ETENDERS

Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 16/07/2014

Expire date: 13/08/2014

External Reference: 2014-812596

TED Reference: 2014/S 136-244499

Contract notice

Contract notice

Classic Sector

Directive 2004/18/EC

Services

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Houses of the Oireachtas Service
N/A
Leinster House
Kildare Street  Dublin 2
IE
For the attention of: Olivia Brady
Telephone: +353 016183636
E-mail: procurement.unit@oireachtas.ie
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.oireachtas.ie
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/1166
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=78468&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=78468&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)

Type of the contracting authority

Other: Parliament
I.3)

Main activity

  • Other: Parliament
I.4)

Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Provision of Legal Services to the Inquiry into the Banking Crisis

II.1.2)

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
    Category No21:  Legal services
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Dublin 2

    NUTS code
    IRELAND
    II.1.3)

    Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

    The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
    II.1.4)

    Information on framework agreement

    Framework agreement with several operators
    Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 1
    Duration of the framework agreement
    Duration in months: 18
    Justification for a framework agreement, the duration of which exceeds four years: 
    Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
    Estimated cost excluding VAT: 200000  EUR
    Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded:
    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    The Contracting Authority invites interested teams of suitably qualified candidates (the “Teams”) to complete and return the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (the “PQQ”), for the provision of legal services to the inquiry into the banking crisis (the “Banking Inquiry”).

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    79100000   Legal services
    Supplementary vocabulary
    79110000   Legal advisory and representation services
    79111000   Legal advisory services
    79112000   Legal representation services
    II.1.7)

    Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):  no
    II.1.8)

    Lots

    This contract is divided into lots:  no
    II.1.9)

    Information about variants

    Variants will be accepted:  no
    II.2)

    Quantity or scope of the contract

    II.2.1)

    Total quantity or scope:

    As set out in Competition Briefing Document

    Estimated cost excluding VAT: 200000  EUR
    II.2.2)

    Information about options

    Options: no
    II.2.3)

    Information about renewals

    This contract is subject to renewal: no
    II.3)

    Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

    Duration in months: 018 (from the award of the contract)

    Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

    III.1)

    Conditions relating to the contract

    III.1.1)

    Deposits and guarantees required:

    As set out in Competition Briefing Document

    III.1.2)

    Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them

    To be set out in RFT

    III.1.3)

    Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

    If applicable, will be set out in RFT

    III.1.4)

    Other particular conditions

    The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
    Description of particular conditions: 

    As set out in Competition Briefing Document

    III.2)

    Conditions for participation

    III.2.1)

    Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    As set out in Competition Briefing Document

    III.2.2)

    Economic and financial ability

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    As set out in Competition Briefing Document

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    As set out in Competition Briefing Document

    III.2.3)

    Technical capacity

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    As set out in Competition Briefing Document

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    As set out in Competition Briefing Document

    III.3)

    Conditions specific to services contracts

    III.3.1)

    Information about a particular profession

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: yes
    Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:

    This competition is restricted to those practicing as Barristers or Solicitors

    III.3.2)

    Staff responsible for the execution of the service

    Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: yes

    Section IV: Procedure

    IV.1)

    Type of procedure

    IV.1.1)

    Type of procedure

    Negotiated
    Some candidates have already been selected (if appropriate under certain types of negotiated procedures):  no
    IV.1.2)

    Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

    Envisaged number of operators:  5
    Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: 

    As set out in Competition Briefing Document

    IV.1.3)

    Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

    Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated:  no
    IV.2)

    Award criteria

    IV.2.1)

    Award criteria

    The most economically advantageous tender in terms of , the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
    IV.2.2)

    Information about electronic auction

    An electronic auction will be used: no
    IV.3)

    Administrative information

    IV.3.1)

    File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

    2014/1031

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    no
    IV.3.3)

    Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

    Payable documents: no
    IV.3.4)

    Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

    06.08.2014 - 13:00
    IV.3.5)

    Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

    11.08.2014
    IV.3.6)

    Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

    [Language_EN]

    Section VI: Complementary information

    VI.1)

    Information about recurrence

    This is a recurrent procurement: no
    VI.2)

    Information about European Union funds

    The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
    VI.3)

    Additional information:

    Participants in this process should be aware that the services sought herein are listed in Annex IIB to Directive 2004/18/EC (the “Directive”) and, accordingly, are not subject to the provisions of the Directive, with the exception of certain requirements in relation to specifications (Article 23) and the publication of a contract award notice (Article 35(4)). As the procurement of legal services involves an Annex IIB service, the Contracting Authority has flexibility in regard to the procurement procedure it utilises. The procedure complies with fundamental EC law principles (including equal treatment, transparency and proportionality) and obligations under the Procurement Regulations in regard to technical specifications and award notices.

    In order to access the Competition Briefing Documents, interested parties are required to download and complete the Request for Competition Documents form associated with this notice. Access to the competition documents is confined to practicing Solicitors and/or Barristers who have a bona fide interest in participating in this competition.

    While the form of Contract Notice indicates a Negotiated procedure, candidates should note that the Contracting Authority is running this competition by way of a 2 stage procedure similar, but not identical to a Restricted procedure under the Directive. The form of Contract Notice facilitates this approach.

    VI.4)

    Procedures for appeal

    VI.4.1)

    Body responsible for appeal procedures

    The High Court
    High Court Central Office, The Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 1
    Dublin 1  Dublin
    IE
    Telephone: +353 18886511
    E-mail: Highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie
    Internet address: http://www.courts.ie
     

    Body responsible for mediation procedures

    VI.4.2)

    Lodging of appeals

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:
    VI.4.3)

    Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained