Transport Planning Services Framework

National Roads Authority (NRA)

Transport Planning Services Framework (Transport, Engineering, Planning and Economics Consultancy Services).
The service requirements to be provided are those transport, engineering, planning and economics services required by the Contracting Authority in connection with national roads programmes.
The contract for these services may provide at the option of the Contracting Authority for amongst other things the following:
— Highways consultancy services including traffic engineering, transport planning, and planning process statutory requirements,
— Transport planning and engineering services relating to design of intelligent transport systems,
— Transport planning and engineering services relating to traffic modelling,
— Transport economics and general economics consultancy services,
— Transport planning and economics consultancy services relating to transport demand management strategies including control and fiscal measures,
— Planning consultancy services relating to spatial planning and provision of expert advice to the National Roads Authority, in its role as a statutory consultee, relating to the preparation by planning authorities of statutory plans,
— Provision of planning consultancy support to the National Roads Authority including reviewing planning applications notified to the Authority by planning authorities,
— Project Management services relating to the implementation of traffic management projects,
— Performance of the role of Project Supervisor Design Process,
— Demographic studies utilising Census 2011 data, previous censuses and forecasts published by the Central Statistics Office and other bodies,
— Analysis of national trip end data,
— Preparation of transport demand forecasts,
— Maintenance and further development of the National Roads Authority’s National Traffic Model,
— Maintenance and further development of the National Roads Authority’s National Transport Model,
— Provision of project appraisal support to the National Roads Authority including the preparation of new guidance, as required, in the National Roads Authority Project Appraisal Guidelines and review of project appraisal documentation relating to national road projects.
Further details will be set out in the tender documents to be sent to those applicants selected to be invited to tender.
Firms or individuals may combine to provide these services. Where a tender has been submitted by a group, the Authority may request the members of the group to contract on a joint and several liability basis, as a lead consultant with a number of sub-consultants, or on such basis as the Authority deems appropriate, which basis will be set out in the Invitation to Tender to be sent to those candidates selected to be invited to tender. One member of a group should be identified as the main point of contact during the tender process. Where services are sub contracted collateral warranties will be required.
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=340953.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-01-24. The procurement was published on 2011-11-30.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2011-11-30 Contract notice
2012-05-01 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2011-11-30)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: transport systems consultancy services
Quantity or scope: Refer to Section II.1.5.
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: Transport systems consultancy 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: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: National Roads Authority (NRA)
Postal address: St Martin's House, Waterloo Road
Postal town: Dublin 4
Contact
Internet address: http://www.nra.ie 🌏
Phone: +353 16602511 📞
Fax: +353 16680009 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-11-30 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-01-24 📅
Publication date: 2011-12-03 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 233-377664
OJ-S issue: 233
Additional information
Refer to the pre-qualification documents attached to the contract notice on www.etenders.gov.ie. The Authority is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003. (ET Ref:340953).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Transport Planning Services Framework (Transport, Engineering, Planning and Economics Consultancy Services).
The service requirements to be provided are those transport, engineering, planning and economics services required by the Contracting Authority in connection with national roads programmes.
The contract for these services may provide at the option of the Contracting Authority for amongst other things the following:
— Highways consultancy services including traffic engineering, transport planning, and planning process statutory requirements,
— Transport planning and engineering services relating to…
… design of intelligent transport systems,
… traffic modelling,
— Transport economics and general economics consultancy services,
— Transport planning and economics consultancy services relating to transport demand management strategies including control and fiscal measures,
— Planning consultancy services relating to spatial planning and provision of expert advice to the National Roads Authority, in its role as a statutory consultee, relating to the preparation by planning authorities of statutory plans,
— Provision of planning consultancy support to the National Roads Authority including reviewing planning applications notified to the Authority by planning authorities,
— Project Management services relating to the implementation of traffic management projects,
— Performance of the role of Project Supervisor Design Process,
— Demographic studies utilising Census 2011 data, previous censuses and forecasts published by the Central Statistics Office and other bodies,
— Analysis of national trip end data,
— Preparation of transport demand forecasts,
— Maintenance and further development of the National Roads Authority’s National…
… Traffic Model,
… Transport Model,
— Provision of project appraisal support to the National Roads Authority including the preparation of new guidance, as required, in the National Roads Authority Project Appraisal Guidelines and review of project appraisal documentation relating to national road projects.
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Further details will be set out in the tender documents to be sent to those applicants selected to be invited to tender.
Firms or individuals may combine to provide these services. Where a tender has been submitted by a group, the Authority may request the members of the group to contract on a joint and several liability basis, as a lead consultant with a number of sub-consultants, or on such basis as the Authority deems appropriate, which basis will be set out in the Invitation to Tender to be sent to those candidates selected to be invited to tender. One member of a group should be identified as the main point of contact during the tender process. Where services are sub contracted collateral warranties will be required.
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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=340953.
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:
Refer to the pre-qualification documents attached to the contract notice on www.etenders.gov.ie.
Economic and financial standing:
Refer to the pre-qualification documents attached to the contract notice on www.etenders.gov.ie.
Minimum level(s) of standards:
Refer to the pre-qualification documents attached to the contract notice on www.etenders.gov.ie.
Technical and professional ability:
Refer to the pre-qualification documents attached to the contract notice on www.etenders.gov.ie.
Contract execution
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
In the case of a consortium all members of the consortium shall be jointly and severally liable for the performance of services.
Other particular conditions:
Refer to the pre-qualification documents attached to the contract notice on www.etenders.gov.ie.
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
Yes. Refer to the pre-qualification documents attached to the contract notice on www.etenders.gov.ie.
Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Duration of the framework agreement in months: 36
Justification for framework agreement duration over four years:
The NRA reserves the right to exercise at the NRA’s absolute discretion the option to extend the 36 months duration of the contract by a further 12 months.
Tender validity period: 6 months
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Procurement
Richella Mulvihill
Internet address: www.nra.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01608 🌏
Name: National Roads Authority (NRA)
Contact point: Nigel O'Neill
E-mail: noneill@nra.ie 📧
URL for further information: www.nra.ie 🌏
URL for documents: www.nra.ie 🌏
URL for participation: www.nra.ie 🌏

Reference
Additional information
Refer to the pre-qualification documents attached to the contract notice on www.etenders.gov.ie.
The Authority is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003.
(ET Ref:340953).

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
Source: OJS 2011/S 233-377664 (2011-11-30)
Contract award notice (2012-05-01)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 952 700 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-05-01 📅
Publication date: 2012-05-03 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 85-139741
Refers to notice: 2011/S 233-377664
OJ-S issue: 85
Additional information
(ET Ref:421672).

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Quality (70)
2. Price (30)

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2012-03-15 📅
Name: Aecom/Roughan & O'Donovan Ltd
Postal address: Ground Floor, Grand Canal House, Upper Grand Canal Street
Postal town: Dublin 4
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Internet address: www.aecom.com 🌏
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4

Complementary information
Review body
Postal town: Dublin 7
Source: OJS 2012/S 085-139741 (2012-05-01)
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