ETENDERS

Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 01/02/2021

Expire date: 05/03/2021

External Reference: 2021-204891

TED Reference: 2021/S 025-060479

Contract notice

Contract notice

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Tusla Child and Family Agency
3218849KH
The Brunel Building, Heuston South Quarter
Dublin 8
Dublin
IE
Contact person: Leo Stronge
E-mail: leo@iprocure.ie
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.tusla.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/105768

I.3)

Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:  
http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=182160&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:  
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
electronically via:  http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=182160&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to the abovementioned address
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Health

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Legal Services Contract Management and Administration Services
Reference number:  Tusla 01022021
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79994000  -  Contract administration services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Contracting Authority intends to award contracts for legal services, pursuant to a separate public procurement process currently underway. The Contracting Authority wishes to maintain an element of management and administration to these legal services and therefore intends to appoint a single tenderer to provide legal services management and administration services. The Tenderer appointed will be responsible for the following;
• Monitoring and reporting on cost and activity from firms appointed to provide legal services
• Collating, consolidating management information from those firms
• Providing Tusla with required management information including but not limited to resource inputs by professional grade.
• Preparing all invoices including disbursements from each of the firms for discharge of payment, to all participating firms, by Tusla
• (payments to Guardian ad Litem and Counsel are not in scope)
II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 1700000.00  EUR
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79100000  -  Legal services
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Contracting Authority intends to award contracts for legal services, pursuant to a separate public procurement process currently underway. The Contracting Authority wishes to maintain an element of management and administration to these legal services and therefore intends to appoint a single tenderer to provide legal services management and administration services. The Tenderer appointed will be responsible for the following;
• Monitoring and reporting on cost and activity from firms appointed to provide legal services
• Collating, consolidating management information from those firms
• Providing Tusla with required management information including but not limited to resource inputs by professional grade.
• Preparing all invoices including disbursements from each of the firms for discharge of payment, to all participating firms, by Tusla
• (payments to Guardian ad Litem and Counsel are not in scope)
Tenderers must be in a position to provide management information that gives Tusla full and early visibility of all service-related issues arising including court activity, spend issues, activity issues etc.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 1700000.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:  
The contract will be for an initial period of 36 months with an option to extend for a further 12 months
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.1.2)

Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)

Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date:  05/03/2021
Local time:  12:00
IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English
IV.2.6)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months : 3  (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)

Conditions for opening of tenders

Date:  05/03/2021
Local time:  12:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement:  yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:  
36 to 48 months
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
Dublin
IE