Provision of legal advisory services in support of DECCโ€™s Digital Connectivity Office

Department of the Environment Climate and Communications

The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications invites interested parties to submit responses to this request for tenders for legal advisory services to support the Digital Connectivity Office (DCO) of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC). The Departmentโ€™s DCO is seeking to engage legal advisors to support the management and governance of the National Broadband Plan contract with National Broadband Ireland and to provide such other legal services as may exceptionally be required by the DCO from time to time.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-11-23. The procurement was published on 2023-10-12.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-10-12 Contract notice
Contract notice (2023-10-12)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of the Environment Climate and Communications
Postal address: 29-31 Adelaide Road
Postal town: Dublin 2
Postal code: D02 X285
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: CatherineA McDonald
E-mail: catherinea.mcdonald@decc.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œProvision of legal advisory services in support of DECCโ€™s Digital Connectivity Officeโ€
Products/services: Legal services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications invites interested parties to submit responses to this request for tenders for legal advisory...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 3 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Legal advisory services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Dublin, Ireland
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications invites interested parties to submit responses to this request for tenders for legal advisory...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 3 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 24
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals:
โ€œThe Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of 2 such extensions on the same...โ€    Show more

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-11-23 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 9
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-11-23 12:30 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2023/S 200-627281 (2023-10-12)