ETENDERS

Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 16/12/2014

Expire date: 19/01/2015

External Reference: 2014-593960

TED Reference: 2014/S 245-432296

Contract notice

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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: Breda O'Mahony
Telephone: +353 016183636
E-mail: tenders@oireachtas.ie
Fax: +353 016184305
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=83471&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=83471&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:

Request for Tenders for the Provision of Primary Legislative Drafting Services for Private Members

II.1.2)

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

Services
    Category No27:  Other 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: 3
    Duration of the framework agreement
    Duration in months: 36
    Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
    Estimated cost excluding VAT: 165000  EUR
    Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded:
    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    The scope of requirements is as follows: to create a framework agreement for access to drafters to provide a private members’ Bill drafting service – or primary legislative drafting for private members (i.e., members who are not Ministers). The intention is to provide a resource of three drafters (service providers) who will operate in rotation (subject to satisfactorily meeting Qualification & Award Criteria), to be availed of by private members for the drafting of primary legislation, or Bills, in accordance with those members’ parliamentary and Constitutional prerogatives. A similar framework agreement has been in operation since 2012.

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    75111000   Executive and legislative services
    75111200   Legislative 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:

    The scope of requirements is as follows: to create a framework agreement for access to drafters to provide a private members’ Bill drafting service – or primary legislative drafting for private members (i.e., members who are not Ministers). The intention is to provide a resource of three drafters (service providers) who will operate in rotation (subject to satisfactorily meeting Qualification & Award Criteria), to be availed of by private members for the drafting of primary legislation, or Bills, in accordance with those members’ parliamentary and Constitutional prerogatives. A similar framework agreement has been in operation since 2012.

    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

    Starting  03. 02. 2014  Completion  02. 02. 2018

    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 RFT

    III.1.2)

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

    As 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:

    As set out in RFT

    III.1.4)

    Other particular conditions

    The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
    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 RFT

    III.2.2)

    Economic and financial ability

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

    As set out in RFT

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    As set out in RFT

    III.2.3)

    Technical capacity

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

    As set out in RFT

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    As set out in RFT

    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: no
    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: no

    Section IV: Procedure

    IV.1)

    Type of procedure

    IV.1.1)

    Type of procedure

    Open
    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

    2014/1036

    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

    19.01.2015 - 12:00
    IV.3.6)

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

    EN,GA
    IV.3.8)

    Conditions for opening tenders

    Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

    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:

    As set out in RFT

    VI.4)

    Procedures for appeal

    VI.4.1)

    Body responsible for appeal procedures

    The High Court
    High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 1
    Dublin 1  Dublin
    IE
    Telephone: +353 18886000
    E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie
    Fax: +353 18886125
    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