Employment Practices and Contractor Industrial Relations Coordination Service (EPCS and CIRCS)

National Roads Authority

Monitoring and auditing of NRA funded contracts to ensure compliance with:
— Obligations under relevant contract clauses.
As part of ensuring compliance with Registered Employment Agreements and Employment Law in the engagement of construction workers the NRA has a requirement for ongoing site inspection the role involves monitoring and auditing of all construction contractors and sub contractors to ensure compliance with:
— Terms and conditions of the Registered Employment Agreements for the construction and electrical contracting industries including:
— Registered Employment Agreement (Construction Industry Pensions Assurance and Sick Pay).
— All current labour leglislation.
— P.A.Y.E./P.R.S.I. obligations.
and Continuous liaison with all National Unions on all labour matters affecting NRA projects; including monitoring of obligations under relevant contract clauses.
Further information relating to this notice may be available on the eTenders web site at: http://www.etenders.gov.ie

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2013-06-11. The procurement was published on 2013-05-03.

Suppliers

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

• Darley Enterprises Ltd, t/a Contractors Administration Service

Who?

• National Roads Authority

What?

• Recruitment services › Personnel services except placement and supply services

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2013-05-03	Contract notice
2014-01-30	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2013-05-03)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Personnel services except placement and supply 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: Personnel services except placement and supply 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: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: National Roads Authority
Postal address: Saint Martin's House, Waterloo Road
Postal code: 4
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.nra.ie 🌏
Phone: +353 16602511 📞
Fax: +353 16680009 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2013-05-03 📅
Submission deadline: 2013-06-11 📅
Publication date: 2013-05-07 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2013/S 088-149966
OJ-S issue: 88
Additional information

— To receive more information about this tender, including any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications and/or to respond to this tender, you must register your interest to this tender on the following site: https://irl.eu-supply.com/etenders_simple.asp — An Information Memorandum and Suitability Assessment Questionnaire are available on the eTenders Website at http://www.etenders.gov.ie. Candidates wishing to participate should ensure that the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire is completed and returned with any appropriate documentation, before the closing date set out in the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire, to the address set out at Annex A.III. The Information Memorandum sets out details of the project and the procurement process. — The Authority reserves the right to terminate the process at any time or to change the basis of, or the procedures for, the competition. The most economically advantageous or any tender will not necessarily be accepted; — The National Roads Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003. The Candidate shall state if any information supplied by it in response to this notice is confidential or commercially sensitive or should not be disclosed in respect for information under the aforementioned Acts. The Candidate shall state why it considers the information to be confidential or commercially sensitive. The Authority will consult with any Candidate/ Tenderer about sensitive information before making a decision on any Freedom of Information request received; — The Authority accepts no liability for any costs and/or expenses incurred by any Candidate in connection with the competition (including the application and/or attendance interview, if required); — In anticipation of the merger between the National Roads Authority and the Railway Procurement Agency, the NRA reserves the right to use the contract the subject of the notice to procure services for the Railway Procurement Agency. — The acceptance of any tender will be subject to the sanction of the National Roads Authority, and to evidence that the Tenderer has a current tax-clearance certificate or a sub-contractors C2 certificate. - The NRA reserves the right, in accordance with Regulations 32(1)(e) and 32(5)(f) of the European Communities (Award of Public Authorities' Contracts) Regulations 2006, to award new services to the successful contractors in this competition. — Interested parties should note that this contract is classified as a “Part B” contract under the European Communities (Award of Public Authorities' Contracts) Regulations 2006 and that the detailed procedures of those Regulations, including timelines, do not apply to this competition. However the Authority is adopting a two-stage process similar to the restricted procedure under those Regulations and accordingly has indicated “restricted procedure” in Section IV.1 of this notice. For the avoidance of doubt, this does not indicate that the Authority will, nor that it is obliged to, comply with all the requirements of the Regulations which would otherwise apply to a “Part A” contract.

Additional information

— To receive more information about this tender, including any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications and/or to respond to this tender, you must register your interest to this tender on the following site: https://irl.eu-supply.com/etenders_simple.asp

— An Information Memorandum and Suitability Assessment Questionnaire are available on the eTenders Website at http://www.etenders.gov.ie. Candidates wishing to participate should ensure that the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire is completed and returned with any appropriate documentation, before the closing date set out in the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire, to the address set out at Annex A.III. The Information Memorandum sets out details of the project and the procurement process.

— The Authority reserves the right to terminate the process at any time or to change the basis of, or the procedures for, the competition. The most economically advantageous or any tender will not necessarily be accepted;

— The National Roads Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003. The Candidate shall state if any information supplied by it in response to this notice is confidential or commercially sensitive or should not be disclosed in respect for information under the aforementioned Acts. The Candidate shall state why it considers the information to be confidential or commercially sensitive. The Authority will consult with any Candidate/ Tenderer about sensitive information before making a decision on any Freedom of Information request received;

— The Authority accepts no liability for any costs and/or expenses incurred by any Candidate in connection with the competition (including the application and/or attendance interview, if required);

— In anticipation of the merger between the National Roads Authority and the Railway Procurement Agency, the NRA reserves the right to use the contract the subject of the notice to procure services for the Railway Procurement Agency.

