Tender for the provision of Childcare Legal Services for Separated Children seeking International Protection to The Child and Family Agency

Tusla Child and Family Agency

In summary, the Services comprise: Childcare Legal Services for Separated Children Seeking International Protection (SCSIP). The Contracting Authority intends to appoint a single service provider contract. This is designed to cover the requirements that arise in relation to Separated Children seeking International Protection. Typical activity which arises will include but not necessarily be limited to; โ€ข Appearance in District, Circuit and Higher Courts to deal with complex and sensitive applications to protect separated children seeking international protection including domestic violence and criminal matter; โ€ข Advising Tusla on complex and sensitive childcare cases relating to separated children seeking international protection โ€ข Advising on regulatory issues, risk management and codes of conduct โ€ข Where children arrive from other member states and have been subject to care orders there, efforts to relocate back โ€ข Advice in relation to matter of age โ€ข Cost negotiations

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-07-31. The procurement was published on 2023-06-29.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2023-06-29 Contract notice
Contract notice (2023-06-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Legal services
Short description:
In summary, the Services comprise: Childcare Legal Services for Separated Children Seeking International Protection (SCSIP). The Contracting Authority intends to appoint a single service provider contract. This is designed to cover the requirements that arise in relation to Separated Children seeking International Protection. Typical activity which arises will include but not necessarily be limited to; โ€ข Appearance in District, Circuit and Higher Courts to deal with complex and sensitive applications to protect separated children seeking international protection including domestic violence and criminal matter; โ€ข Advising Tusla on complex and sensitive childcare cases relating to separated children seeking international protection โ€ข Advising on regulatory issues, risk management and codes of conduct โ€ข Where children arrive from other member states and have been subject to care orders there, efforts to relocate back โ€ข Advice in relation to matter of age โ€ข Cost negotiations
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Legal services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Legal advisory and representation services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Tusla Child and Family Agency
Postal address: Brunel Building, Heuston South Quarter, Dublin 8.
Postal code: D08 X01F
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: sharon.gallagher2@tusla.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
URL for documents: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-06-29 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2023-07-31 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-07-04 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 126-400115
OJ-S issue: 126

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 390 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 390 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 12 months
Description of renewals: Subject to extension by 12 and subject to renewal thereafter

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: See tender documents
Information about a particular profession: Services
Reference to relevant legislative or regulatory provisions: See tender documents
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: See tender documents

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 4 months
Tender opening date: 2023-07-31 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 12:30
Place: Online

Contracting authority
Contact
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices:
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of one (1) such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authorityโ€™s obligations at law. The contract maybe renewed at the end of the initial 12 month contract or on completion of any extension of the initial contract.
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Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2023/S 126-400115 (2023-06-29)