ITS7033 Student Travel Card

National Transport Authority (NTA)

The National Transport Authority (NTA) is a statutory body established by the Minister for Transport on 1.12.2009. At a national level, the NTA has responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger land transport services.
The NTA also has responsibility for the development of an integrated transport system within the Greater Dublin Area (GDA). The principal functions of the NTA with respect to the GDA are:
— strategic planning of transport,
— development of an integrated, accessible public transport network,
— promoting cycling and walking,
— provision of public transport infrastructure generally including light rail, metro and heavy rail,
— effective management of traffic and transport demand.
In 2011, the NTA took over statutory responsibility (from the Railway Procurement Agency, RPA) for the completion and delivery for the Integrated Ticketing Scheme (ITS) in the Greater Dublin Area.
RPA on behalf of NTA invites tenders for the provision of Student Travel Cards. The Student Travel Card is Ireland’s largest National travel card offering exclusive discounts on Irish Rail, Dublin Bus, DART and Luas.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=323752. />The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept responses to this notice via an 'Electronic PQQ' facility. Further details of this facility are available at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/PQQ/PQQ_Explain.aspx?ID=323752.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2011-11-30. The procurement was published on 2011-10-26.

Who?

• National Transport Authority (NTA)

What?

• Miscellaneous transport equipment and spare parts › Transport tickets
• Security-type printed matter › Tickets
• Travel agency and similar services › Sale of travel tickets and package tours services
• Travel agency and similar services › Travel services

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2011-10-26	Contract notice

Contract notice (2011-10-26)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: sale of travel tickets and package tours services
Quantity or scope:

The successful Tenderer shall have the capability:— to authenticate student status to the satisfaction of NTA,— to provide a personalisation file to the ITS operate contractor who will then initialise and print personalisation information on the Student Travel Card and distribute,— to integrate their card personalisation printer with an ITS software Smart Card Interface Module and provide ITS enabled cards on the spot to students,— to build and/or maintain a promotional website,— to engage in commercial agreements with discount providers to increase the attractiveness of the card.The successful Tenderer will commence this contract in May 2012 for card launch in August 2012.This is a five year contract.All full time second and third level students are entitled to apply for a Student Travel Card. Also eligible are those currently studying for at least 6 months duration with a minimum 20 hours class time per week. Full time foreign students who meet the above criteria are also entitled to apply for a Student Travel Card whilst in Ireland.There is new card produced every September to validate student status which means there are two cards in circulation from September until December every year.Cards shall be purchased by the following means:— express agents (on the spot card production),— printerless locations (details taken on the spot and student travel card subsequently sent to student),— and postal applications (details and valid form sent to contractor by student, student travel card subsequently sent to student).

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Sale of travel tickets and package tours services 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Not specified
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: National Transport Authority (NTA)
Postal address: RPA, Parkgate Business Centre,Parkgate Street
Postal town: Dublin 8
Contact
Internet address: http://www.rpa.ie 🌏
E-mail: mary.hendrick@rpa.ie 📧
Phone: +353 16463854 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-10-26 📅
Submission deadline: 2011-11-30 📅
Publication date: 2011-10-29 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 209-340856
OJ-S issue: 209
Additional information

The procurement of Contract ITS7033 provision of Student Travel Card is not subject to Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Union and the European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertakings) Regulations 2007 and is being advertised on a voluntary basis by NTA. NTA or RPA shall not be responsible for any costs, expenses or charges incurred by candidates involved in this process. Award of contract may be subject to successful interview. Tenderers are advised that RPA is subject to the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003 (as amended). If a Tenderer considers that any of the information supplied with its Tender should not be disclosed because of its commercial sensitivity, confidentiality or otherwise, they must, when providing this information, clearly identify the specific information they do not wish to be disclosed and clearly specify the reasons for its sensitivity. Please note, it is not sufficient to include a statement of confidentiality encompassing all the information provided in the response. (ET Ref:323752).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Service category: 18
Short description:

The NTA also has responsibility for the development of an integrated transport system within the Greater Dublin Area (GDA). The principal functions of the NTA with respect to the GDA are:

— strategic planning of transport,

— development of an integrated, accessible public transport network,

— promoting cycling and walking,

— provision of public transport infrastructure generally including light rail, metro and heavy rail,

— effective management of traffic and transport demand.

