Framework Agreements on on-going Legal Advice under Luxembourg Law

FMS Wertmanagement AöR

FMS-WM is the sole shareholder of DEPFA Bank plc (‘DEPFA’) which is a licensed bank seated in Dublin and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. DEPFA has several subsidiaries, some of them being regulated banks as well. DEPFA Pfandbrief Bank International S. A. (‘DPBI’) being a pure Pfandbrief Bank located in Luxemburg. DEPFA is the sole shareholder of DPBI.
FMS-WM's mission is inter alia to wind down DEPFA and its subsidiaries including DPBI in a profit oriented way. As a consequence FMS-WM as the ultimate (indirect) shareholder of DPBI has a need for legal advice on Luxembourg law related matters. In addition, FMS-WM has purchased several bonds which have been issued by DPBI by way of public tender offer and bilateral purchases. FMS-WM might get a need for legal advice under Luxemburg law which is related to these purchases.
In consequence, FMS-WM has a demand for legal advice on the following areas of Luxemburg law:
— Corporate Law (eg assessment of the rights and duties of Board members of an Luxemburg company/corporate governance, interpretation of the articles of association, shareholder rights with respect to subsidiaries), also with respect to a potential wind-down of DPBI; this lot also includes advice in tax matters, in particular with regards to subjects which are related to the corporate matters
— Banking / Capital Markets Law / Legal advice on Covered Bond (Pfandbrief) related matters (eg review, drafting and negotiation of finance documents; advice on cover bond related legal matters / transactions);
— Contractual Law (eg drafting/interpretation of non-disclosure agreements, service agreements, purchase agreements);
— Banking Regulatory Law (eg legal matters which arise due to the fact that DPBI is a licensed bank regulated by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier);
To meet this demand, framework agreements for the provision of legal services in the abovementioned areas of law shall be concluded. In detail, FMS-WM intends to conclude framework agreements for the following lots (each of them containing up to two (2) Framework Agreements):
— Lot 1: Corporate Law and Tax
— Lot 2: Banking / Capital Markets Law
— Lot 3: Contractual Law
— Lot 4: Banking Regulatory Law.

Deadline

Die Frist für den Eingang der Angebote war 2016-05-06. Die Ausschreibung wurde veröffentlicht am 2016-04-15.

Anbieter

Die folgenden Lieferanten werden in Vergabeentscheidungen oder anderen Beschaffungsunterlagen erwähnt:

Wer?

• FMS Wertmanagement AöR

Wie?

• Juristische Beratung und Vertretung › Rechtsberatung

Wo?

• Luxembourg

Geschichte der Beschaffung

Datum	Dokument
2016-04-15	Auftragsbekanntmachung
2016-04-23	Ergänzende Angaben
2016-04-27	Ergänzende Angaben
2016-05-09	Ergänzende Angaben
2016-06-15	Ergänzende Angaben
2017-03-02	Bekanntmachung über vergebene Aufträge

Auftragsbekanntmachung (2016-04-15)
Objekt
Umfang der Beschaffung
Titel: Rechtsberatung
Menge oder Umfang:

Entry into non-exclusive framework agreements concerning the provision of legal advisory services on different areas of law. Neither a minimum level of services to be purchased nor a maximum amount for revenues to be expected by the other party to the agreement will be fixed.

Metadaten der Bekanntmachung
Originalsprache: Englisch 🗣️
Dokumenttyp: Auftragsbekanntmachung
Art des Auftrags: Dienstleistungen
Verordnung: Europäische Union, mit GPA-Beteiligung
Gemeinsames Vokabular für öffentliche Aufträge (CPV)
Code: Rechtsberatung 📦

Verfahren
Verfahrensart: Offenes Verfahren
Angebotsart: Angebot für ein oder mehrere Los(e)
Vergabekriterien
Wirtschaftlichstes Angebot

