Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Last Mile Delivery

Dublin City Council

Both Dublin and Belfast city council are looking for ways to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of deliveries, reducing the number of goods vehicles in their respective urban centres, which in turn will improve air quality, noise pollution and road safety. This needs to be achieved in a way that minimises the financial impact to business in both cities.
We are confident that innovative and new approaches are possible leveraging new technology opportunities and business models which can also ensure the future competitiveness of Dublin and Belfast. Annex B includes some examples of current best practice solutions.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-06-18. The procurement was published on 2018-04-26.

Suppliers

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

Who?

• Dublin City Council

What?

Where?

• Eastern and Midland › Dublin
• Northern Ireland › Belfast

Procurement history

Date	Document
2018-04-26	Contract notice
2019-03-24	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2018-04-26)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Design and execution of research and development
Reference number: RFT133123
Short description:

Both Dublin and Belfast city council are looking for ways to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of deliveries, reducing the number of goods vehicles in their respective urban centres, which in turn will improve air quality, noise pollution and road safety. This needs to be achieved in a way that minimises the financial impact to business in both cities. We are confident that innovative and new approaches are possible leveraging new technology opportunities and business models which can also ensure the future competitiveness of Dublin and Belfast. Annex B includes some examples of current best practice solutions.

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: Design and execution of research and development 📦
Additional CPV: Second-hand transport vehicles 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Belfast 🏙️

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Regional or local authority
Awarding authority name: Dublin City Council
Postal address: Civic Offices, Wood Quay
Postal code: Dublin
Postal town: Dublin 8
Contact
Internet address: http://www.smartdublin.ie 🌏
E-mail: jamie.cudden@dublincity.ie 📧
Phone: +353 12223081 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=128243&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=128243&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-04-26 📅
Submission deadline: 2018-06-18 📅
Publication date: 2018-04-28 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 083-187331
Refers to notice: 2017/S 082-158589
OJ-S issue: 83
Additional information

Please consult the associated tender documentation which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders in respect of this completion.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

We are confident that innovative and new approaches are possible leveraging new technology opportunities and business models which can also ensure the future competitiveness of Dublin and Belfast. Annex B includes some examples of current best practice solutions.

Estimated total value: 187 000 EUR 💰
Short description:

Both Dublin and Belfast are looking for ways to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of deliveries, reducing the number of goods vehicles in their respective urban centres, which in turn will improve air quality, noise pollution and road safety. This needs to be achieved in a way that minimises the financial impact to business in both cities.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 187 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 18 months
Additional information:

Please consult the associated tender documentation which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders in respect of this completion.

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin City Council and Belfast City Council.

Procedure
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Irish 🗣️
Tender validity period: 18 months
Tender opening date: 2018-06-18 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00
Place: Dublin CIty Council.
Additional information:

Please note the date and time provided above and is subject to change at the discretion of Dublin City Council.

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Awarding authority name: Belfast City Council
Postal address: City Hall, Donegall Square
Postal town: Belfast
Postal code: BT1 5GS
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Belfast 🏙️
Contact
Contact point: Jamie Cudden
Internet address: www.smartdublin.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/267 🌏
Contact point: Deirdre Ferguson
E-mail: fergusond@belfastcity.gov.uk 📧
Internet address: http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/ 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=128243&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information

Additional Information: Dublin City Council.

1. Dublin City Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of information Act (FOI) 2014. If you consider that any of the information supplied by you is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for the sensitivity specified. In such cases, the relevant material, will in response to the FOI request; be examined in the light of the exemptions provided for in the Acts.

2. It will be a condition for the award of any contract by Dublin City Council that the successful Tenderer and all sub-contractors (if applicable) produce a valid Tax clearance certificate from the Revenue commissioners in compliance with Circular (43) 2006 (or as amended) and that the certificate will be maintained for the duration of the contract and will be on a 12 month basis. In the case of a non-resident Tenderer, a statement of suitability from the Revenue commissioners will be required.

3. Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications.

4. Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended.

5. Please note also that all information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) Only. Registration is free of charge. Dublin City Council will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.

6. Emailed/faxed/posted or late tenders will not be accepted. All tenders should be submitted using the application form provided and uploaded to the post-box on the www.etenders.gov.ie site.

7. Tender’s received in the form of promotional materials only will not be considered for further evaluation.

8. Tenders may be submitted in English or in the Irish language.

9. Please note that OJEU contracts are covered by the Government procurement agreement (GPA).

10. Appeals procedure: The body to whom appeals should be addressed is — The High Court, Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7.

