Framework Agreement for Urban Designers

Kildare County Council

Kildare County Council (Contracting Authority) plans to carry out public realm improvement schemes in a number of towns throughout County Kildare over the coming years. In order to assist with the design and delivery of these schemes it is proposed to establish a Framework Agreement for Urban Designers. This will be established for a maximum 4-year period. Kildare County Council will draw down services from this Framework Agreement as and when required. Kildare County Council is currently developing proposals for public realm improvement works to Emily Square in Athy. The Emily Square project will also be used as the initial project for the purposes of establishing the Framework Agreement and Kildare County Council intends to award this services contract as the initial contract under the Framework Agreement.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2015-12-01. The procurement was published on 2015-10-19.

Suppliers

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

Who?

• Kildare County Council

What?

Procurement history

Date	Document
2015-10-19	Contract notice
2016-08-18	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2015-10-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Quantity or scope:
“Kildare County Council (Contracting Authority) plans to carry out public realm improvement schemes in a number of towns throughout County Kildare over the...”
Total value of the procurement: 250 000 💰
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: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection 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: Regional or local authority
Awarding authority name: Kildare County Council
Postal address: Aras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Co. Kildare
Postal town: Naas
Contact
E-mail: procurement@kildarecoco.ie 📧
Phone: +353 45980200 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-10-19 📅
Submission deadline: 2015-12-01 📅
Publication date: 2015-10-23 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 206-374136
OJ-S issue: 206
Additional information

“1. The closing date for receipt of queries concerning this stage of the competition is 24.11.2015 at 17:00 (Irish time). All queries should be sent to the...”

Additional information

1. The closing date for receipt of queries concerning this stage of the competition is 24.11.2015 at 17:00 (Irish time). All queries should be sent to the email address: jboland@kildarecoco.ie

2. Submissions should be addressed to the County Secretary, Kildare County Council, Corporate Services, Level 1, Aras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Naas, Co. Kildare.

3. The outside of all envelopes and packaging containing submissions should also be marked ‘Submission for Framework Agreement for Urban Designers — Kildare County Council’ and should feature the name and address of the company making the submission.

4. Last time and date for receipt of submissions is 12:00 noon on Tuesday the 1.12.2015.

5. Kildare County Council will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers in response to this competition.

6. Establishment of the framework agreement will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

7. If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the framework agreement with the successful tenderer designate emerging from this competitive process, or if having concluded the framework agreement Kildare County Council decides to terminate that agreement, the Council reserves the right to admit the next highest scoring tenderer to the framework agreement on the basis of the same terms and as tendered by that party, at any time during the tender validity period.

8. At its absolute discretion, Kildare County Council may elect to terminate this procurement process or the concluded framework at any time.

9. Kildare County Council undertakes to use its best endeavours to hold confidential any information provided in the proposal submitted, subject to the contracting authority‘s obligations under law, including the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2014. If you consider any of the information supplied by you is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for its sensitivity specified. In such cases the relevant material will, in response to FOI requests, be examined in the light of the exemptions provided for in the FOI Act. It is Kildare County Council’s policy to consult with applicants before deciding on the release of information, which may be commercially sensitive.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Frequency of contracts to be awarded:
“To be determined.”
Short description:
“Kildare County Council (Contracting Authority) plans to carry out public realm improvement schemes in a number of towns throughout County Kildare over the...”
Quantity or scope:
“Kildare County Council (Contracting Authority) plans to carry out public realm improvement schemes in a number of towns throughout County Kildare over the...”

“Kildare County Council is currently developing proposals for public realm improvement works to Emily Square in Athy. The Emily Square project will also be...”
Duration: 048 months
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
“Co. Kildare.”

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
“As detailed in the Information Memorandum and Suitability Assessment Questionnaire.”
Economic and financial standing:
“As detailed in the Information Memorandum and Suitability Assessment Questionnaire.”
Minimum level(s) of standards:
“As detailed in the Information Memorandum and Suitability Assessment Questionnaire.”
Technical and professional ability:
“As detailed in the Information Memorandum and Suitability Assessment Questionnaire.”
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required:
“As detailed in the Information Memorandum and Suitability Assessment Questionnaire.”
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
“As detailed in the Information Memorandum and Suitability Assessment Questionnaire.”
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
“As detailed in the Information Memorandum and Suitability Assessment Questionnaire.”

Procedure
Number of operators of the framework agreement: 3
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 4
Envisaged number of candidates: 3
Objective criteria for selection:
“As detailed in the Information Memorandum and Suitability Assessment Questionnaire.”
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2015-12-28 📅
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Other languages: Irish.

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Noelle Boland
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/385 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=93567&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Name: Kildare County Council
Postal address: Aras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Co. Kildare
Postal town: Naas
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact point: Joe Boland
Phone: +353 45980200 / 45980240 📞
E-mail: jboland@kildarecoco.ie 📧
Postal address: Corporate Services, Level 1, Aras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Co. Kildare
Contact point: County Secretary
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=93567&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information

“1. The closing date for receipt of queries concerning this stage of the competition is 24.11.2015 at 17:00 (Irish time). All queries should be sent to the...”

“2. Submissions should be addressed to the County Secretary, Kildare County Council, Corporate Services, Level 1, Aras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Naas, Co. Kildare.”

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“3. The outside of all envelopes and packaging containing submissions should also be marked ‘Submission for Framework Agreement for Urban Designers — Kildare...”

“4. Last time and date for receipt of submissions is 12:00 noon on Tuesday the 1.12.2015.”

“5. Kildare County Council will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers in response to this competition.”

“6. Establishment of the framework agreement will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.”

“7. If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the framework agreement with the successful tenderer designate emerging from this competitive process,...”

“8. At its absolute discretion, Kildare County Council may elect to terminate this procurement process or the concluded framework at any time.”

“9. Kildare County Council undertakes to use its best endeavours to hold confidential any information provided in the proposal submitted, subject to the...”

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie/ 🌏
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
Information about review deadlines:
“Please refer to the relevant Irish Statutory Instruments, (SI 130 of 2010 and SI 420 of 2010) available at www.irishstatutebook.ie”
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The Courts Service
Postal address: 15-24 Phoenix Street North, Smithfield
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie/ 🌏
Source: OJS 2015/S 206-374136 (2015-10-19)

Contract award notice (2016-08-18)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“Kildare County Council (Contracting Authority) plans to carry out public realm improvement schemes in a number of towns throughout County Kildare over the...”
Total value of the procurement: 250 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Place of performance
NUTS region: ie022 🏙️

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Contact
Internet address: http://kildare.ie/countycouncil/index.html 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2016-08-18 📅
Publication date: 2016-08-23 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2016/S 161-291099
Refers to notice: 2015/S 206-374136
OJ-S issue: 161
Additional information

“This contract award notice refers to admissions to a Framework Agreement for Urban Designers. Value of contract noted is estimated cumulative value of the...”

Object
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
“County Kildare.”

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Proposed design team structure
Quality criterion (weighting): 25 %
Quality criterion (name): Deliverables
Quality criterion (weighting): 30 %
Quality criterion (name): Methodology and management
Quality criterion (weighting): 15 %
Price weighting: 30 %

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2016-07-29 📅

Complementary information
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2016/S 161-291099 (2016-08-18)

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