Service provider for the central licensing processing unit and related services

Road Safety Authority (RSA)

Contract to design, develop and implement and operate a central licence processing unit to process applications received for the issuance of learner permits and driving licences, along with the provision of associated services as set out in the Project Information Memorandum.
Further details are set out in the pre-qualification documentation, obtainable on the eTenders web site at the address set out below.
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Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-02-13. The procurement was published on 2012-01-11.

Who?

• Road Safety Authority (RSA)

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2012-01-11	Contract notice

Contract notice (2012-01-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: system and support services
Quantity or scope:

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: System and support services 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Restricted 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: Road Safety Authority (RSA)
Postal address: Moy Business Park, Dublin Road, Co Mayo
Postal town: Ballina
Contact
Internet address: http://www.rsa.ie 🌏
E-mail: plasticcardlicence@rsa.ie 📧
Phone: +353 9625051 📞
Fax: +353 9678290 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-01-11 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-02-13 📅
Publication date: 2012-01-14 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 9-013573
Refers to notice: 2011/S 201-327316
OJ-S issue: 9
Additional information

As detailed in the Project Information Memorandum, including but not limited to: (a) Any contract award is subject to production of a current tax clearance certificate from the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland; (b) All costs incurred by applicants/tenderers in preparing pre-qualification submissions/tenders must be borne by them. The contracting authority accepts no liability for these costs, irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is postponed or cancelled; (c) The contracting authority may terminate this competition (or any part thereof), change the basis of and the procedures for the bidding process, at any time, or procure the project by alternative means if it appears that the project can thereby be more advantageously procured. The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted; (d) The contracting authority reserves the right in accordance with Regulation 32(5)(f) of the European Communities (Award of Public Authorities’ Contracts) Regulations 2006, to award new services to the successful tenderer. (ET Ref:364512).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Further details are set out in the pre-qualification documentation, obtainable on the eTenders web site at the address set out below.

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=247212.

… http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=364512.

The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via a 'Tender Submission Postbox' facility. Further details of this facility are available at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/PostBox/Postbox_Explain.aspx?ID=364512.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The postbox closes precisely at the time stated.

Variants will be accepted ✅
Quantity or scope:

Further details are set out in the pre-qualification documentation, obtainable on the eTenders web site at the address set out below.

Description of options:

Duration of the contract is 72 months from the award of contract. The contracting authority reserves the right to extend the duration of the contract for two further periods, each period being up to 2 years.

Number of possible renewals: 2
Time frame for subsequent contracts: 24 months
Duration: 72 months
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Economic and financial standing: As detailed in the pre-qualification documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards: As detailed in the Project Information Memorandum.
Technical and professional ability: As detailed in the pre-qualification documentation.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required:

The contracting authority reserves the right to require bonds, deposits, guarantees or other appropriate forms of undertaking or security to secure proper performance of the contract.

Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

The financing and payment arrangements will be specified in the request for tender documents.

Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: As detailed in the Project Information Memorandum as set out in Section 7.4.
Other particular conditions:

Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers.

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:

As detailed in the pre-qualification documentation and in accordance with Regulation 53 of the European Communities (Award of Public Authorities’ Contracts) Regulations 2006.

Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Minimum number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for selection:

Economic and financial standing and technical ability, as detailed in the Project Information Memorandum.

Date of dispatch of invitations: 2012-03-07 📅
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Driving Licence Transformation Programme
Jillian Mc Andrew
Internet address: www.rsa.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10321 🌏
Name: Road Safety Authority (RSA)
URL for further information: www.rsa.ie 🌏
URL for documents: www.rsa.ie 🌏
URL for participation: www.rsa.ie 🌏

Reference
Dates
Publication date: 2011-10-19 📅
Identifiers
Notice number in the OJ S: 2011/S 201-327316
Additional information

As detailed in the Project Information Memorandum, including but not limited to:

(a) Any contract award is subject to production of a current tax clearance certificate from the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland;

(b) All costs incurred by applicants/tenderers in preparing pre-qualification submissions/tenders must be borne by them. The contracting authority accepts no liability for these costs, irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is postponed or cancelled;

(c) The contracting authority may terminate this competition (or any part thereof), change the basis of and the procedures for the bidding process, at any time, or procure the project by alternative means if it appears that the project can thereby be more advantageously procured. The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted;

(d) The contracting authority reserves the right in accordance with Regulation 32(5)(f) of the European Communities (Award of Public Authorities’ Contracts) Regulations 2006, to award new services to the successful tenderer.

(ET Ref:364512).

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay, 7
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
Information about review deadlines:

Interested parties are referred to Regulation 7 of the European Communities (public authorities contracts) (review procedures) Regulations 2010.

Source: OJS 2012/S 009-013573 (2012-01-11)

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