to standard operational type services, and to high level strategic advices which may be of sectoral importance.
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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: Legal advisory and representation 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: The Office of Government Procurement
Postal address: 3A Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1
Postal code: D01 PF72
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
E-mail: support@ogp.gov.ie 📧
Phone: +353 17738000 📞
URL for documents: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
URL for participation: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-10-23 📅
Submission deadline: 2023-12-08 📅
Publication date: 2023-10-27 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 208-655334
OJ-S issue: 208
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 11 100 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Lot 1 Corporate, Commercial, Information and Research Legal Services
Lot number: 1
Estimated value excluding VAT: 11 100 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 24 months
Description of renewals: As required
Title of the lot: Lot 2 Estates Management and Capital Development
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: Lot 3 Employment and HR
Lot number: 3
Title of the lot: Lot 4 Procurement and Competition
Lot number: 4
Title of the lot: Lot 5 University Affairs
Lot number: 5
Title of the lot: Lot 6 Multi-Disciplinary Legal Services
Lot number: 6
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
Tenderers must declare by way of eESPD that they satisfy the technical and professional requirement(s) set out below in respect of each Lot tendered for and that they are able, upon request and without delay, to provide the supporting documentation specified below to the Contracting Authority in each case.. (i) Suitability to Pursue Professional Activity (All Lots) . Minimum Requirement Qualifying Threshold. Conduct: Tenderers must declare by way of eESPD that none of the Legal Practitioners who will provide or who may be proposed to provide the Services have been found guilty of misconduct pursuant to the Solicitors Act 1954 -2015 and the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 as amended, or in the case of Legal Practitioners from outside the Republic of Ireland, the equivalent legislation, rules or regulations, in the last five (5) years. Pass/Fail. Practising Certificate: Tenderers must declare by way of eESPD that all of the Legal Practitioners who will provide or who may be proposed to provide the services will hold current valid practising certificates to act as a Solicitor in Ireland issued by the Law Society of Ireland in accordance with the Solicitors Act 1954-2015, (as amended), or have their name entered onto the Roll of Practicing Barristers as required under section 134 (1) of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015. Pass/Fail.
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Reference to relevant legislative or regulatory provisions: Legal
Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Number of participants to be contemplated: 30
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender opening date: 2023-12-08 📅
Tender opening time: 12:30
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): A1. Quality of Expertise in Providing the Services
Quality criterion (weighting): 75
Quality criterion (name): A2. Environmental & Sustainability Practices in the delivery of the Service Requirements
Quality criterion (weighting): 5
Cost criterion (name): B.1 – Senior Legal Practitioner
Cost criterion (weighting): 10
Cost criterion (name): B2 – Mid-Level Legal Practitioner
Cost criterion (weighting): 5
Cost criterion (name): B.3 – Junior Legal Practitioner
Quality criterion (name): A1. Quality of Expertise in Providing the Services in Employment
Quality criterion (weighting): 30
Quality criterion (name): A2. Quality of Expertise in Providing the Services in Commercial, Corporate, Information, IP and Research
Quality criterion (weighting): 18
Quality criterion (name): A3. Quality of Expertise in Providing the Services in Estates Management & Capital Development
Quality criterion (weighting): 15
Quality criterion (name): A4. Quality of Expertise in Providing the Services in Procurement & Competition
Quality criterion (weighting): 6
Quality criterion (name): A5. Quality of Expertise in Providing the Services in University Affairs
A6. Environment & Sustainability Practices for Service Delivery
Cost criterion (name): B.2 – Mid-Level Legal Practitioner
Contracting authority
Contact
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Complementary information
Review body
Name: Office of Government Procurement
Postal address: 3A Mayor Street Upper, North Wall, Dublin, D01 PF72
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D1
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2023/S 208-655334 (2023-10-23)
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