The provision of Legal Services to the Guardian ad litem National Service - The Framework will provide access to external legal service providers capable of delivering legal services to Guardian ad litem โGALโs authorised by the Guardian ad litem National Service under section 35L of the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2022 on a fee-per-task model. Use of eTenders and Procurement Procedure: The Contracting Authority is utilising the eTenders platform and has selected the โOpenโ procurement procedure for administrative and system purposes only, to facilitate access to competition documentation and submission of tenders. This selection does not alter the excluded status of this competition under Regulation 10 of the 2016 Regulations, nor does it require the competition to be conducted in accordance with the procedures or requirements of those Regulations.
Contract notice (2026-04-09) Object Scope of the procurement
Title: The provision of Legal Services to the Guardian ad litem National Service (Regulation 10 Excluded)
Short description:
โThe provision of Legal Services to the Guardian ad litem National Service - The Framework will provide access to external legal service providers capable of...โ
Short description
The provision of Legal Services to the Guardian ad litem National Service - The Framework will provide access to external legal service providers capable of delivering legal services to Guardian ad litem โGALโs authorised by the Guardian ad litem National Service under section 35L of the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2022 on a fee-per-task model. Use of eTenders and Procurement Procedure: The Contracting Authority is utilising the eTenders platform and has selected the โOpenโ procurement procedure for administrative and system purposes only, to facilitate access to competition documentation and submission of tenders. This selection does not alter the excluded status of this competition under Regulation 10 of the 2016 Regulations, nor does it require the competition to be conducted in accordance with the procedures or requirements of those Regulations.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Legal services๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 25 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โThe provision of Legal Services to the Guardian ad litem National Service - The Framework will provide access to external legal service providers capable of...โ
Description of the procurement
The provision of Legal Services to the Guardian ad litem National Service - The Framework will provide access to external legal service providers capable of delivering legal services to Guardian ad litem โGALโs authorised by the Guardian ad litem National Service under section 35L of the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2022 on a fee-per-task model. Use of eTenders and Procurement Procedure: The Contracting Authority is utilising the eTenders platform and has selected the โOpenโ procurement procedure for administrative and system purposes only, to facilitate access to competition documentation and submission of tenders. This selection does not alter the excluded status of this competition under Regulation 10 of the 2016 Regulations, nor does it require the competition to be conducted in accordance with the procedures or requirements of those Regulations.
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Additional products/services: Legal advisory services๐ฆ
Additional products/services: Legal representation services๐ฆ
Additional products/services: Legal advisory and information services๐ฆ
Place of performance: Dublin๐๏ธ
Duration: 60 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Service Delivery Method (400 Marks)
Quality criterion (weighting): 400
Quality criterion (name): Firm Capability & Relevant Experience (400 Marks)
Quality criterion (name): Understanding of the Guardian ad Litemโs Role & Legal Framework (200 Marks)
Quality criterion (weighting): 200
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure โ Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-05-08 14:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-05-08 14:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7872440
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: 180
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โ Description
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
โThe basis for the requirement for the provision of legal advice and representation is the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2022, 35D which outlines in 35D (1)...โ
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years
The basis for the requirement for the provision of legal advice and representation is the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2022, 35D which outlines in 35D (1) that in proceedings in the High Court, and under Section 25 of the Mental Health Act 2001 the Minister shall provide, or arrange for the provision, to the Guardian Ad Litem of legal advice and legal representation for the proceedings for which the Guardian Ad Litem is appointed and that in proceedings in the District Court the Minister on request Guardian Ad Litem shall provide or arrange for legal advice and may provide or arrange for legal representation
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: Dublin๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000๐ 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: Dublin๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000๐ Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2026/S 071-250727 (2026-04-09)