ETENDERS

Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 30/05/2022

Expire date: 07/07/2022

External Reference: 2022-225924

TED Reference: 2022/S 107-299260

Contract notice

Contract notice

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann/Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
N/A
18/20 Carysfort Avenue
Co. Dublin
Blackrock
IE
Contact person: Procurement NMBI
Telephone: +353 8189488
E-mail: kgleeson@nmbi.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.nmbi.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/454

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=215320&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=215320&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

Multi-Party Framework Agreement for Fitness to Practise Legal Services
Reference number:  2022 NMBI FTP Legal services
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79110000  -  Legal advisory and representation services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The NMBI Fitness to Practise Department processes complaints made against registered nurses and registered midwives on grounds including professional misconduct, poor professional performance and relevant medical disability. The main purpose of the fitness to practise process is to protect the public.
The primary role of the legal firm(s) engaged under this procurement process will be to prepare and present cases on behalf of the NMBI CEO with respect to registrants who have been referred to inquiry.
II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 10000000.00  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
79111000  -  Legal advisory services
79112000  -  Legal representation services
79140000  -  Legal advisory and information services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

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

Description of the procurement

The NMBI Fitness to Practise Department processes complaints made against registered nurses and registered midwives on grounds including professional misconduct, poor professional performance and relevant medical disability. The main purpose of the fitness to practise process is to protect the public.
The primary role of the legal firm(s) engaged under this procurement process will be to prepare and present cases on behalf of the NMBI CEO with respect to registrants who have been referred to inquiry.
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: 10000000.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9)

Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged number of candidates: 7
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.2)

Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Restricted procedure
IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:  4
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.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date:  30/06/2022
Local time:  12:00
IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement:  no
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

NMBI
Dublin
IE