11. All queries regarding this tender must be directed through the messages feature on the www.etenders.gov.ie site. Responses will be circulated to those candidates/tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal www.etenders.gov.ie The details of the party making the query will not be disclosed when circulating the response. All queries must be submitted by 4.00pm on 21.6.2018 to enable issue of responses to all interested parties.

12. Please note that where documents are made available in both PDF and Word format, in the event that there is any discrepancy between the documents, the PDF version will take precedence.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, High Court, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Source: OJS 2018/S 083-187331 (2018-04-26)

Contract award notice (2019-03-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 186991.87 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-03-24 📅
Publication date: 2019-03-27 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 061-142160
Refers to notice: 2018/S 083-187331
OJ-S issue: 61

Procedure
Applicable procurement law: Northern Ireland procurement law: Public Contracts Regulations 2006
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Addressing the challenge
Quality criterion (weighting): 40
Quality criterion (name): Innovation and technical solution
Quality criterion (weighting): 30
Quality criterion (name): Skills and project management
Cost criterion (name): Overall criteria including value for money
Cost criterion (weighting): 100

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2019-03-24 📅
Name: Grid Smarter Cities Ltd
National registration number: GB106441252
Postal address: The Core, Science Central, Bath Lane
Postal town: Newcastle upon Tyne
Postal code: NE4 5TF
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
E-mail: neil.herron@gridsmartercities.com 📧
Country: Dublin 🏙️
Total value of the procurement: 186991.87 EUR 💰
Name: Masterlink Airport Solutions
National registration number: IE9835015W
Postal address: Unit 1, Orion Business Campus, North West Business Park
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 15
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: bharrison@masterlinklogistics.com 📧
Internet address: http://www.masterlinklogistics.com 🌏
Name: Parkunload, SL
National registration number: ESB67078105
Postal address: Venezuela 103, 3º floor
Postal town: Barcelona
Postal code: 08019
Country: Spain 🇪🇸
Phone: +34 930101280 📞
E-mail: csentis@parkunload.com 📧
Internet address: http://www.parkunload.com 🌏
Name: Passel
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: 1 Keys Street
Postal town: Frankston
Postal code: Victoria 3199
Country: Australia 🇦🇺
E-mail: service@passel.com.au 📧
Internet address: http://www.passel.com.au 🌏
Name: United Parcel Service of Ireland Ltd
National registration number: IE4807503K
Postal address: 25-28 North Wall Quay
Postal code: Dublin 1
E-mail: laurakinson@ups.com 📧
Name: WeBringg Ltd
National registration number: 343428743OH
Postal address: Unit E4, Chapelizod Industrial Estate
Postal code: D20 H248
E-mail: sean@webringg.com 📧
Internet address: http://www.webringg.com 🌏
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 23

Reference
Additional information

Additional Information: Dublin City Council:

1) Dublin City Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2014. If you consider that any of the information supplied by you is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for the sensitivity specified. In such cases, the relevant material, will in response to the FOI request; be examined in the light of the exemptions provided for in the Acts;

2) It will be a condition for the award of any contract by Dublin City Council that the successful tenderer and all subcontractors (if applicable) produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Revenue Commissioners in compliance with Circular (43) 2006 (or as amended) and that the certificate will be maintained for the duration of the contract and will be on a 12 month basis. In the case of a non-resident Tenderer, a statement of suitability from the Revenue Commissioners will be required;

3) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications;

4) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words “or equivalent” will always be appended;

5) Please note also that all information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. Dublin City Council will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties;

6) Emailed/faxed/posted or late tenders will not be accepted. All tenders should be submitted using the application form provided and uploaded to the post-box on the www.etenders.gov.ie site

7) Tender’s received in the form of promotional materials only will not be considered for further evaluation;

8) Tenders may be submitted in English or in the Irish language;

9) Please note that OJEU contracts are covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA);

10) Appeals procedure: The body to whom appeals should be addressed is — The High Court, Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7;

11) All queries regarding this tender must be directed through the messages feature on the www.etenders.gov.ie site. Responses will be circulated to those candidates/tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal www.etenders.gov.ie

The details of the party making the query will not be disclosed when circulating the response. All queries must be submitted by 4.00 p.m. on 21.6.2018 to enable issue of responses to all interested parties;

12) Please note that where documents are made available in both PDF and Word format, in the event that there is any discrepancy between the documents, the PDF version will take precedence.

Complementary information
Review body
Information about review deadlines:

For precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Please consult your solicitor.

Source: OJS 2019/S 061-142160 (2019-03-24)

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