• Contentious and Non-Contentious Advice
• Commercial Contracts
• Projects

In our contentious work, we assist clients to:

• Create a procurement strategy
• Develop an evaluation matrix / strategy / criteria
• Manage and run competitions
• Establish frameworks
• Prepare tender / contract documents and OJ / e-tender notices
• Prepare internal evaluation guidance / procedures
• Debrief tenderers
• Create an audit trail
• Provide in-house procurement training
• Undertake in-house procurement audits

On the contentious side we have:

• represented both complainants and public bodies: in procurement proceedings: before the High Court, Commercial Court and the Supreme Court;
• dealt with the European Commission in relation to various complaints and investigations taken at a European level;
• successfully managed complaints and challenges without the need for them to escalate to such levels.

• Advising DCENR on the Next Generation Broadband Project for the roll out of a high speed broadband network and wholesales services across Ireland.

• Advising EirGrid on its procurement strategy for its recurring annual spend of around €200m on DS3 System Services which are critical for the effective running of the national electricity grid.

• Advised the Commission for Communications Regulation on the public procurement process for the grant of a concession to act as the Supervisory Authority for Electrical Contractors and, separately, in relation to another procurement process for the grant of a concession to act as the Supervisory Authority for Gas Contractors.