ETENDERS

Contract notice

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Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 26/06/2015

Expire date: 24/07/2015

External Reference: 2015-590786

TED Reference: 2015/S 124-227780

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)

Financial Services Ombudsman Bureau
N/A
3rd Floor
Lincoln House  Lincoln Place, Dublin 2
IE
For the attention of: Diarmuid Byrne
Telephone: +353 16318561
E-mail: diarmuid.byrne@financialombudsman.ie
Fax: +353 16620890
Internet address(es):
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/548
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=89620&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=89620&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

I.3)

Main activity

  • Economic and financial affairs
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:

Panel for Identified Individual Service Providers for External Drafting

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:

    Lincoln Place, 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: 15
    Duration of the framework agreement
    Duration in years: 4
    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
    Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded:

    As required.

    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    The Financial Services Ombudsman is a statutory officer who deals independently

    with complaints from consumers about their individual dealings with all regulated

    financial services providers that have not been resolved by the providers.

    The FSO is therefore the arbiter of unresolved disputes and is impartial.

    It is a free service to the complainant. Broader issues of consumer protection are

    the responsibility of the Central Bank of Ireland as Financial Regulator of Ireland.

    The FSO wishes to establish a panel of service providers to meet its requirements

    for External Drafting Services to assist with the investigation of complaints.

    Successful candidates will be required to formalise consumer complaints and to

    identify information and evidence to be sought by the Financial Services

    Ombudsman for the purpose of investigations. Successful candidates will also be

    required to prepare reasoned opinions as to aspects of the validity and merits of

    complaints.

    It is emphasised that membership of the panel constitutes no guarantee to

    purchase a specific quantity of services from a particular service provider.

    Indeed, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to operate outside of the

    panel at its discretion; particularly should it become apparent that doing so would

    offer access to greater technical expertise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the

    panel approach has been adopted in order to leverage efficiencies and maximise

    cost savings over the duration of the panel.

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    79100000   Legal 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:

    A variety of individual jobs will be assigned as required over the life of the panel.

    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: 048 (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:

    Not applicable

    III.1.2)

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

    To be agreed with the successful parties.

    III.1.3)

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

    Not applicable

    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:

    Please see the questionnaire available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using Ref: 96550.

    III.2.2)

    Economic and financial ability

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

    Please see the questionnaire available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using Ref: 96550.

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
    III.2.3)

    Technical capacity

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

    Please see the questionnaire available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using Ref: 96550.

    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: 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

    Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: 

    The top 15 firms will be admitted to the panel.

    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.3.2)

    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

    24.07.2015 - 12:00
    IV.3.6)

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

    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:

    This notice is being published on a voluntary basis in the OJEU as the framework agreement is for a service which is a non-priority service (Annex IIB) and therefore not subject to the full rigours of the public procurement directive (2004/18/EC).

    Please note that as a result of this competition the contracting entity will establish a panel in accordance with the rules detailed in the document available from www.etenders.gov.ie.

    VI.4)

    Procedures for appeal

    VI.4.1)

    Body responsible for appeal procedures

    The High Court
    Inns Quay
    7  Dublin
    IE
    Internet address:
     

    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

    Consult a legal advisor
    Internet address: