Licence for Provision of Fully Managed Independent Vending Machine service Providing Cold Soft Drinks, Confectionery and Snacks at Córas Iompair Éireann Public Transport Locations Nationwide

Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail

1. Córas Iompair Éireann operates public transport bus and rail services from various locations nationwide. For the most recent full year, total transport journeys among the three operating companies were as follows:
a. Iarnród Éireann — 36.9 m;
b. Bus Éireann — 78.72 m;
c. Dublin Bus — 118 m.
2. It is intended to award a licence to the successful tenderer in respect of the provision of soft drink, confectionery and snack vending machines at such public transport locations to serve the passenger requirement. Currently there are 161 vending machines on CIE property nationwide. Where there is scope for further opportunities for locating vending machines, these will be explored. Where the business does not support, or the vending machine site is required for operational reasons, machines may be removed.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2015-03-27. The procurement was published on 2015-03-02.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2015-03-02 Contract notice
Contract notice (2015-03-02)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Beverages, tobacco and related products
Quantity or scope:
This is a non-mandatory notice for a service concession run by Irish Rail on behalf of CIE. CIE currently has 161 identified locations for the placement of Vending Machines for provision of soft drinks, confectionery and snacks. CIE is seeking a contractor to fulfil the potential of these sites and exploit the maximum revenue return to CIE through a fully managed service.Contract duration is 3 years with an option to extend for an additional 2 years at CIE's discretion.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Beverages, tobacco and related products 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail
Postal address: Central Services Procurement, CIE Works, Inchicore
Postal code: 8
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
E-mail: fergal.riggs@irishrail.ie 📧
Phone: +353 17033718 📞
Fax: +353 14537349 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-03-02 📅
Submission deadline: 2015-03-27 📅
Publication date: 2015-03-06 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 046-079793
OJ-S issue: 46
Additional information
Please see PQQ attached.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Service category: 26
Short description:
1. Córas Iompair Éireann operates public transport bus and rail services from various locations nationwide. For the most recent full year, total transport journeys among the three operating companies were as follows:
a. Iarnród Éireann — 36.9 m;
b. Bus Éireann — 78.72 m;
c. Dublin Bus — 118 m.
2. It is intended to award a licence to the successful tenderer in respect of the provision of soft drink, confectionery and snack vending machines at such public transport locations to serve the passenger requirement. Currently there are 161 vending machines on CIE property nationwide. Where there is scope for further opportunities for locating vending machines, these will be explored. Where the business does not support, or the vending machine site is required for operational reasons, machines may be removed.
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Quantity or scope:
This is a non-mandatory notice for a service concession run by Irish Rail on behalf of CIE. CIE currently has 161 identified locations for the placement of Vending Machines for provision of soft drinks, confectionery and snacks. CIE is seeking a contractor to fulfil the potential of these sites and exploit the maximum revenue return to CIE through a fully managed service.
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Contract duration is 3 years with an option to extend for an additional 2 years at CIE's discretion.
Time frame for subsequent contracts: 60 months
Duration: 060 months
Reference number: CIE 5430
Name of EU-financed project or programme: No.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 8.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: See PQQ attached.
Economic and financial standing: See PQQ attached.
Technical and professional ability: See PQQ attached.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: To be confirmed at ITT stage.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: To be confirmed at ITT stage.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: See PQQ attached.

Procedure
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Fergal Riggs
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/433 🌏
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=86151&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Recurrent procurement
55 months.
Source: OJS 2015/S 046-079793 (2015-03-02)