RFT for the Provision of the National Car Testing Service (NCTS)

Road Safety Authority (RSA)

The Road Safety Authority (“RSA”) is seeking to engage a suitably qualified contractor to deliver roadworthiness testing services in respect of cars in the Republic of Ireland (the “National Car Testing Service”, or “NCTS”). The contractor will also be required to provide Import and Export Conformance Inspection Services on behalf of the Revenue Commissioners which are required to assess vehicles for Vehicle Registration Tax, which the contractor shall collect on behalf of the Revenue Commissioners. The contract’s operations period will run for 10 years. The contractor will be fully remunerated by way of test fee income generated from conducting the services.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-11-06. The procurement was published on 2018-10-05.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2018-10-05 Contract notice
2018-10-10 Additional information
2019-08-19 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2018-10-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Technical inspection and testing services
Reference number: ET1708
Short description:
The Road Safety Authority (“RSA”) is seeking to engage a suitably qualified contractor to deliver roadworthiness testing services in respect of cars in the Republic of Ireland (the “National Car Testing Service”, or “NCTS”). The contractor will also be required to provide Import and Export Conformance Inspection Services on behalf of the Revenue Commissioners which are required to assess vehicles for Vehicle Registration Tax, which the contractor shall collect on behalf of the Revenue Commissioners. The contract’s operations period will run for 10 years. The contractor will be fully remunerated by way of test fee income generated from conducting the services.
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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: Technical inspection and testing services 📦
Additional CPV: Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Road Safety Authority (RSA)
Postal address: Moy Business Park
Postal code: Primrose Hill
Postal town: Ballina
Contact
Internet address: http://www.rsa.ie 🌏
E-mail: nctsliaison@rsa.ie 📧
Phone: +353 9625000 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=135766&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=135766&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-10-05 📅
Submission deadline: 2018-11-06 📅
Publication date: 2018-10-10 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 195-441393
Refers to notice: 2017/S 218-453283
OJ-S issue: 195
Additional information
Further information is available within the documentation attached to this contract notice.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 650 000 000 EUR 💰
Short description:
Roadworthiness testing in respect of cars is required by EU Directive 2014/45/EC. The procurement of the NCTS and the Import / Export Conformance Inspection Services will occur over two stages. The first stage will require candidates to complete a pre-qualification questionnaire. Based on the results of the first stage, a limited number of candidates will be selected to participate in the second stage, where they will be invited to tender for the contract. The contract is being procured as a concession in accordance with the European Communities (Award of Concessions Contracts) Regulations 2017.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 650 000 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 132 months
Additional information:
Further information is available within the documentation attached to this contract notice.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Maximum number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
The criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates to be invited to the second stage of the competition (Invitation to Tender stage) is outlined within the Pre Qualification Questionnaire document.
Time of receipt of tenders: 17:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 2019-09-03 📅

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Evelyn Tuffy
Internet address: www.rsa.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/481 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=135766&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2018/S 195-441393 (2018-10-05)
Additional information (2018-10-10)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Road Safety Authority (“RSA”) is seeking to engage a suitably qualified contractor to deliver roadworthiness testing services in respect of cars in the Republic of Ireland (the “National Car Testing Service” or “NCTS”). The Contractor will also be required to provide Import and Export Conformance Inspection Services on behalf of the Revenue Commissioners which are required to assess vehicles for Vehicle Registration Tax, which the Contractor shall collect on behalf of the Revenue Commissioners. The contract’s operations period will run for 10 years. The Contractor will be fully remunerated by way of test fee income generated from conducting the services.
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Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Technical automobile inspection services 📦

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-10-10 📅
Publication date: 2018-10-13 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 198-449108
Refers to notice: 2018/S 195-441393
OJ-S issue: 198
Source: OJS 2018/S 198-449108 (2018-10-10)
Contract award notice (2019-08-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Road Safety Authority (‘RSA’) has appointed a contractor to deliver roadworthiness testing services in respect of cars in the Republic of Ireland (the ‘National Car Testing Service’, or ‘NCTS’). The contractor will provide import and export conformance inspection services on behalf of the revenue commissioners which are required to assess vehicles for vehicle registration tax, which the contractor shall collect on behalf of the revenue commissioners. The contract’s operations period will run for 10 years. The contractor will be fully remunerated by way of test fee income generated from conducting the services.
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Total value of the procurement: 650 000 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: Moy Business Park, Primrose Hill

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-08-19 📅
Publication date: 2019-08-22 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 161-396750
OJ-S issue: 161
Additional information
As indicated in Section V.2.2) above, nine tenders were received. For clarity, following the pre-qualification stage, 5 tenderers were invited to participate in the tender stage. All five tenderers submitted a base tender, and 4 tenderers also submitted a variant tender, as permitted in the Invitation to Tender documentation.
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Please note that the contract was not procured using the restricted procedure under Directive 2014/24/EU as indicated in this contract award notice. The contract was procured as a concession in accordance with the European Communities (Award of Concessions Contracts) Regulations 2017. The competition consisted of 2 stages – a pre-qualification stage and a tender stage, which culminated in the identification of the preferred tenderer and the award of the contract. Section IV.1.1) below refers to a restricted procedure to reflect this 2-stage nature.
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Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Technial criteria
Quality criterion (weighting): 70
Price (weighting): 30

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2019-08-15 📅
Name: Applus Inspection Services Ireland Ltd
Postal address: 3026 Lake Drive, Citywest Business Campus, Naas Road
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 24
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Dublin 🏙️
Total value of the procurement: 650 000 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
Source: OJS 2019/S 161-396750 (2019-08-19)
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