Single Supplier Framework Agreement for the Supply of Midi Buses
National Transport Authority
The National Transport Authority (NTA) is seeking to enter into a single supplier framework agreement for the supply of midi buses, being short single deck bus vehicles.
While the NTA intends to acquire midi buses from the successful tenderer who is awarded the Framework Agreement, it intends to provide those vehicles to the operators of subvented public transport services, known as Public Service Obligation services, to operate in the performance of those services. Those operators include Bus Átha Cliath (Dublin Bus), Bus Eireann and the successful tenderer (or tenderers) in a number of on-going tender competitions for the operation of certain PSO Services. As part of the provision of bus vehicles to the Contracting Authority, the Supplier will be required to enter into collateral agreements with the nominated operator in relation to vehicle warranties and other matters.
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2017-05-08. The procurement was published on 2017-04-03.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Who? What?- • Buses and coaches › Low-floor buses
- • Buses and coaches › Public-service buses
- • Specialist vehicles › Minibuses
- • Dublin
- • Éire/Ireland › Ireland
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2017-04-03 | Contract notice |
| 2018-02-21 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2017-04-03)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Minibuses
Short description:
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Minibuses 📦
Additional CPV: Buses and coaches 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Ireland 🏙️
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 Sceine, Iveagh Court, Harcourt Lane
Postal code: D02 WT20
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: https://www.nationaltransport.ie 🌏
E-mail: mark.bradwell@nationaltransport.ie 📧
Phone: +353 01-8798300 📞
Fax: +353 01-8798333 📠
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=110780&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2017-04-03 📅
Submission deadline: 2017-05-08 📅
Publication date: 2017-04-05 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2017/S 067-126941
OJ-S issue: 67
Additional information
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Estimated total value: 8 000 000 EUR 💰
Estimated value excluding VAT: 8 000 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 30 months
Description of renewals: Option to extend framework agreement by up to an additional 30 months.
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 will be set out in the tender documents.
Economic and financial standing: Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards: Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
List and brief description of rules and criteria: As will be set out in the Information Memorandum.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: As will be set out in the Information Memorandum.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: As will be set out in the Information Memorandum.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Contract performance conditions: As will be set out in the tender documents.
Procedure
Maximum number of candidates: 6
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As set out in the Information Memorandum.
Time of receipt of tenders: 16:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 6 months
Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Mark Bradwell
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1149 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=110780&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Reference
Additional 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 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Information about review deadlines:
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Minibuses
Short description:
The National Transport Authority (NTA) is seeking to enter into a single supplier framework agreement for the supply of midi buses, being short single deck bus vehicles.
While the NTA intends to acquire midi buses from the successful tenderer who is awarded the Framework Agreement, it intends to provide those vehicles to the operators of subvented public transport services, known as Public Service Obligation services, to operate in the performance of those services. Those operators include Bus Átha Cliath (Dublin Bus), Bus Eireann and the successful tenderer (or tenderers) in a number of on-going tender competitions for the operation of certain PSO Services. As part of the provision of bus vehicles to the Contracting Authority, the Supplier will be required to enter into collateral agreements with the nominated operator in relation to vehicle warranties and other matters.
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Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Minibuses 📦
Additional CPV: Buses and coaches 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Ireland 🏙️
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 Sceine, Iveagh Court, Harcourt Lane
Postal code: D02 WT20
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: https://www.nationaltransport.ie 🌏
E-mail: mark.bradwell@nationaltransport.ie 📧
Phone: +353 01-8798300 📞
Fax: +353 01-8798333 📠
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=110780&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2017-04-03 📅
Submission deadline: 2017-05-08 📅
Publication date: 2017-04-05 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2017/S 067-126941
OJ-S issue: 67
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 National Transport Authority (NTA) is seeking to enter into a single supplier framework agreement for the supply of midi buses, being short single deck bus vehicles.
While the NTA intends to acquire midi buses from the successful tenderer who is awarded the Framework Agreement, it intends to provide those vehicles to the operators of subvented public transport services, known as Public Service Obligation services, to operate in the performance of those services. Those operators include Bus Átha Cliath (Dublin Bus), Bus Eireann and the successful tenderer (or tenderers) in a number of on-going tender competitions for the operation of certain PSO Services. As part of the provision of bus vehicles to the Contracting Authority, the Supplier will be required to enter into collateral agreements with the nominated operator in relation to vehicle warranties and other matters.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 8 000 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 30 months
Description of renewals: Option to extend framework agreement by up to an additional 30 months.