Öffentlicher Auftraggeber
Identität
Land: Deutschland 🇩🇪
Art des öffentlichen Auftraggebers: Einrichtung des öffentlichen Rechts
Name des öffentlichen Auftraggebers: FMS Wertmanagement AöR
Postanschrift: Prinzregentenstr. 56
Postleitzahl: 80538
Postort: Munich
Kontakt
Internetadresse: http://www.fms-wm.de 🌏
E-Mail: legal.luxlawtender@fmswm.de 📧
Telefon: +49 899547627530 📞
Fax: +49 8995476277139 📠

Referenz
Daten
Absendedatum: 2016-04-15 📅
Einreichungsfrist: 2016-05-06 📅
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2016-04-20 📅
Kennungen
Bekanntmachungsnummer: 2016/S 077-136698
ABl. S-Ausgabe: 77
Zusätzliche Informationen

1. The contract will be awarded according to German law. The services for which tenders are invited are subject to category 21 of Annex I Part B of VOF [German Procedures for the Award of Contracts for Independent Professional Services]. The award process will thus be based on section 97 para. 6 GWB [German Act Against Restraints on Competition], section 5 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 2 VgV [German Procurement Regulation], section 1 para. 3 sentence 1 VOF in conjunction with the sections referred to therein and with the general principles of public procurement law. The present document constitutes a voluntary notice. The contracting authority has opted for this course of action to facilitate a maximum degree of transparency and competition. The contracting authority shall not be subject to any provisions of public procurement law going beyond those indicated above. 2. When compiling the tender documents attention should be paid to the completeness of the records and to their well-arranged layout. Bidders are requested to use the numbers shown in the text of the notice and in the forms. 3. Questions regarding the requirements defined in this notice and the additional procurement documents should be sent promptly, no later, however, than by 29.4.2016, to the following e-mail address: legal.luxlawtender@fms-wm.de. The contracting authority reserves the right not to respond to questions received later than that. Questions received in due course will be collected and an anonymised question and answer catalogue will be sent out to all bidders as soon as possible. The questions and relevant answers will be incorporated into the procurement documents and render them more precisely, as applicable. 4. The bid shall be signed by hand and be submitted in writing to the address indicated in section I.1). Electronic transmission or transmission by fax shall be impermissible and result in exclusion. The bid is to be submitted prior to the final deadlines indicated in section IV.3.4). The postage risk of timely receipt lies with the bidder. 5. The bid is to be submitted complete with all pertinent records in a sealed envelope/parcel and be clearly labelled as follows: ‘Tender Documents in the Award Procedure Luxembourg Counsel Do not open before the tender period has expired! Personally and unopened for the attention of Dr. Rüdiger Hansel’ If the bid is not labelled accordingly and if the envelope/the parcel is opened prior to the time limit for the receipt of tenders for this reason, this may lead to the bidder's exclusion from the procedure. 6. Bidders are requested to submit, in addition to the paper version with the bidder's signature by hand (original), a paper copy thereof as well as a CD-ROM / DVD with the scanned bid in the pdf format. If there are any differences and/or inconsistencies on points of substance between the documents, the original will always prevail. 7. Bidders who do not submit the declarations and documentary evidence requested herein together with the bid may be excluded from the procedure. The contracting authority reserves the right to subsequently request missing declarations and documentary evidence. The bidders have no claim to such subsequent request. 8. Only one bid per bidder will be permitted. Multiple bids will lead to being excluded from the award procedure. 9. No compensation will be granted for participation in this tender. Documents submitted will not be returned. 10. In the event that this notice or the other procurement documents contain any ambiguities or contradictions or if they violate applicable law in the bidder's view, the bidders shall report this to the contracting authority in textual form without delay. 11. Foreign bidders are expected to provide equivalent evidence and to make equivalent declarations. To the extent that pieces of evidence and declarations are not written in the English language, an ordinary translation into the English language should be attached.

Zusätzliche Informationen

1. The contract will be awarded according to German law. The services for which tenders are invited are subject to category 21 of Annex I Part B of VOF [German Procedures for the Award of Contracts for Independent Professional Services]. The award process will thus be based on section 97 para. 6 GWB [German Act Against Restraints on Competition], section 5 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 2 VgV [German Procurement Regulation], section 1 para. 3 sentence 1 VOF in conjunction with the sections referred to therein and with the general principles of public procurement law. The present document constitutes a voluntary notice. The contracting authority has opted for this course of action to facilitate a maximum degree of transparency and competition. The contracting authority shall not be subject to any provisions of public procurement law going beyond those indicated above.