— The acceptance of any tender will be subject to the sanction of the National Roads Authority, and to evidence that the Tenderer has a current tax-clearance certificate or a sub-contractors C2 certificate. - The NRA reserves the right, in accordance with Regulations 32(1)(e) and 32(5)(f) of the European Communities (Award of Public Authorities' Contracts) Regulations 2006, to award new services to the successful contractors in this competition.

— Interested parties should note that this contract is classified as a “Part B” contract under the European Communities (Award of Public Authorities' Contracts) Regulations 2006 and that the detailed procedures of those Regulations, including timelines, do not apply to this competition. However the Authority is adopting a two-stage process similar to the restricted procedure under those Regulations and accordingly has indicated “restricted procedure” in Section IV.1 of this notice. For the avoidance of doubt, this does not indicate that the Authority will, nor that it is obliged to, comply with all the requirements of the Regulations which would otherwise apply to a “Part A” contract.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Monitoring and auditing of NRA funded contracts to ensure compliance with:

— Obligations under relevant contract clauses.

As part of ensuring compliance with Registered Employment Agreements and Employment Law in the engagement of construction workers the NRA has a requirement for ongoing site inspection the role involves monitoring and auditing of all construction contractors and sub contractors to ensure compliance with:

— Terms and conditions of the Registered Employment Agreements for the construction and electrical contracting industries including:

— Registered Employment Agreement (Construction Industry Pensions Assurance and Sick Pay).

— All current labour leglislation.

— P.A.Y.E./P.R.S.I. obligations.

and Continuous liaison with all National Unions on all labour matters affecting NRA projects; including monitoring of obligations under relevant contract clauses.

Further information relating to this notice may be available on the eTenders web site at: http://www.etenders.gov.ie

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Refer to documents attached to the contract notice on www.etenders.gov.ie
Economic and financial standing: Refer to documents attached to the contract notice on www.etenders.gov.ie
Minimum level(s) of standards: Refer to documents attached to the contract notice on www.etenders.gov.ie
Technical and professional ability: Refer to documents attached to the contract notice on www.etenders.gov.ie
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: Refer to documents attached to the contract notice on www.etenders.gov.ie
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: Refer to documents attached to the contract notice on www.etenders.gov.ie
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: Refer to documents attached to the contract notice on www.etenders.gov.ie

Procedure
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2013-07-10 📅
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Procurement Unit
Richella Mulvihill
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧

Reference
Additional information

— An Information Memorandum and Suitability Assessment Questionnaire are available on the eTenders Website at http://www.etenders.gov.ie. Candidates wishing to participate should ensure that the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire is completed and returned with any appropriate documentation, before the closing date set out in the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire, to the address set out at Annex A.III. The Information Memorandum sets out details of the project and the procurement process.

— The Authority reserves the right to terminate the process at any time or to change the basis of, or the procedures for, the competition. The most economically advantageous or any tender will not necessarily be accepted;

— The National Roads Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003. The Candidate shall state if any information supplied by it in response to this notice is confidential or commercially sensitive or should not be disclosed in respect for information under the aforementioned Acts. The Candidate shall state why it considers the information to be confidential or commercially sensitive. The Authority will consult with any Candidate/ Tenderer about sensitive information before making a decision on any Freedom of Information request received;

— The Authority accepts no liability for any costs and/or expenses incurred by any Candidate in connection with the competition (including the application and/or attendance interview, if required);

— In anticipation of the merger between the National Roads Authority and the Railway Procurement Agency, the NRA reserves the right to use the contract the subject of the notice to procure services for the Railway Procurement Agency.

— The acceptance of any tender will be subject to the sanction of the National Roads Authority, and to evidence that the Tenderer has a current tax-clearance certificate or a sub-contractors C2 certificate. - The NRA reserves the right, in accordance with Regulations 32(1)(e) and 32(5)(f) of the European Communities (Award of Public Authorities' Contracts) Regulations 2006, to award new services to the successful contractors in this competition.

— Interested parties should note that this contract is classified as a “Part B” contract under the European Communities (Award of Public Authorities' Contracts) Regulations 2006 and that the detailed procedures of those Regulations, including timelines, do not apply to this competition. However the Authority is adopting a two-stage process similar to the restricted procedure under those Regulations and accordingly has indicated “restricted procedure” in Section IV.1 of this notice. For the avoidance of doubt, this does not indicate that the Authority will, nor that it is obliged to, comply with all the requirements of the Regulations which would otherwise apply to a “Part A” contract.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18886087 📞
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Source: OJS 2013/S 088-149966 (2013-05-03)

Contract award notice (2014-01-30)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 44 000 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Contact
E-mail: jgreen@nra.ie 📧

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2014-01-30 📅
Publication date: 2014-02-01 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2014/S 023-036678
Refers to notice: 2013/S 88-149966
OJ-S issue: 23
Additional information

V.4) Information on value of contract Initial estimated total value of the contract Currency: EUR Excluding VAT

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Price (100)

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2013-12-30 📅
Name: Darley Enterprises Ltd, t/a Contractors Administration Service
Postal address: Hopeton House, Rathgar
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 6
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: info@cas.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.cas.ie 🌏
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1

Complementary information
Review body
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Postal code: 7
Source: OJS 2014/S 023-036678 (2014-01-30)

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