ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 23/01/2023

External Reference: 2023-206070

TED Reference: 2023/S 020-052021

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Beaumont Hospital
N/A
Beaumont Road
Dublin
Beaumont
IE
Contact person: Edele Lambert
Telephone: +353 17974239
E-mail: edelelambert@beaumont.ie
NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.beaumont.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/403

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

SIngle Party Framework Agreement for the Provision of Legal Services
Reference number:  2802
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79100000  -  Legal services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Contracting Authority intends to appoint a legal services provider with demonstrable experience of the healthcare sector and a sufficient breadth and depth of expertise to act as a ‘full service’ legal advisor to them. It is envisioned that this competition shall result in the attainment of the optimum balance between the quality and cost of service. Additionally, where possible, the Contracting Authority intends to implement fixed fee arrangements for transactional work, which will serve to delivery cost certainty.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Lowest offer:  15225.00  EUR / Highest offer:  21875.00  EUR   taken into consideration  (excluding VAT)
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

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

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin
Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin 9
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Contracting Authority intends to appoint a legal services provider with demonstrable experience of the healthcare sector and a sufficient breadth and depth of expertise to act as a ‘full service’ legal advisor to them. It is envisioned that this competition shall result in the attainment of the optimum balance between the quality and cost of service. Additionally, where possible, the Contracting Authority intends to implement fixed fee arrangements for transactional work, which will serve to delivery cost certainty.
The subject-matter of this framework agreement comprises the provision of legal services, governed by CPV code 79100000. The services in question therefore fall under Annex XIV of Directive 2014/24/EU. Competitions concerning these services are governed by Chapter I of Title III of Directive 2014/24/EU and are not covered by the detailed procedural provisions of the remainder of the Directive.
On the basis of the foregoing, the Contracting Authority is exercising its discretion in respect of the timeframes applying to this competition; the duration of the framework agreement to be established on foot of this competitive process (i.e., six years) and the award procedure to be employed in establishing this framework agreement (i.e., the single-stage negotiated procedure
Notwithstanding the limited application of Directive 2014/24/EU to this competitive process, the Contracting Authority warrants that this competitive process will be undertaken in full accordance with the principles of equal treatment, transparency and non-discrimination.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Technical Merit of Resources Proposed  /  Weighting:  25
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Proposed Methodology for Service Delivery  /  Weighting:  15
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Proposed Contract Management Methodology  /  Weighting:  20
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Proposed Added Value Services  /  Weighting:  5
Price  -  Weighting:  35
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
II.2.14)

Additional information

For further information, please consult the Invitation to Tender documentation available to download at www.etenders.gov.ie

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
Accelerated procedure
Justification:  
The subject-matter of this framework agreement comprises the provision of legal services, governed by CPV code 79100000. The services in question therefore fall under Annex XIV of Directive 2014/24/EU. Competitions concerning these services are governed by Chapter I of Title III of Directive 2014/24/EU and are not covered by the detailed procedural provisions of the remainder of the Directive.
On the basis of the foregoing, the Contracting Authority is exercising its discretion in respect of the timeframes applying to this competition; the duration of the framework agreement to be established on foot of this competitive process (i.e., six years) and the award procedure to be employed in establishing this framework agreement (i.e., the single-stage negotiated procedure).
IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2021/S 102-268144

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: SIngle Party Framework Agreement for the Provision of Legal Services

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

09/02/2022
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  4
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

ByrneWallace LLP
4610600L
88 Harcourt Street
Dublin
Dublin 2
IE
Telephone: +353 16915000
E-mail: BTenders@byrnewallace.com
NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin
Internet address: http://www.byrnewallace.com

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  15225.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

Please consult the Invitation to Tender document, available to download at www.etenders.gov.ie
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
Central Office of the High Court, The Four Courts, Ground Floor (East Wing), Inns Quay
Dublin
7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
The Contracting Authority undertakes that this reviewable contract will not be awarded until the expiry of a voluntary "standstill period" of fourteen calendar days, commencing on the day after the date of electronic notification of all concerned tenderers.