Provision of a national household travel survey

National Transport Authority

It is intended that a national household travel survey will provide essential travel behaviour data to support the NTA's transport planning role and for the maintenance of various transport models.
The Authority currently operates and maintains a multi-modal transport model for the GDA. The model was previously maintained by the DTO and came into the ownership of the NTA when the Authority was established in December 2009 and subsumed the DTO.
The GDA model covers two time periods – a 3-hour AM peak period (7 to 10) and a one hour off peak period (2 to 3) in the afternoon. While the trip assignment component of the current model represents trips in the AM peak and afternoon off-peak only, the demand model component requires data on all-day travel patterns and journey purposes.
The model was updated in 2008 to incorporate the 2006 travel and Census data. The next update is scheduled for late 2012, to incorporate the travel and demographic data from the 2011 Census. The Census will provide comprehensive data on the patterns of travel to work and education that are the dominant journey purposes in the AM Peak. However, the model update will also require travel data on other all-day journey purposes – including trips to shopping, leisure, business etc., and the primary objective of the household survey is to provide this data.
It is all intended that the data will be used to maintain similar multi-modal transport models that have been developed for other regional cities in Ireland, including Cork, Limerick and Galway.
The NTA also intend to use the data in the development of a national transport model.
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=359772.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-01-31. The procurement was published on 2011-12-23.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

• Millward Brown Lansdowne

Who?

• National Transport Authority

What?

• Architectural, engineering and planning services › Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
• Civil engineering consultancy services › Transport systems consultancy services
• Customer services › Customer survey services
• Survey services › Survey analysis services
• Survey services › Survey design services
• Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services › Analysis services

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2011-12-23	Contract notice
2012-03-28	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2011-12-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: survey services
Quantity or scope:

The main aim of the national household travel survey will be to obtain factual data on travel behaviour throughout the country on a typical day. This data will include the number of trips being made daily, the mode and time of travel, the distance travelled and the journey purpose.It is intended that this factual travel data will be obtained through the completion of travel diaries. In order to obtain a good sample of people’s travel behaviour on weekdays and weekends, it is intended that each travel diary will record trips for one weekday (Monday to Friday) and one weekend day (Saturday or Sunday). However, it is a requirement that the final dataset obtained from the survey will contain a representative sample of journeys on all days of the week.In addition to the completion of travel diaries, it is intended that the surveys will include the completion of a household questionnaire. The purpose of the questionnaire will be to obtain essential background information about each household – including household size and structure, car ownership, socio-economic grouping, etc. It will also include information about each individual member of the household – in order to cross reference with the travel diaries and to facilitate cross tabulation with National Census data.The Authority will require that for each household participating in the survey, travel diaries will be completed for all household members over the age of 4. Escorted trips where adults accompany children under the age of 4 must also be recorded as part of the escort’s travel diary. As the travel data will be a key input into the development of a multi-modal national transport model, it is critical that the travel diaries obtain a representative sample of longer distance trips and trips by modes other than by car (e.g. trip by public transport).The full scope of the contract and the specifications of service requirements is set out in the document entitled "National Transport Authority requests for tenders for undertaking a national household travel survey" available on www.etenders.gov.ie.

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Survey services 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: National or federal Agency/Office
Awarding authority name: National Transport Authority
Postal address: Dun Sceine, Iveagh Court, Harcourt Lane
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: http://www.nationaltransport.ie 🌏
E-mail: joanne.regan@nationaltransport.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18798300 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-12-23 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-01-31 📅
Publication date: 2011-12-28 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 249-406361
Refers to notice: 2011/S 48-078976
OJ-S issue: 249
Additional information

It will be a condition for the award of any contract by the Contracting Authority that the successful tenderer produce a valid tax clearance certificate or C2 certificate from the Irish Revenue Commissioners. Please note that all information relating to this competition, including documentation, clarifications, changes, additional information etc. will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. Interested parties must register their interest in this contract notice on the etenders web site in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications, changes, additional information etc. The National Transport Authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties. At any time, the Contracting Authority may, at its sole discretion, terminate this competition (or any part thereof), change the basis of, and/or the procedures, for the competition, or procure the contract by alternative means. The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to accept the most economically advantageous, or any tender. All costs incurred by participants in this competition (including attending at presentations to the Contracting Authority, if required) must be borne by the participant. The Contracting Authority accepts no liability for any such costs, howsoever incurred, irrespective of the outcome of the competition, even if the competition is postponed or cancelled. (ET Ref:359772).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

It is intended that a national household travel survey will provide essential travel behaviour data to support the NTA's transport planning role and for the maintenance of various transport models.