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 will be set out in the tender documents.
Economic and financial standing: Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards: Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
List and brief description of rules and criteria: As will be set out in the Information Memorandum.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: As will be set out in the Information Memorandum.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: As will be set out in the Information Memorandum.
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. In the case of a group or consortium, the contracting authority proposes to enter into the Contract with the lead member of the consortium who will be liable for the performance of 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 subcontractors, or in any other form which the contracting authority considers appropriate. See further Information Memorandum.
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Procedure
Maximum number of candidates: 6
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As set out in the Information Memorandum.
Time of receipt of tenders: 16:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 6 months
Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Mark Bradwell
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1149 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=110780&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
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
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Ground Floor (East Wing), Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
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 067-126941 (2017-04-03)
Contract award notice (2018-02-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Contracting authority
Identity
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Phone: +353 1-8798300 📞
Fax: +353 1-8798333 📠
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-02-21 📅
Publication date: 2018-02-22 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 037-081512
Refers to notice: 2017/S 067-126941
OJ-S issue: 37
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Functional Characteristics and Technical Merit
Quality criterion (weighting): 31.25
Quality criterion (name): After-Sales Service & Product Support
Quality criterion (weighting): 5
Quality criterion (name): Delivery Period
Quality criterion (weighting): 3.75
Quality criterion (name): Environmental impacts
Price (weighting): 55
Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2017-11-30 📅
Name: Wrightbus Limited
Postal address: Galgorm Industrial Estate, Fenaghy Road
Postal town: Ballymena
Postal code: BT42 1PY
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Antrim and Newtownabbey 🏙️
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Complementary information
Review body
Information about review deadlines:
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The National Transport Authority (NTA) is seeking to enter into a single supplier framework agreement for the supply of midi buses, being short single deck bus vehicles.
While the NTA intends to acquire midi buses from the successful tenderer who is awarded the framework agreement, it intends to provide those vehicles to the operators of subvented public transport services, known as public service obligation services, to operate in the performance of those services. Those operators include Bus Átha Cliath (Dublin Bus), Bus Eireann and the successful tenderer (or tenderers) in a number of on-going tender competitions for the operation of certain PSO Services. As part of the provision of bus vehicles to the contracting authority, the supplier will be required to enter into collateral agreements with the nominated operator in relation to vehicle warranties and other matters.
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Document type: Contract award notice
Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Contracting authority
Identity
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Phone: +353 1-8798300 📞
Fax: +353 1-8798333 📠
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-02-21 📅
Publication date: 2018-02-22 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 037-081512
Refers to notice: 2017/S 067-126941
OJ-S issue: 37
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
While the NTA intends to acquire midi buses from the successful tenderer who is awarded the framework agreement, it intends to provide those vehicles to the operators of subvented public transport services, known as public service obligation services, to operate in the performance of those services. Those operators include Bus Átha Cliath (Dublin Bus), Bus Eireann and the successful tenderer (or tenderers) in a number of on-going tender competitions for the operation of certain PSO…
… Services. As part of the provision of bus vehicles to the contracting authority, the supplier will be required to enter into collateral agreements with the nominated operator in relation to vehicle warranties and other matters.
… services. As part of the provision of bus vehicles to the contracting authority, the supplier will be required to enter into collateral agreements with the nominated operator in relation to vehicle warranties and other matters.
Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Functional Characteristics and Technical Merit
Quality criterion (weighting): 31.25
Quality criterion (name): After-Sales Service & Product Support
Quality criterion (weighting): 5
Quality criterion (name): Delivery Period
Quality criterion (weighting): 3.75
Quality criterion (name): Environmental impacts
Price (weighting): 55
Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2017-11-30 📅
Name: Wrightbus Limited
Postal address: Galgorm Industrial Estate, Fenaghy Road
Postal town: Ballymena
Postal code: BT42 1PY
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Antrim and Newtownabbey 🏙️
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
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 2018/S 037-081512 (2018-02-21)
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