Application for Judicial Review by Leonard Personnel Limited
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | Weatherup J |
| Judgment Date | 2008 |
| Neutral Citation | [2008] NIQB 63 |
| Date | 28 May 2008 |
| Court | Queen's Bench Division (Northern Ireland) |
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Neutral Citation no. [2008] NIQB 63
Ref:
WEAH4842.T
Judgment: approved by the Court for handing
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Delivered:
28/05/2008
(subject to editorial corrections)
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE IN NORTHERN IRELAND
QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (JUDICIAL REVIEW)
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AN APPLICATION FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW BY
LEONARD PERSONNEL LIMITED
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WEATHERUP J
[1] This is an application for leave to apply for judicial review of decisions of the
Central Procurement Directorate of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 27
February 2008 and 12 March 2008 refusing to include Leonard Personnel Limited on
a list of companies selected to act as suppliers of services under the Northern Ireland
Court Service Framework Agreement for the Provision of Temporary/Short-term
Workers. Dr McGleenan appeared for the applicant and Mr McMillan for the
proposed respondent.
[2] The Terms of Reference in the Instructions to Tenderers stated that the
Central Procurement Directorate intended to establish a Framework Agreement for
the provision of temporary/short-term workers for those participating bodies listed
within the terms and conditions of the Framework Agreement. It was provided that
the Framework Agreement would be for two years with effect from 1 January 2008
with options to extend for a further two one -year periods until 31 December 2011. In
the event the contracts took effect on 1 March 2008.
[3] The scope of the contract was described as relating to temporary or short-term
workers being required in various categories that included category (a) –
Administrative and Secretarial, category (c) – Accountancy and Finance and
category (f) – Information and Communication Technology. This application is
concerned with category (c), Accountancy and Finance, where the applicant
tendered for what was described as Accountants Level 1, Accountants Level 2 and
Internal Auditors. The Terms of Reference provided that the top six highest scoring
tenders would be placed on the Framework for delivery of each job requirement.
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