In 2011, the NTA took over statutory responsibility (from the Railway Procurement Agency, RPA) for the completion and delivery for the Integrated Ticketing Scheme (ITS) in the Greater Dublin Area.

RPA on behalf of NTA invites tenders for the provision of Student Travel Cards. The Student Travel Card is Ireland’s largest National travel card offering exclusive discounts on Irish Rail, Dublin Bus, DART and Luas.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=323752.

The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept responses to this notice via an 'Electronic PQQ' facility. Further details of this facility are available at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/PQQ/PQQ_Explain.aspx?ID=323752.

Quantity or scope:

The successful Tenderer shall have the capability:

— to authenticate student status to the satisfaction of NTA,

— to provide a personalisation file to the ITS operate contractor who will then initialise and print personalisation information on the Student Travel Card and distribute,

— to integrate their card personalisation printer with an ITS software Smart Card Interface Module and provide ITS enabled cards on the spot to students,

— to build and/or maintain a promotional website,

— to engage in commercial agreements with discount providers to increase the attractiveness of the card.

The successful Tenderer will commence this contract in May 2012 for card launch in August 2012.

This is a five year contract.

All full time second and third level students are entitled to apply for a Student Travel Card. Also eligible are those currently studying for at least 6 months duration with a minimum 20 hours class time per week. Full time foreign students who meet the above criteria are also entitled to apply for a Student Travel Card whilst in Ireland.

There is new card produced every September to validate student status which means there are two cards in circulation from September until December every year.

Cards shall be purchased by the following means:

— express agents (on the spot card production),

— printerless locations (details taken on the spot and student travel card subsequently sent to student),

— and postal applications (details and valid form sent to contractor by student, student travel card subsequently sent to student).

Reference number: ITS7033
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:

(1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent.

(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process.

(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession.

(4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession.

(5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register.

(6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process.

(7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation.

(8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions under the law or of the relevant State in which the candidate is established

(9) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.

As per the attached ePQQ.

Economic and financial standing:

(1) All candidates will be required to provide a reference from their bank.

(2) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.

(3) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice.

(4) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business.

As per the attached ePQQ.

Technical and professional ability:

(1) A statement of the candidate's average annual number of staff and managerial staff over the previous 3 years.

(2) Details of the educational and professional qualifications of their managerial staff; and those of the person(s) who would be responsible for providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the contract.

(3) All candidates will be required to provide certification from an independent body attesting conformity to environmental management standards in accordance with the Community Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS); or the European standard BS EN ISO 14001.

(4) All candidates will be required to provide certification drawn up by an independent body attesting the compliance of the economic operator with quality assurance standards based on the relevant European standards.

(5) Certificates drawn up by official quality control institutes or agencies of recognised competence attesting the conformity of products clearly identified by references to specifications or standards.

(6) Samples, descriptions and/or photographs, the authenticity of which must be certified if the contracting authority so requests

(7) A statement of the principal goods sold or services provided by the supplier or the services provider in the past 3 years, detailing the dates on which the goods were sold or the services provided; the consideration received; the identity of the person to whom the goods were sold or the services were provided.

(8) A check may be carried out by the contracting authority or by a competent official body of the State in which the candidate is established, to verify the technical capacity of the candidate; and if relevant, on the candidates study and research facilities and quality control measures.

(9) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract.

As per the attached ePQQ.

Contract execution
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

If a tender is submitted by a group (more than one) of suppliers, then those suppliers, if awarded the contract, will be required to assume such legal form by incorporation, partnership or otherwise as will enable them to contract as a single entity. It may become necessary for the group to state a single addressee responsible for the receipt and processing of the participating orders and resolving any problems relating to the contract.

Other particular conditions: As per attached ePQQ.
Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Other languages: Irish.

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: RPA Procurement
Mary Hendrick
Internet address: www.rpa.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA02154 🌏
Name: Railway Procurement Agency (RPA)
Postal address: Parkgate Business Centre, Parkgate Street
Contact point: Procurement
URL for further information: www.rpa.ie 🌏
URL for documents: www.nationaltransport.ie 🌏
URL for participation: www.rpa.ie 🌏

Reference
Dates
Start date: 2012-05-01 📅
End date: 2017-05-01 📅

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Courts
Postal address: Chief Registar, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 1
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Recurrent procurement
October 2016.
Source: OJS 2011/S 209-340856 (2011-10-26)

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