The Operation of Public Bus Passenger Services on Certain Dublin Commuter Routes

National Transport Authority

The Authority is seeking an operator in respect of a number of public bus routes. It is intended that the services will comprise a total of 5 routes, the envisaged composition of which is set out in Appendix A to the Information Memorandum. The Authority reserves the right to add or omit routes to/from the scope of the contract. The routes primarily serve areas along commuter road corridors from Kildare into Dublin city and currently form part of the network of routes provided by Bus Eireann. The routes are currently serviced by a peak vehicle requirement of 28 primarily coach vehicles, and provide approximately 1.2 million passenger journeys per annum.
The envisaged 5 year operational period may be extended by the Authority for a period or periods up to a further 2 years, subject to satisfactory performance. The Authority intends that there will be a mobilisation period from the date of contract signing until the commencement date for the operational period. It is currently envisaged that the duration of this mobilisation period will be at least 6 months, although the contract may involve phased operational dates (staggered by up to 6 months by reference to different routes or groups of routes. Further information is set out in the Information Memorandum.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2015-04-10. The procurement was published on 2015-01-22.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2015-01-22 Contract notice
2019-06-21 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2015-01-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Public road transport services
Quantity or scope: See section II.1.5.
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: Public road transport services 📦

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: National Transport Authority
Postal address: Dún Scéine, Iveagh Court, Harcourt Lane
Postal code: 2
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.nationaltransport.ie 🌏
E-mail: mark.bradwell@nationaltransport.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18798300 📞
Fax: +353 18798333 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-01-22 📅
Submission deadline: 2015-04-10 📅
Publication date: 2015-01-27 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 018-029636
Refers to notice: 2013/S 234-406198
OJ-S issue: 18
Additional information
The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award procedure irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is postponed or cancelled. All costs incurred by interested parties in participating in this competition must be borne by them. Any contract award will be subject to a number of pre-conditions, including production of a current tax clearance certificate from the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland. The contracting authority may terminate this competition (or any part thereof), change the basis of and the procedures for the bidding process, at any time, or procure the project by alternative means if it appears that the project can thereby be more advantageously procured. The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted. Refer to Information Memorandum for further information.
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Service category: 2
Short description:
The Authority is seeking an operator in respect of a number of public bus routes. It is intended that the services will comprise a total of 5 routes, the envisaged composition of which is set out in Appendix A to the Information Memorandum. The Authority reserves the right to add or omit routes to/from the scope of the contract. The routes primarily serve areas along commuter road corridors from Kildare into Dublin city and currently form part of the network of routes provided by Bus Eireann. The routes are currently serviced by a peak vehicle requirement of 28 primarily coach vehicles, and provide approximately 1.2 million passenger journeys per annum.
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The envisaged 5 year operational period may be extended by the Authority for a period or periods up to a further 2 years, subject to satisfactory performance. The Authority intends that there will be a mobilisation period from the date of contract signing until the commencement date for the operational period. It is currently envisaged that the duration of this mobilisation period will be at least 6 months, although the contract may involve phased operational dates (staggered by up to 6 months by reference to different routes or groups of routes. Further information is set out in the Information Memorandum.
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Variants will be accepted ✅
Description of options:
It is envisaged that the Contract will include an option to extend the operational period for a period or succession of periods up to a further 2 years.
The Authority may decide to add one or more routes to the scope of the Contract or to omit one or more routes from the scope of the Contract.
Further details will be set out in the tender documents.
Duration: 072 months
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: As set out in the Information Memorandum.
Economic and financial standing: As set out in the Information Memorandum.
Technical and professional ability: As set out in the Information Memorandum.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: See Information Memorandum.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: As will be 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:
Requests to participate may be submitted by single entities or by groups of service providers. A group will not be required to convert into a specific legal form in order to submit a request to participate, but may be required to do so once it has been awarded the contract. The contracting authority also reserves the right to contract with each member of the group on the basis of joint and several liability, as a main contractor with a number of sub-contractors, or in any other form which the authority considers appropriate. See further Information Memorandum.
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Other particular conditions: To be set out in tender documents.
Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Mark Bradwell
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/1149 🌏
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=84167&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Publication date: 2013-12-03 📅
Identifiers
Type of previous publication: Periodic_indicative_notice
Notice number in the OJ S: 2013/S 234-406198