2. When compiling the tender documents attention should be paid to the completeness of the records and to their well-arranged layout. Bidders are requested to use the numbers shown in the text of the notice and in the forms.

3. Questions regarding the requirements defined in this notice and the additional procurement documents should be sent promptly, no later, however, than by 29.4.2016, to the following e-mail address: legal.luxlawtender@fms-wm.de. The contracting authority reserves the right not to respond to questions received later than that. Questions received in due course will be collected and an anonymised question and answer catalogue will be sent out to all bidders as soon as possible. The questions and relevant answers will be incorporated into the procurement documents and render them more precisely, as applicable.

4. The bid shall be signed by hand and be submitted in writing to the address indicated in section I.1). Electronic transmission or transmission by fax shall be impermissible and result in exclusion. The bid is to be submitted prior to the final deadlines indicated in section IV.3.4). The postage risk of timely receipt lies with the bidder.

5. The bid is to be submitted complete with all pertinent records in a sealed envelope/parcel and be clearly labelled as follows:

‘Tender Documents in the Award Procedure

Luxembourg Counsel

Do not open before the tender period has expired!

Personally and unopened for the attention of Dr. Rüdiger Hansel’

If the bid is not labelled accordingly and if the envelope/the parcel is opened prior to the time limit for the receipt of tenders for this reason, this may lead to the bidder's exclusion from the procedure.

6. Bidders are requested to submit, in addition to the paper version with the bidder's signature by hand (original), a paper copy thereof as well as a CD-ROM / DVD with the scanned bid in the pdf format. If there are any differences and/or inconsistencies on points of substance between the documents, the original will always prevail.

7. Bidders who do not submit the declarations and documentary evidence requested herein together with the bid may be excluded from the procedure. The contracting authority reserves the right to subsequently request missing declarations and documentary evidence. The bidders have no claim to such subsequent request.

8. Only one bid per bidder will be permitted. Multiple bids will lead to being excluded from the award procedure.

9. No compensation will be granted for participation in this tender. Documents submitted will not be returned.

10. In the event that this notice or the other procurement documents contain any ambiguities or contradictions or if they violate applicable law in the bidder's view, the bidders shall report this to the contracting authority in textual form without delay.

11. Foreign bidders are expected to provide equivalent evidence and to make equivalent declarations. To the extent that pieces of evidence and declarations are not written in the English language, an ordinary translation into the English language should be attached.

Objekt
Umfang der Beschaffung
Kurze Beschreibung:

FMS-WM's mission is inter alia to wind down DEPFA and its subsidiaries including DPBI in a profit oriented way. As a consequence FMS-WM as the ultimate (indirect) shareholder of DPBI has a need for legal advice on Luxembourg law related matters. In addition, FMS-WM has purchased several bonds which have been issued by DPBI by way of public tender offer and bilateral purchases. FMS-WM might get a need for legal advice under Luxemburg law which is related to these purchases.

In consequence, FMS-WM has a demand for legal advice on the following areas of Luxemburg law:

— Corporate Law (eg assessment of the rights and duties of Board members of an Luxemburg company/corporate governance, interpretation of the articles of association, shareholder rights with respect to subsidiaries), also with respect to a potential wind-down of DPBI; this lot also includes advice in tax matters, in particular with regards to subjects which are related to the corporate matters

— Banking / Capital Markets Law / Legal advice on Covered Bond (Pfandbrief) related matters (eg review, drafting and negotiation of finance documents; advice on cover bond related legal matters / transactions);

— Contractual Law (eg drafting/interpretation of non-disclosure agreements, service agreements, purchase agreements);

— Banking Regulatory Law (eg legal matters which arise due to the fact that DPBI is a licensed bank regulated by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier);

To meet this demand, framework agreements for the provision of legal services in the abovementioned areas of law shall be concluded. In detail, FMS-WM intends to conclude framework agreements for the following lots (each of them containing up to two (2) Framework Agreements):

— Lot 1: Corporate Law and Tax

— Lot 2: Banking / Capital Markets Law

— Lot 3: Contractual Law

— Lot 4: Banking Regulatory Law.

