Provision of Survey Services for Real Time Passenger Information Sign Accuracy Testing

National Transport Authority

The National Transport Authority is funding the bus real time passenger information project, implemented by Dublin City Council. There is an urgent requirement to survey the accuracy of the estimated arrival times versus real arrival times. This will require a survey period to log and collate the instances of such inconsistencies. This is required so that stakeholders including Dublin City Council and Dublin Bus have a sufficient quantity of data to ensure confidence in the system.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2017-05-04. The procurement was published on 2017-03-30.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2017-03-30 Contract notice
2017-07-24 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2017-03-30)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Survey services
Short description:
The National Transport Authority is funding the bus real time passenger information project, implemented by Dublin City Council. There is an urgent requirement to survey the accuracy of the estimated arrival times versus real arrival times. This will require a survey period to log and collate the instances of such inconsistencies. This is required so that stakeholders including Dublin City Council and Dublin Bus have a sufficient quantity of data to ensure confidence in the system.
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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: Survey services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Support services for road transport 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 2
Contact
Internet address: https://nationaltransport.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: zeljka.palijan@nationaltransport.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 18798300 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 18798333 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=110590&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2017-03-30 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2017-05-04 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2017-03-31 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2017/S 064-120595
OJ-S issue: 64
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
Duration: 12 months
Description of renewals:
At the discretion of the Authority, the Contract may be renewed annually up to a maximum of 3 years after the end of the first year. Factors to be taken into account in considering an extension of the Contract will include (but may not be limited to) service requirements, performance and continued funding availability.
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Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: As set out in the Tender documents.
Economic and financial standing: As set out in the Tender documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards: As set out in the Tender documents.
Technical and professional ability: 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: 2017-11-04 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening date: 2017-05-04 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 14:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Zeljka Palijan
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1149 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=110590&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. The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted. Refer to procurement documents for further information.
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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 064-120595 (2017-03-30)
Contract award notice (2017-07-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 74 550 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2017-07-24 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2017-07-27 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2017/S 142-292498
Refers to notice: 2017/S 064-120595
OJ-S issue: 142
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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Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality
Quality criterion (weighting): 70
Cost criterion: Cost
Cost weighting: 30

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2017-07-03 ๐Ÿ“…

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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Source: OJS 2017/S 142-292498 (2017-07-24)