Technical Inspection Services for the Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (CVR) Programme

Road Safety Authority (RSA)

The Contractor will support the contracting authority’s drive to supervise and enforce standards in relation to the roadworthiness and maintenance of commercial vehicles. In this regard, the Contractor will be required to conduct a number of different types of technical inspections and follow up inspections (“Inspections”) at:
— premises used by operators of commercial vehicles, and
— commercial vehicle test centres.
Located anywhere in the State in accordance with standard operating procedures to be developed by the Contractor for such Inspections.
Further details are set out in the Request for Tenders, obtainable on the etenders website.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTendersWeb Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=247212. />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=414212. />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=414212. />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.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-06-01. The procurement was published on 2012-04-19.

Suppliers

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

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Procurement history
Date Document
2012-04-19 Contract notice
2012-04-24 Additional information
2012-04-24 Additional information
2013-02-25 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2012-04-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: technical inspection and testing services
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: Technical inspection and testing 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: Road Safety Authority (RSA)
Postal address: Clonfert House, Bride Street, Co Galway
Postal town: Loughrea
Contact
Internet address: http://www.rsa.ie 🌏
Phone: +353 91872600 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-04-19 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-06-01 📅
Publication date: 2012-04-21 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 78-128735
OJ-S issue: 78
Additional information
Tenderers should note that Vol II containing the specimen Contract will be issued to tenderers shortly. For the assistance of tenderers, it is envisaged that Schedule 5 (Service Description) of the specimen Contract will be issued in the coming days. As detailed in the Request for Tenders, 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 tenderers in preparing tender submission 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:414212).
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Contractor will support the contracting authority’s drive to supervise and enforce standards in relation to the roadworthiness and maintenance of commercial vehicles. In this regard, the Contractor will be required to conduct a number of different types of technical inspections and follow up inspections (“Inspections”) at:
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— premises used by operators of commercial vehicles, and
— commercial vehicle test centres.
Located anywhere in the State in accordance with standard operating procedures to be developed by the Contractor for such Inspections.
Further details are set out in the Request for Tenders, obtainable on the etenders website.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the…
… eTendersWeb Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=247212.
… eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=414212.
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=414212.
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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.
Description of options:
The contracting authority reserves the right to extend the duration of the contract for a further period of up to 12 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: As Detailed in the Request for Tenders.
Economic and financial standing: As Detailed in the Request for Tenders.
Technical and professional ability: As Detailed in the Request for Tenders.
Minimum level(s) of standards: As Detailed in the Request for Tenders.
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 Tenders.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: As detailed in the Request for Tenders, as set out in Section 4.12.
Other particular conditions:
As detailed in the Request for Tenders 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
Tender validity period: 6 months
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Ada Mulvihill
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
Additional information
Tenderers should note that Vol II containing the specimen Contract will be issued to tenderers shortly. For the assistance of tenderers, it is envisaged that Schedule 5 (Service Description) of the specimen Contract will be issued in the coming days.
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As detailed in the Request for Tenders, 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 tenderers in preparing tender submission 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;
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(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;
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(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:414212).

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
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 📠
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 078-128735 (2012-04-19)
Additional information (2012-04-24)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-04-24 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-06-05 📅
Publication date: 2012-04-27 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 82-133320
Refers to notice: 2012/S 78-128735
OJ-S issue: 82
Source: OJS 2012/S 082-133320 (2012-04-24)
Additional information (2012-04-24)
Reference
Dates
Submission deadline: 2012-06-06 📅
Publication date: 2012-04-28 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 83-135190
OJ-S issue: 83
Source: OJS 2012/S 083-135190 (2012-04-24)
Contract award notice (2013-02-25)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Technical inspection and testing services
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: Clonfert House Station Road, Co. Galway
Contact
E-mail: adamulvihill@rsa.ie 📧
Phone: +353 9625000 📞
Fax: +353 9625252 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2013-02-25 📅
Publication date: 2013-02-28 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2013/S 042-066853
OJ-S issue: 42
Additional information
The contract is likely to be sub contracted by Bureau Veritas S.A. to Bureau Veritas Ireland a wholly owned subsidary of Bureau Veritas S.A.

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Technical proposal (Further sub criteria declared in RFT) (70)
2. Financial proposal (30)

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2012-12-21 📅
Name: Bureau Veritas S.A.
Postal address: 67/71 Boulevard du Chateau
Postal town: Neuilly-sur-Seine
Postal code: 92200
Country: France 🇫🇷
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5

Complementary information
Review body
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Information about review deadlines:
Interested parties are referred to Regulation 7 of the European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010.
Source: OJS 2013/S 042-066853 (2013-02-25)
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