Provision of Communications Director Services in relation to Luas Cross City

National Transport Authority

The National Transport Authority, acting on bahalf of itself and Dublin City Council, is seeking to appoint a service provider to provide the services of a Communications Director who will be responsible for the strategic communications aspects of the Luas Cross City project.
The expected term of the contract will be 3 years with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2013-04-25. The procurement was published on 2013-03-17.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2013-03-17 Contract notice
2013-07-04 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2013-03-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Business and management consultancy and related services
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: Business and management consultancy and related 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: National or federal Agency/Office
Awarding authority name: National Transport Authority
Postal address: Dun Sceine, Iveagh Court
Postal town: Harcourt Lane
Contact
E-mail: mark.bradwell@nationaltransport.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 8798362 ๐Ÿ“ž

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2013-03-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2013-04-25 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2013-03-20 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2013/S 056-092429
OJ-S issue: 56
Additional information
Both Dublin City Council and the National Transport Authority are subject to Freedom of Information legislation.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The National Transport Authority, acting on bahalf of itself and Dublin City Council, is seeking to appoint a service provider to provide the services of a Communications Director who will be responsible for the strategic communications aspects of the Luas Cross City project.
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The expected term of the contract will be 3 years with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years.
Duration: 36 months
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin, Ireland.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: As set out in the tender documents.
Economic and financial standing: As set out in the tender documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards: As set out in the tender documents.
Technical and professional ability: As set out in the tender documents.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: None
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: As set out in the tender documents
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: As set out in the tender documents

Procedure
Tender validity period: 6 months

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Mark Bradwell
Name: National Transport Authority
Postal code: Dublin 2
Phone: +353 18798300 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://www.nationaltransport.ie ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://www.nationaltransport.ie ๐ŸŒ

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 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Fax: +353 18886125 ๐Ÿ“ 
Source: OJS 2013/S 056-092429 (2013-03-17)
Contract award notice (2013-07-04)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: Dun Sceine, Harcourt Lane, Iveagh Court
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.nationaltransport.ie ๐ŸŒ
Phone: +353 18798362 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 18798333 ๐Ÿ“ 

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2013-07-04 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2013-07-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2013/S 131-227100
Refers to notice: 2013/S 56-092429
OJ-S issue: 131
Additional information
V.4) Information on value of contract; Initial estimated total value of the contract: Currency: EUR Excluding VAT Total final value of the contract: Currency: EUR Excluding VAT

Object
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland.

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Quality of the proposed approach (75)
2. The tender costs (25)

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2013-06-27 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Q4 Public Relations
Postal address: 88 St. Stephens Green
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 2
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: info@q4pr.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.q4pr.ie/home.htm ๐ŸŒ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Source: OJS 2013/S 131-227100 (2013-07-04)