Provision of Legal Services

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Co-operative Housing Ireland ran this procurement for “Provision of Legal Services” as an operational contract requiring implementation and sustained service execution. The extracted pack showed qualification-stage material with references to later ITT technical depth; practical activity therefore centred on building, integrating, and operating the specified service stack with compliant reporting and handover obligations where stated. Constituent activities and named work elements in the supplied extracts:

• e successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7m any one claim or series of claims aris
• the proposed Services Contract may amount to some €15,000,000 ex VAT in aggregate
• The estimated expenditure pertaining to Legal services for this contract is approximately €15million ex
• [CHI - RFT Legal Tender.pdf] ServicesRFT30112020
• the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
• In summary, the Services comprise: The provision of Legal services as described in
• and a half (3.5) years. The different strands of legal services required are divided into
• that may result from this Competition (the “Services Contract”) will be issued for a term of
• The Contracting Authority estimates that the expenditure on the Services to be covered by
• the successful implementation of any Services Contract that may result from this
• benefits of any Services Contracts that may result from this Competition.
• This RFT does not constitute an offer or commitment to enter into a Services Contract. Non-binding monetary references in the source were treated as context only and were not used as qualification thresholds.

3. Background & buyer context

The buyer context reflected a formal Irish public-procurement route, with pre-qualification used to control entry into the tender stage.

• Contracting Authority policy seeks to encourage participation on a fair and equal basis by

4. Eligibility & selection criteria

• Turnover requirement — — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.
• Insurance — — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.; e successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7m any one claim or series of claims aris; ing out of a single occurrence (if self- employed this is not necessary) Public Liability €6.5m any one claim or series of claims arisi
• Certifications — not specified for this tender
• Past experience — On an ‘as needed’ basis, the successful tenderer must be capable of securing and presenting appropriate professional indemnity insurance to manage the acquisition and conveyancing of projects valued in excess of €100m
• Personnel — not specified for this tender
• Geographic / facility constraints — not specified for this tender Additional binding lines surfaced in the deterministic extract:
• — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.
• e successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7m any one claim or series of claims aris
• ing out of a single occurrence (if self- employed this is not necessary) Public Liability €6.5m any one claim or series of claims arisi
• Product Liability N/A Professional Indemnity Lot 1: Indemnity limit up to €6.5m Lot 2: Indeminity limit up to €90m* L
• Cyber Insurance €0.5m any one claim or series of claims ar
• wing minimum annual turnover for their most recent financial year: unless the date of establishment is within the last 12 months, in which case the minimum annual turnover required shall be adjusted on a pro rata basis based on the number of months of establishment: Lot 1: Minimum annual turnover of €1.5 million (ex VAT) per annum

5. Award criteria & scoring

6. Submission requirements

• Method statement / response document (template/page limits) — Appendix 1 questionnaire/PQQ response was required.
• CVs (page count, named roles) — not specified in extract.
• Pricing schedule (format/template) — expected at ITT stage.
• Case studies (number/value range) — client references/comparable project evidence was referenced.
• Declarations (ESPD/Bona Fides/Tax/COI) — ESPD/declaration/statement-of-confirmation language was present.
• Mandatory site visit — not specified in extract.
• Submission portal and formatting — eTenders portal and PDF electronic copies were referenced. Submission-related source lines:
• [CHI - RFT Legal Tender.pdf] ServicesRFT30112020
• Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer
• the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
• Appendix 1 to this RFT to meet the requirements of the organisation over the next three
• [CHI - RFT Legal Tender.pdf] in a separate contract:
• Document ("TRD") that can be found in Appendix 1 (annex) and published with the

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 12 months. Payment cycle, SLA/KPI schedule, and penalty regime were not fully disclosed in the snippets unless listed below.

• VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
• e successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7m any one claim or series of claims aris
• I confirm that I have the minimum annual turnover pertaining to each lot tendered for in accordance with the terms and conditions detailed in paragraph 3
• up to 6 months with a maximum of three such extension
• 5 year period (2-year contract term plus 3 x 6 month extension options), across all three
• of remedy) within 30 days after receipt of a request in writing f
• For the Term and for a period of 12 months thereafter (and save in respect of publ
• Lot 1: Board, Corporate, Tenancy and Multi-Disciplinary requirements.

9. Risks, red flags & unusuals

• Qualification gate: the deterministic extract included a turnover threshold line (— use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.), which can materially narrow bidder pool composition.
• The two-step process (PQQ then ITT) shifted effort to compliance evidence early, with competitive scoring detail potentially deferred.
• Technical and contractual granularity appeared ITT-dependent, increasing ambiguity at qualification stage for non-incumbent bidders.

10. SME fit assessment

This competition looked most accessible to firms with established public-sector tender capability, documented financial capacity, and direct operational experience in the relevant service category.

• Credible bidder profile — mid-sized to large specialist with formal QA/compliance process.
• Consortium / sub-contracting — allowed or addressed in the extracts (Appendix references and reliance provisions).
• Indicative bid-prep effort — 6 to 12 working days for evidence collation, form completion, and review cycles at PQQ level.
• Pwin signal — strongest for bidders with reusable qualification artefacts, comparable references, and low-friction mobilisation capability.

11. Where to dig deeper

• Source RFT/PQQ filenames: CHI - RFT Legal Tender.pdf, RFT Legal Tender.pdf] ServicesRFT30112020, Appendix 1:.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: Contract Notice...
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix 2:, Schedule, Appendix 3:.