Request for tenders for contract taxi services

Department of the Taoiseach / Roinn an Taoisigh

The Department of the Taoiseach is seeking tenders from suitably qualified service providers for reliable, safe, and cost-effective taxi services for an initial period of one year, renewable annually thereafter up to a maximum of four years subject always to satisfactory performance and the Department's business needs.
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=329774.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2011-12-07. The procurement was published on 2011-10-28.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2011-10-28 Contract notice
2012-03-13 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2011-10-28)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: taxi services
Quantity or scope:
โ€œThe Department of the Taoiseachโ€™s guidelines on the use of taxis provides that taxis may be used for official business only. The Department's requirement is...โ€    Show more
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Taxi services ๐Ÿ“ฆ

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: Department of the Taoiseach / Roinn an Taoisigh
Postal address: Government Buildings, Upper Merrion Street
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: fiona.white@taoiseach.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1-6194153 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 1-6194297 ๐Ÿ“ 

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-10-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2011-12-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2011-11-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 210-342953
OJ-S issue: 210
Additional information

โ€œPlease see request for tenders document published with this notice which can be downloaded at e-tenders.gov.ie. (ET Ref:329774).โ€

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œThe Department of the Taoiseach is seeking tenders from suitably qualified service providers for reliable, safe, and cost-effective taxi services for an...โ€    Show more

โ€œNote: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders web site at...โ€    Show more
Description of options:
โ€œThe duration of the contract will be for an initial period of one year, renewable annually thereafter up to a maximum of four years in total.โ€
Provisional timetable for use of options: 12 months
Number of possible renewals: 3
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
โ€œIreland.โ€

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
โ€œAll candidates are required to complete and submit the documents requested in the request for tender document attached, which includes confirmation of bona fides.โ€    Show more
Economic and financial standing:
โ€œPlease see the request for tender document for requirements.โ€
Technical and professional ability:
โ€œPlease see request for tender document for requirements.โ€
Contract execution
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
โ€œPlease see the attached request for tender document.โ€
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
โ€œPlease see the attached request for tender document.โ€
Names and professional qualifications of the staff โœ…

Procedure
Tender validity period: 2012-02-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages
Language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Fiona White
Internet address: www.taoiseach.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01505 ๐ŸŒ
Name: Department of the Taoiseach
Postal address: Government Buildings, Upper Merrion Street
Postal town: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
URL for further information: www.taoiseach.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: www.taoiseach.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
URL for documents: www.taoiseach.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Additional information

โ€œPlease see request for tenders document published with this notice which can be downloaded at e-tenders.gov.ie.โ€

โ€œ(ET Ref:329774).โ€

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Internet address: www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Recurrent procurement

โ€œAt the expiry/termination of this contract.โ€
Source: OJS 2011/S 210-342953 (2011-10-28)
Contract award notice (2012-03-13)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Contact
Phone: +353 16194153 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 16194297 ๐Ÿ“ 

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-03-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2012-03-15 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 52-084539
Refers to notice: 2011/S 210-342953
OJ-S issue: 52
Additional information

โ€œContract value is approximate and is dependent on the contract running 1 to 4 years. (ET Ref:394232).โ€

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 35 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
100 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Cost (600)
2. Booking (100)
3. Receipting (100)
4. Invoicing (100)
5. Reporting (100)

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2012-03-05 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Vip Taxis
Postal address: The Barley House, 90/97 Cork St
Postal town: Dublin 8
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Internet address: www.viptaxis.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5

Complementary information
Review body
Postal address: Four Courts, D7
Source: OJS 2012/S 052-084539 (2012-03-13)