Losnummer: 1
Bezeichnung des Loses: Corporate Law and Tax
Kurze Beschreibung:

Corporate Law (eg assessment of the rights and duties of Board members of an Luxemburg company/corporate governance, interpretation of the articles of association, shareholder rights with respect to subsidiaries), also with respect to a potential wind-down of DPBI; this lot also includes advice in tax matters, in particular with regards to subjects which are related to the corporate…

… matters(1 framework agreement).

… matters

(1 framework agreement).
Menge oder Umfang: Up to two (2) Framework Agreements.
Losnummer: 2
Bezeichnung des Loses: Banking / Capital Markets Law
Kurze Beschreibung:

Banking / Capital Markets Law / Legal advice on Covered Bond (Pfandbrief) related matters (eg review, drafting and negotiation of finance documents; advice on cover bond related legal matters / transactions) including tax matters connected…

… therewith(1 framework agreement).

… therewith

Losnummer: 3
Bezeichnung des Loses: Contractual Law
Kurze Beschreibung:

Contractual Law (eg drafting/interpretation of non-disclosure agreements, service agreements, purchase…

… agreements)(1 framework agreement).

… agreements)

Losnummer: 4
Bezeichnung des Loses: Banking Regulatory Law
Kurze Beschreibung:

Banking Regulatory Law (eg legal matters which arise due to the fact that DPBI is a licensed bank regulated by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur…

… Financier)(1 framework agreement).

… Financier)

Dauer: 72 Monate
Ort der Leistung
Hauptstandort oder Erfüllungsort: Luxembourg.

Rechtliche, wirtschaftliche, finanzielle und technische Informationen
Bedingungen für die Teilnahme
Befähigung zur Berufsausübung:

General notes concerning the suitability assessment which will apply to all information to be provided pursuant to sections III.2.1) to III.2.3) of this notice:

The contract for which tenders are invited herein will be awarded to reliable (section III.2.1), capable (section III.2.2) and expert (section III.2.3) bidders. Whether the criteria of reliability, capability and expertise are met will be verified on the basis of the declarations and documentary evidence requested below.

For the purposes of the declarations and evidence referred to above bidders are requested to use the forms (hereinafter labelled ‘forms’) which will be made available by the contracting authority to prospective bidders at the contact address indicated in section I.1) of this notice.

The requested declarations and documentary evidence shall be submitted together with the bid. If necessary, additional information may be provided on separate pages conforming to the schematic layout of the relevant form. References to other contents in the tender documents or references to literature or brochures are no substitute for incomplete information on the forms.

To ensure that the deadline fixed for the submission of bids is met the requested declarations and pieces of evidence may also be submitted as copies without original signatures; however, in this case the original shall be submitted promptly thereafter. The contracting authority generally reserves the right to subsequently request, at short notice, such declarations and pieces of evidence as have not been submitted prior to the expiry of the tender period. This shall, expressly, also apply in the event that bids submitted are not duly made, including cases where details on forms are missing or contradictory.

Failure to submit the requested declarations and documentary evidence shall — subject to the contracting authority's decision on a subsequent request to be made at the contracting authority's sole discretion — result in the exclusion of the bid from the award procedure. The bidders are therefore requested to prepare their tender documents with particular care.

The following declarations and documentary evidence shall be submitted — for each lot separately — together with the bid:

1. Self-declaration concerning the bidder (name, legal form, address, contact details, contact persons) including submission of an excerpt from the commercial register or similar document of the country where the bidder is domiciled (not older than six months, copy sufficient) (form).

