NSAI - External Service Delivery Model for Automotive Approvals Service

National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI)

NSAI is the approval authority for a number of schemes which enhance the safety and environmental aspects of vehicles on the road in Ireland and in Europe. The service is currently resourced by a combination of NSAI staff and a graduate program. In carrying out its functions in relation to this legislation, NSAI has a Market and Regulatory Support Division comprising of a small number of Certification Officers plus administrative and managerial support.
To augment the resources of the existing Market and Regulatory Support Division,
NSAI proposes to engage a service provider to provide:
โ€” Persons to carry out Automotive product and system evaluations.
โ€” A person or persons to support the Authority's administration in support of the Automotive existing administrative arrangements when necessary
The expected term of the contract will be 2 years with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years at the sole discretion of the Authority.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2014-09-26. The procurement was published on 2014-07-08.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2014-07-08 Contract notice
Contract notice (2014-07-08)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Engineering services
Quantity or scope:
โ€œPlease see tender documents attached on www.etenders.gov.ieโ€
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Engineering 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: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI)
Postal address: 1 Swift Square, Northwood, Santry
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
E-mail: wendy.nolan@nsai.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 8073971 ๐Ÿ“ž

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2014-07-08 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2014-09-26 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2014-07-12 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2014/S 132-236695
OJ-S issue: 132
Additional information

โ€œTo receive more information about this tender, including any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications and/or to respond to this...โ€    Show more

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œNSAI is the approval authority for a number of schemes which enhance the safety and environmental aspects of vehicles on the road in Ireland and in Europe....โ€    Show more

โ€œTo augment the resources of the existing Market and Regulatory Support Division,โ€
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โ€œNSAI proposes to engage a service provider to provide:โ€

โ€œโ€” Persons to carry out Automotive product and system evaluations.โ€

โ€œโ€” A person or persons to support the Authority's administration in support of the Automotive existing administrative arrangements when necessaryโ€

โ€œThe expected term of the contract will be 2 years with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years at the sole discretion of the Authority.โ€

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
โ€œPlease see tender document uploaded with this notice on www.etenders.gov.ieโ€
Economic and financial standing:
โ€œPlease see tender document uploaded with this notice on www.etenders.gov.ieโ€
Technical and professional ability:
โ€œPlease see tender document uploaded with this notice on www.etenders.gov.ieโ€

Procedure
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 2
Tender opening date: 2014-09-26 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Wendy Nolan
Source: OJS 2014/S 132-236695 (2014-07-08)