SC 11/23 - Legal Services Framework

Description

Expressions of interest are invited from suitably qualified Applicants interested in being considered for the provision of legal services. The Contracting Entity intends to establish a multi supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of: • Lot 1 – Employment/Pensions • Lot 2 – Litigation General • Lot 3 – Planning, Environmental, Energy and Infrastructure • Lot 4 – Real Estate Property • Lot 5 – General • Lot 6 – Banking and Finance • Lot 7 – Mergers, Acquisitions and Partnerships The Framework Agreement period will be for four years with the possibility to extend annually for up to 8 years at the Contracting Entity’s discretion and subject always to the satisfactory performance of the framework members. Admission to the Framework Agreement does not guarantee the award of any contract to the member and use of the Framework will be strictly at the Contracting Entity’s discretion. While it is intended to use the Framework for the procurement of requirements falling within its scope during its lifetime, the Contracting Entity reserves the right to conduct a separate competition for the procurement of any requirement. In this event no advantage or disadvantage will be conferred upon the framework member(s). Those invited to submit a tender will be evaluated on the basis of the award criteria to be outlined in the tender documentation with the top two (2) ranked tenderers for Lot 1, the top three (3) ranked tenderers for Lot 2, the top six (6) ranked tenderers for Lot 3, the top four (4) ranked tenderers for Lot 4, the top four (4) ranked tenderers for Lot 5 the top two (2) ranked tenderers for Lot 6 and the top four (4) ranked tenderers for Lot 7 being offered a place on the Framework for those specific Lots. Expressions of interest are invited from suitably qualified Applicants interested in being considered for the provision of legal services. The Contracting Entity intends to establish a multi supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of: • Lot 1 – Employment/Pensions • Lot 2 – Litigation General • Lot 3 – Planning, Environmental, Energy and Infrastructure • Lot 4 – Real Estate Property • Lot 5 – General • Lot 6 – Banking and Finance • Lot 7 – Mergers, Acquisitions and Partnerships The Framework Agreement period will be for four years with the possibility to extend annually for up to 8 years at the Contracting Entity’s discretion and subject always to the satisfactory performance of the framework members. Admission to the Framework Agreement does not guarantee the award of any contract to the member and use of the Framework will be strictly at the Contracting Entity’s discretion. While it is intended to use the Framework for the procurement of requirements falling within its scope during its lifetime, the Contracting Entity reserves the right to conduct a separate competition for the procurement of any requirement. In this event no advantage or disadvantage will be conferred upon the framework member(s). Those invited to submit a tender will be evaluated on the basis of the award criteria to be outlined in the tender documentation with the top two (2) ranked tenderers for Lot 1, the top three (3) ranked tenderers for Lot 2, the top six (6) ranked tenderers for Lot 3, the top four (4) ranked tenderers for Lot 4, the top four (4) ranked tenderers for Lot 5 the top two (2) ranked tenderers for Lot 6 and the top four (4) ranked tenderers for Lot 7 being offered a place on the Framework for those specific Lots.