Provision of Communications Services in relation to Transport Projects

National Transport Authority

The National Transport Authority and Dublin City Council are seeking to jointly appoint a service provider to provide the communication services, inclusive of the provision of a full-time Communications Director, who will be responsible for the communications aspects related to various public / sustainable projects being undertaken by the Authority and/or the Council.
Further details of the services required are set out in the tender documents.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2017-06-09. The procurement was published on 2017-05-02.

Suppliers

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

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Procurement history
Date Document
2017-05-02 Contract notice
2017-10-05 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2017-05-02)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Public relations services
Short description:
The National Transport Authority and Dublin City Council are seeking to jointly appoint a service provider to provide the communication services, inclusive of the provision of a full-time Communications Director, who will be responsible for the communications aspects related to various public / sustainable projects being undertaken by the Authority and/or the Council. Further details of the services required are set out in the tender documents.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Public relations services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

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: National or federal Agency/Office
Awarding authority name: National Transport Authority
Postal address: Dun Sceine, Iveagh Court, Harcourt Lane
Postal code: D02 WT20
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: https://nationaltransport.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: procurement@nationaltransport.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 01-8798300 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 01-8798333 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=111911&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2017-05-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2017-06-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2017-05-04 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2017/S 086-167935
OJ-S issue: 86
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 procurement documents for further information.
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The National Transport Authority and Dublin City Council are seeking to jointly appoint a service provider to provide the communication services, inclusive of the provision of a full-time Communications Director, who will be responsible for the communications aspects related to various public / sustainable projects being undertaken by the Authority and/or the Council.
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Further details of the services required are set out in the tender documents.
The scope of the services includes communications services in respect of:
โ€” the planning and implementation of the proposals set out in the Dublin City Centre Transport Study, published jointly by the Council and the Authority in 2016 (inclusive, inter alia, of proposals related to the Quays, car park signage, College Green, bus lanes, Liffey Cycle Route, other cycle projects, pedestrian enhancements plus pedestrianisation areas, public realm improvements;
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โ€” a redesign of the subvented bus services currently operated in the Dublin Area by Dublin Bus;
โ€” the planning and implementation of projects to deliver an enhanced bus system inclusive of a major expansion of bus lanes and the implementation of Bus Rapid Transit on a number of busy bus corridors;
โ€” the planning and implementation of park and ride facilities linked to public transport provision; and
โ€” the planning and implementation of ancillary projects in the areas of fares, ticketing systems, information provision, branding and vehicle technology.
Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals:
The expected term of the contract will be three years with an option to extend for up to a further two years at the sole discretion of the Clients.
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 tender documents.
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: As set out in the tender documents.

Procedure
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 2017-12-06 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening date: 2017-06-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 14:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Awarding authority name: Dublin City Council
Postal address: Wood Quay
Postal town: Dublin 8
Postal code: D08 RF3F
Country: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Contact
Contact point: Mark Bradwell
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1149 ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: customerservices@dublincity.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.dublincity.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=111911&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

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.
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The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted. Refer to procurement documents for further information.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Ground Floor (East Wing), Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 18886125 ๐Ÿ“ 
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
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 2017/S 086-167935 (2017-05-02)
Contract award notice (2017-10-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 672 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal town: Dublin 2

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2017-10-05 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2017-10-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2017/S 193-396448
Refers to notice: 2017/S 086-167935
OJ-S issue: 193

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€” The planning and implementation of the proposals set out in the Dublin City Centre Transport Study, published jointly by the Council and the Authority in 2016 (inclusive, inter alia, of proposals related to the Quays, car park signage, College Green, bus lanes, Liffey Cycle Route, other cycle projects, pedestrian enhancements plus pedestrianisation areas, public realm improvements);
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โ€” A redesign of the subvented bus services currently operated in the Dublin Area by Dublin Bus;
โ€” The planning and implementation of projects to deliver an enhanced bus system inclusive of a major expansion of bus lanes and the implementation of Bus Rapid Transit on a number of busy bus corridors;
โ€” The planning and implementation of park and ride facilities linked to public transport provision; and
โ€” The planning and implementation of ancillary projects in the areas of fares, ticketing systems, information provision, branding and vehicle technology.

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Experience and qualifications of the person proposed
Quality criterion (weighting): 40
Price weighting: 30

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2017-08-03 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Complementary information
Review body
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 2017/S 193-396448 (2017-10-05)