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CfT: The provision of Legal Services to the Guardian ad litem National Service (Regulation 10 Excluded)

Tender submission deadline in (days/hours):
4/22
Name of Contracting Authority:
Department of Children Disability and Equality
Title:
The provision of Legal Services to the Guardian ad litem National Service (Regulation 10 Excluded)
CfT CA Unique ID:
Evaluation Mechanism:
Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT)
Description:
The provision of Legal Services to the Guardian ad litem National Service - The Framework will provide access to external legal service providers capable of delivering legal services to Guardian ad litem “GAL”s authorised by the Guardian ad litem National Service under section 35L of the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2022 on a fee-per-task model. Use of eTenders and Procurement Procedure: The Contracting Authority is utilising the eTenders platform and has selected the “Open” procurement procedure for administrative and system purposes only, to facilitate access to competition documentation and submission of tenders. This selection does not alter the excluded status of this competition under Regulation 10 of the 2016 Regulations, nor does it require the competition to be conducted in accordance with the procedures or requirements of those Regulations.
Procurement Type:
Services
CPC Category:
Legal services
Directive:
2014/24/EU (Classic)
Procedure:
Open
CfT Involves:
The establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement Timeframe:
N/A
CPV Codes:
79100000-Legal services
79111000-Legal advisory services
79112000-Legal representation services
79140000-Legal advisory and information services
Contact Point:
The Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Award per Item:
No
Inclusion of e-Auctions :
No
NUTS codes:
IE0
Estimated value (EUR):
25,000,000
Above or Below threshold:
Above
Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
08/05/2026 14:00
Deadline for dispatching invitations:
End of clarification period:
24/04/2026 14:00
Upload of documents within the clarifications:
Yes
Tenders Opening Date:
08/05/2026 14:30
Allow suppliers to make an online Expression Of Interest:
Yes
Contract awarded in Lots:
No
Contract duration in months or years, including any options and renewals:
60 months
Validity of Tender in days or months:
180 days
EU funding:
No
Multiple tenders will be accepted:
No
Date of Publication/Invitation:
13/04/2026 03:20
TED links for published notices:
https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:250727-202...
Language of publication:
EN
Number of openers:
One