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Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 10/06/2021

External Reference: 2021-244723

TED Reference: 2021/S 114-300151

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

The Teaching Council
N/A
Block A
Maynooth, Co.Kildare
Maynooth Business Ca
IE
Contact person: Ruth Flynn
Telephone: +353 16517900
E-mail: rflynn@teachingcouncil.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.teachingcouncil.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/479

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

The Provision of Legal Services for the Teaching Council
Reference number:  2021 Legal Services
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79100000  -  Legal services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Provision of Legal Services for the Teaching Council for Fitness to Teach, Registration, Professional Accreditation of Programmes of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) and Qualifications Assessment and Corporate Governance and associated functions.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  3000000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79110000  -  Legal advisory and representation services
79111000  -  Legal advisory services
79112000  -  Legal representation services
79130000  -  Legal documentation and certification services
79140000  -  Legal advisory and information services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Maynooth, Co Kildare
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Provision of Legal Services for the Teaching Council for Fitness to Teach, Registration, Professional Accreditation of Programmes of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) and Qualifications Assessment and Corporate Governance and associated functions.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of the proposed service delivery team – registration of teachers, professional accreditation of programmes of ITE and qualifications assessment  /  Weighting:  15%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of the proposed service delivery team – fitness to teach  /  Weighting:  15%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of the proposed service delivery team – corporate, including corporate governance, human resources and commercial  /  Weighting:  10%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of services delivery team – support  /  Weighting:  10%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Approach and methodology to service delivery  /  Weighting:  20%
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Cost  /  Weighting:  30%
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 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 : no
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2021/S 012-025167

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: The Provision of Legal Services for the Teaching Council

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

10/06/2021
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  5
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Fieldfisher
9526914L
Capel Building, Mary's Abbey
Dublin
Dublin 7
IE
Telephone: +353 18280600
E-mail: orlagh.colman@fieldfisher.com
Fax: +353 18280614
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address: http://www.fieldfisher.ie

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  3000000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Teaching Council
Maynooth Business Campus
Maynooth
W23 Y7X0
IE
Telephone: +353 16517900
E-mail: rflynn@teachingcouncil.ie
Internet address: www.teachingcouncil.ie