2. Self-declaration concerning reliability, by which it is affirmed that none of the reasons for exclusion defined in sec. 4 paragraphs 6 and 9 of the German Procedures for the Award of Contracts for Independent Professional Services [Vergabeordnung für freiberufliche Leistungen — VOF] exist (form).

Wirtschaftliche und finanzielle Leistungsfähigkeit:

For each Lot (1-4):

3. Self-declaration concerning the existence of a business liability insurance policy with a minimum cover for financial losses of EUR 50 000 000 (form). Such insurance policy should have a term being at least equal to the term of the contract, e.g. indefinite term, term automatically extended or the like.

Mindeststandards:

Minimum requirement: If the bidder has no adequate liability insurance, the bidder has to affirm in its tender documents in a binding manner that it will take out an adequate insurance if the contract is awarded to it.

Technische und berufliche Fähigkeiten:

For each Lot (1-4):

4. Self-declaration concerning the average number of professionals employed in total and in Luxembourg in the fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013 (form).

Mindeststandards:

For Lot 1 (Corporate Law and Tax):

Minimum requirement: The average number of professionals employed in the respective area of law in each of the fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013 shall be at least 4 in Luxembourg and in total at least 60 (in Luxembourg or worldwide).

For Lot 2 (Banking / Capital Markets Law):

For Lot 3 (Contractual Law):

For Lot 4 (Banking Regulatory Law):

Minimum requirement: The average number of professionals employed in the respective area of law in each of the fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013 shall be at least 2 in Luxembourg and in total at least 60 (in Luxembourg or worldwide).

Auftragsausführung
Die Ausführung der Dienstleistung ist einem besonderen Berufsstand vorbehalten: Admission as Attorney at Law in Luxembourg.
Namen und berufliche Qualifikationen des Personals ✅

Verfahren
Laufzeit der Rahmenvereinbarung in Jahren: 6
Begründung für eine Laufzeit der Rahmenvereinbarung von mehr als vier Jahren:

Legal Services are not subject to Article 32 of Regulation 2004/18/EG, cf. Article 21 of Regulation 2004/18/EG.

Gültigkeitsdauer des Angebots: 2016-08-30 📅
Sprachen
Sprache: Englisch 🗣️

Öffentlicher Auftraggeber
Kontakt
Kontaktperson: Dr Rüdiger Hansel

Referenz
Zusätzliche Informationen

2. When compiling the tender documents attention should be paid to the completeness of the records and to their well-arranged layout. Bidders are requested to use the numbers shown in the text of the notice and in the forms.

3. Questions regarding the requirements defined in this notice and the additional procurement documents should be sent promptly, no later, however, than by 29.4.2016, to the following e-mail address: legal.luxlawtender@fms-wm.de. The contracting authority reserves the right not to respond to questions received later than that. Questions received in due course will be collected and an anonymised question and answer catalogue will be sent out to all bidders as soon as possible. The questions and relevant answers will be incorporated into the procurement documents and render them more precisely, as applicable.

4. The bid shall be signed by hand and be submitted in writing to the address indicated in section I.1). Electronic transmission or transmission by fax shall be impermissible and result in exclusion. The bid is to be submitted prior to the final deadlines indicated in section IV.3.4). The postage risk of timely receipt lies with the bidder.

5. The bid is to be submitted complete with all pertinent records in a sealed envelope/parcel and be clearly labelled as follows:

‘Tender Documents in the Award Procedure

Luxembourg Counsel

Do not open before the tender period has expired!

Personally and unopened for the attention of Dr. Rüdiger Hansel’

If the bid is not labelled accordingly and if the envelope/the parcel is opened prior to the time limit for the receipt of tenders for this reason, this may lead to the bidder's exclusion from the procedure.

6. Bidders are requested to submit, in addition to the paper version with the bidder's signature by hand (original), a paper copy thereof as well as a CD-ROM / DVD with the scanned bid in the pdf format. If there are any differences and/or inconsistencies on points of substance between the documents, the original will always prevail.

7. Bidders who do not submit the declarations and documentary evidence requested herein together with the bid may be excluded from the procedure. The contracting authority reserves the right to subsequently request missing declarations and documentary evidence. The bidders have no claim to such subsequent request.