The Authority currently operates and maintains a multi-modal transport model for the GDA. The model was previously maintained by the DTO and came into the ownership of the NTA when the Authority was established in December 2009 and subsumed the DTO.

The GDA model covers two time periods – a 3-hour AM peak period (7 to 10) and a one hour off peak period (2 to 3) in the afternoon. While the trip assignment component of the current model represents trips in the AM peak and afternoon off-peak only, the demand model component requires data on all-day travel patterns and journey purposes.

The model was updated in 2008 to incorporate the 2006 travel and Census data. The next update is scheduled for late 2012, to incorporate the travel and demographic data from the 2011 Census. The Census will provide comprehensive data on the patterns of travel to work and education that are the dominant journey purposes in the AM Peak. However, the model update will also require travel data on other all-day journey purposes – including trips to shopping, leisure, business etc., and the primary objective of the household survey is to provide this data.

It is all intended that the data will be used to maintain similar multi-modal transport models that have been developed for other regional cities in Ireland, including Cork, Limerick and Galway.

The NTA also intend to use the data in the development of a national transport model.

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=359772.

Variants will be accepted ✅
Quantity or scope:

It is intended that this factual travel data will be obtained through the completion of travel diaries. In order to obtain a good sample of people’s travel behaviour on weekdays and weekends, it is intended that each travel diary will record trips for one weekday (Monday to Friday) and one weekend day (Saturday or Sunday). However, it is a requirement that the final dataset obtained from the survey will contain a representative sample of journeys on all days of the week.

In addition to the completion of travel diaries, it is intended that the surveys will include the completion of a household questionnaire. The purpose of the questionnaire will be to obtain essential background information about each household – including household size and structure, car ownership, socio-economic grouping, etc. It will also include information about each individual member of the household – in order to cross reference with the travel diaries and to facilitate cross tabulation with National Census data.

The Authority will require that for each household participating in the survey, travel diaries will be completed for all household members over the age of 4. Escorted trips where adults accompany children under the age of 4 must also be recorded as part of the escort’s travel diary. As the travel data will be a key input into the development of a multi-modal national transport model, it is critical that the travel diaries obtain a representative sample of longer distance trips and trips by modes other than by car (e.g. trip by public transport).

The full scope of the contract and the specifications of service requirements is set out in the document entitled "National Transport Authority requests for tenders for undertaking a national household travel survey" available on www.etenders.gov.ie.

Duration: 9 months
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.

Economic and financial standing:

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

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.

An indication of the proportion of the contract which the service provider intends possibly to subcontract.

Contract execution
Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Tender validity period: 6 months
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Joanne Regan
Internet address: www.nationaltransport.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01737 🌏
Name: National Transport Authority
URL for further information: www.nationaltransport.ie 🌏
URL for documents: www.nationaltransport.ie 🌏
URL for participation: www.nationaltransport.ie 🌏

Reference
Dates
Publication date: 2011-03-10 📅
Identifiers
Notice number in the OJ S: 2011/S 48-078976
Additional information

Please note that all information relating to this competition, including documentation, clarifications, changes, additional information etc. will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge.

Interested parties must register their interest in this contract notice on the etenders web site in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications, changes, additional information etc. The National Transport Authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.

At any time, the Contracting Authority may, at its sole discretion, terminate this competition (or any part thereof), change the basis of, and/or the procedures, for the competition, or procure the contract by alternative means. The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to accept the most economically advantageous, or any tender.

All costs incurred by participants in this competition (including attending at presentations to the Contracting Authority, if required) must be borne by the participant. The Contracting Authority accepts no liability for any such costs, howsoever incurred, irrespective of the outcome of the competition, even if the competition is postponed or cancelled.

(ET Ref:359772).

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
Source: OJS 2011/S 249-406361 (2011-12-23)

Contract award notice (2012-03-28)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal code: 2
Postal town: Dublin

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-03-28 📅
Publication date: 2012-03-30 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 63-101577
Refers to notice: 2011/S 249-406361
OJ-S issue: 63
Additional information
(ET Ref:404072).

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Qulaity of tenderer's approach for discharging and managing the commission (40)
2. Tender Fee (60)

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2012-02-27 📅
Name: Millward Brown Lansdowne
Postal address: Millbank House, Arkle Road, Sandyford
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 18
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Internet address: www.millwardbrownlansdowne.ie 🌏
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3

Complementary information
Review body
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Source: OJS 2012/S 063-101577 (2012-03-28)

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