NRA Tolling Operations Contract

National Roads Authority (NRA)

The National Roads Authority invites interested parties to apply to participate in the Authority's competition to procure tolling operation services for the next-generation M50 eFlow Tolling Operations Contract (the Contract) and any toll points which the Authority may introduce and/or operate in the future on the road network in Ireland. The existing M50 eFlow Toll is an open road tolling system on Dublin's orbital motorway which processes on average 115 000 vehicles per day. The tolling operation services include mobilisation and transition management services, operations services, provision operation and maintenance of a toll system, collection of toll charges, debtor and finance management, customer service provision and management of certain enforcement services. A more detailed description is set out in the Pre-Qualification Documents.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2015-09-09. The procurement was published on 2015-07-15.

Suppliers

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

• Turas Mobility Services

Who?

• National Roads Authority (NRA)

What?

• Highway operation services › Highway toll services
• Bridge and tunnel operation services › Bridge operating services › Bridge toll services
• Custom software development services › Development of transaction processing and custom software
• Computer-related services › Computer-related management services
• Customer services › Customer-care services
• Telephone-answering services › Call centre
• Collection agency services › Toll-collection services

Where?

• Éire/Ireland › Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2015-07-15	Contract notice
2019-04-15	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2015-07-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Highway toll services
Quantity or scope:
“Refer to section II.1.5.200 000 000400 000 000”
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: Highway toll services 📦

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: National Roads Authority (NRA)
Postal address: St Martin's House, Waterloo Road
Postal code: D4
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.nra.ie 🌏
E-mail: tollingtender@nra.ie 📧
Phone: +353 16602511 📞
Fax: +353 16680009 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-07-15 📅
Submission deadline: 2015-09-09 📅
Publication date: 2015-07-18 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 137-253031
Refers to notice: 2014/S 220-389124
OJ-S issue: 137
Additional information

“— It is anticipated the term of the Contract will be for approximately 11 years from the date of entry into the Contract, with options for the Authority to...”

Additional information

— It is anticipated the term of the Contract will be for approximately 11 years from the date of entry into the Contract, with options for the Authority to extend the term for any period or succession of periods up to a further 4 years.

— Pre-Qualification Documents are available on the etenders Website at http://www.etenders.gov.ie Candidates wishing to participate should ensure that the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire is completed and returned in accordance with the requirements set out in the Pre-Qualification Documents. The Pre-Qualification Documents set out details of the project and the procurement process.

— The Authority reserves the right to terminate the process and any discussions at any time. The Authority shall not be obliged to enter into a contract with any tenderer.

— Interested parties should note that the National Roads Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2014. If a party considers that any of the information it supplies should not be disclosed because of its commercial sensitivity, confidentiality or otherwise, such party must, when providing such information, clearly identify the specific information it does not wish to be disclosed and clearly specify the reason for its sensitivity. Please note that it is not sufficient to include a statement of confidentiality encompassing all information provided in any response submitted.

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

— The National Roads Authority is due to merge with the Railway Procurement Agency (the ‘RPA’) in August 2015 and all functions of the two bodies will be performed by the new merged body. The operational name of the merged body will be ‘Transport Infrastructure Ireland’ (TII). For the purpose of this Notice, the term ‘Authority’ shall be taken to mean the National Roads Authority and TII.

Source: OJS 2015/S 137-253031 (2015-07-15)

Contract award notice (2019-04-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“Transport Infrastructure Ireland (the "Authority") has appointed a contractor to provide tolling operation services for the next-generation M50 Tolling...”
Total value of the procurement: 373 000 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Additional CPV: Bridge toll services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Dublin 🏙️

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (formerly known as NRA)
Postal address: Parkgate Business Centre, Parkgate Street, Dublin 8
Postal code: D08 DK10
Contact
Internet address: https://www.tii.ie/ 🌏
E-mail: cathal.masterson@tii.ie 📧

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-04-15 📅
Publication date: 2019-04-18 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 077-183799
Refers to notice: 2015/S 137-253031
OJ-S issue: 77
Additional information

“For clarity, tenders were evaluated to identify the most economically advantageous tender in accordance with criteria set out in the call for tender...”
Source: OJS 2019/S 077-183799 (2019-04-15)

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