8. Only one bid per bidder will be permitted. Multiple bids will lead to being excluded from the award procedure.

9. No compensation will be granted for participation in this tender. Documents submitted will not be returned.

10. In the event that this notice or the other procurement documents contain any ambiguities or contradictions or if they violate applicable law in the bidder's view, the bidders shall report this to the contracting authority in textual form without delay.

11. Foreign bidders are expected to provide equivalent evidence and to make equivalent declarations. To the extent that pieces of evidence and declarations are not written in the English language, an ordinary translation into the English language should be attached.

Ergänzende Informationen
Körper überprüfen
Name: Bundeskartellamt, Vergabekammer des Bundes
Postanschrift: Villemomblerstraße 76
Postort: Bonn
Postleitzahl: 53123
Land: Deutschland 🇩🇪
E-Mail: vk@bundeskartellamt.bund.de 📧
Telefon: +49 22894990 📞
Internetadresse: www.bundeskartellamt.de 🌏
Fax: +49 2289499163 📠
Quelle: OJS 2016/S 077-136698 (2016-04-15)

Ergänzende Angaben (2016-04-23)
Objekt
Metadaten der Bekanntmachung
Dokumenttyp: Ergänzende Angaben

Referenz
Daten
Absendedatum: 2016-04-23 📅
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2016-04-27 📅
Kennungen
Bekanntmachungsnummer: 2016/S 082-145874
Verweist auf Bekanntmachung: 2016/S 077-136698
ABl. S-Ausgabe: 82
Quelle: OJS 2016/S 082-145874 (2016-04-23)

Ergänzende Angaben (2016-04-27)
Referenz
Daten
Absendedatum: 2016-04-27 📅
Einreichungsfrist: 2016-05-13 📅
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2016-04-30 📅
Kennungen
Bekanntmachungsnummer: 2016/S 085-150859
ABl. S-Ausgabe: 85
Quelle: OJS 2016/S 085-150859 (2016-04-27)

Ergänzende Angaben (2016-05-09)
Referenz
Daten
Absendedatum: 2016-05-09 📅
Einreichungsfrist: 2016-06-16 📅
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2016-05-11 📅
Kennungen
Bekanntmachungsnummer: 2016/S 090-161410
ABl. S-Ausgabe: 90
Quelle: OJS 2016/S 090-161410 (2016-05-09)

Ergänzende Angaben (2016-06-15)
Referenz
Daten
Absendedatum: 2016-06-15 📅
Einreichungsfrist: 2016-06-28 📅
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2016-06-17 📅
Kennungen
Bekanntmachungsnummer: 2016/S 116-206758
ABl. S-Ausgabe: 116
Quelle: OJS 2016/S 116-206758 (2016-06-15)

Bekanntmachung über vergebene Aufträge (2017-03-02)
Objekt
Metadaten der Bekanntmachung
Dokumenttyp: Bekanntmachung über vergebene Aufträge

Verfahren
Angebotsart: Entfällt

Öffentlicher Auftraggeber
Kontakt
E-Mail: legal.luxlawtender@fms-wm.de 📧
Telefon: +49 899547627644 📞
Fax: +49 8995476277644 📠

Referenz
Daten
Absendedatum: 2017-03-02 📅
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2017-03-04 📅
Kennungen
Bekanntmachungsnummer: 2017/S 045-083516
ABl. S-Ausgabe: 45

Verfahren
Vergabekriterien
Kriterium: 1. Price (40)
2. Quality (60)

Auftragsvergabe

1️⃣
Name: Dentons Luxembourg

2️⃣
Name: Hogan Lovells Luxembourg

3️⃣
Name: Arendt & Medernach

4️⃣
Name: Linklaters Luxembourg

5️⃣

6️⃣

Referenz
Kennungen
Nummer der Bekanntmachung im Amtsblatt S: 2016/S 116-206758
2016/S 082-145874
2016/S 090-161410
2016/S 085-150859
Quelle: OJS 2017/S 045-083516 (2017-03-02)

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