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Ground Floor (East Wing), 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:
As set out in S.I. No. 131/2010 — European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utilities Undertakings) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).
Source: OJS 2015/S 018-029636 (2015-01-22)
Contract award notice (2019-06-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Road transport services
Short description:
The authority is seeking an operator in respect of a number of public bus routes. It is intended that the services will comprise a total of 5 routes, the envisaged composition of which is set out in Appendix A to the Information Memorandum. The authority reserves the right to add or omit routes to/from the scope of the contract. The routes primarily serve areas along commuter road corridors from Kildare into Dublin city and currently form part of the network of routes provided by Bus Eireann. The envisaged 5-year operational period may be extended by the authority for a period or periods up to a further 2 years, subject to satisfactory performance. The authority intends that there will be a mobilisation period from the date of contract signing until the commencement date for the operational period. It is currently envisaged that the duration of this mobilisation period will be at least 6 months, although the contract may involve phased operational dates.
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Total value of the procurement: 46 469 204 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Road transport services 📦
Additional CPV: Repair and maintenance services of buses 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Mid-East 🏙️

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: Dun Sceine, Iveagh Court, Harcourt Lane
Postal code: D02 WT20
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: https://www.nationaltransport.ie/ 🌏
E-mail: gerard.deenihan@nationaltransport.ie 📧
Fax: +35 18798333 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-06-21 📅
Publication date: 2019-06-25 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 120-295415
Refers to notice: 2015/S 018-029636
OJ-S issue: 120
Additional information
The Contracting Authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award procedure irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is postponed or cancelled. All costs incurred by interested parties in participating in this competition must be borne by them. Any contract award will be subject to a number of preconditions, including production of a current tax clearance certificate or tax clearance statement from the revenue commissioners in Ireland. The Contracting Authority may terminate this competition (or any part thereof), change the basis of and the procedures for the bidding process, at any time, or procure the project by alternative means if it appears that the project can thereby be more advantageously procured. The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted. Refer to information memorandum for further information.
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The authority is seeking an operator in respect of a number of public bus routes. It is intended that the services will comprise a total of 5 routes, the envisaged composition of which is set out in Appendix A to the Information Memorandum. The authority reserves the right to add or omit routes to/from the scope of the contract. The routes primarily serve areas along commuter road corridors from Kildare into Dublin city and currently form part of the network of routes provided by Bus Eireann.
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The envisaged 5-year operational period may be extended by the authority for a period or periods up to a further 2 years, subject to satisfactory performance. The authority intends that there will be a mobilisation period from the date of contract signing until the commencement date for the operational period. It is currently envisaged that the duration of this mobilisation period will be at least 6 months, although the contract may involve phased operational dates.
Show more
The authority is seeking an operator in respect of a number of public bus routes. It is intended that the services will comprise a total of 5 routes, the envisaged composition of which is set out in Appendix A to the Information Memorandum.
The authority reserves the right to add or omit routes to/from the scope of the contract. The routes primarily serve areas along commuter road corridors from Kildare into Dublin city and currently form part of the network of routes provided by Bus Eireann. The routes are currently serviced by a peak vehicle requirement of 28 primarily coach vehicles, and provide approximately 1 200 000 passenger journeys per annum.
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The envisaged 5year operational period may be extended by the authority for a period or periods up to a further 2 years, subject to satisfactory performance. The authority intends that there will be a mobilisation period from the date of contract signing until the commencement date for the operational period. It is currently envisaged that the duration of this mobilisation period will be at least 6 months, although the contract may involve phased operational dates (staggered by up to 6 months by reference to different routes or groups of routes. Further information is set out in the information memorandum.
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Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Organisation plan
Quality criterion (weighting): 8
Quality criterion (name): Operational supervision and control strategy plan
Quality criterion (weighting): 4
Quality criterion (name): Authority network asset maintenance strategy plan
Quality criterion (weighting): 9
Quality criterion (name): Safety management plan
Quality criterion (weighting): 3
Quality criterion (name): Revenue protection plan
Customer service policy
Quality criterion (weighting): 5
Quality criterion (name): Security management plan
Quality criterion (weighting): 2
Price (weighting): 65

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2019-04-04 📅
Name: Go-ahead Transport Services (Dublin) Ltd
Postal address: 12 Ballymount Road Lower, Walkinstown
Postal town: Dublin 12
Postal code: D12 X201
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Dublin 🏙️
Total value of the procurement: 46 469 204 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Gerard Deenihan
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1149 🌏

Reference
Additional information
The Contracting Authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award procedure irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is postponed or cancelled. All costs incurred by interested parties in participating in this competition must be borne by them.
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Any contract award will be subject to a number of preconditions, including production of a current tax clearance certificate or tax clearance statement from the revenue commissioners in Ireland. The Contracting Authority may terminate this competition (or any part thereof), change the basis of and the procedures for the bidding process, at any time, or procure the project by alternative means if it appears that the project can thereby be more advantageously procured. The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted.
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Refer to information memorandum for further information.

Complementary information
Review body
Postal town: Dublin 7
Postal code: D7
Information about review deadlines:
As set out in S.I. No 131/2010 European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utilities Undertakings) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).
Source: OJS 2019/S 120-295415 (2019-06-21)
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