The NTA and NSAI are jointly seeking to engage a contractor (i) to provide services to the NTA in relation to vehicle inspection and other services related to the licensing of small public service vehicles and their drivers and (ii) for exclusive authorisation under Section 12 of the Metrology Act 1996 to undertake verification of taximeter systems on a concession basis for the NSAI, together with ancillary services.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-08-03.
The procurement was published on 2018-06-25.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Contracting authority (additional)
Name: National Standards Authority of Ireland
Postal address: 1 Swift Square, Northwood, Santry
Postal town: Dublin
Phone: +353 18073800📞
Contracting authority Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Vehicle Inspection and Other Test Services and Authorisation to conduct Taximeter System Verification”
Products/services: Technical inspection and testing services📦
Short description:
“The NTA and NSAI are jointly seeking to engage a contractor:
(i) to provide services to the NTA in relation to vehicle inspection and other services related...”
Short description
The NTA and NSAI are jointly seeking to engage a contractor:
(i) to provide services to the NTA in relation to vehicle inspection and other services related to the licensing of small public service vehicles and their drivers; and
(ii) for exclusive authorisation under Section 12 of the Metrology Act 1996 to undertake verification of taximeter systems on a concession basis for the NSAI, together with ancillary services.
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 1 727 336 💰
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Additional products/services: Technical inspection services📦
Additional products/services: Technical automobile inspection services📦
Additional products/services: Technical testing services📦
Additional products/services: Call centre📦
Place of performance: Ireland🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Ireland
Description of the procurement:
“The NTA and NSAI are jointly seeking to engage a contractor:
(i) to provide services to the NTA in relation to vehicle inspection and other services related...”
Description of the procurement
The NTA and NSAI are jointly seeking to engage a contractor:
(i) to provide services to the NTA in relation to vehicle inspection and other services related to the licensing of small public service vehicles and their drivers; and
(ii) for exclusive authorisation under Section 12 of the Metrology Act 1996 to undertake verification of taximeter systems on a concession basis for the NSAI, together with ancillary services.
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Quality criterion (name): Approach — overall
Quality criterion (weighting): 15
Quality criterion (name): Approach — service elements
Quality criterion (weighting): 40
Quality criterion (name): Quality — overall
Quality criterion (weighting): 5
Quality criterion (name): Quality — timeframe
Quality criterion (weighting): Pass/Fail
Price (weighting): 40
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2018/S 123-279614
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“Vehicle Inspection and Other Test Services and Authorisation to conduct Taximeter System Verification”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2019-03-01 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Applus Car Testing Service Ltd
National registration number: 9695584O
Postal address: 3026 Lakedrive, Citywest Business Campus
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D24R C8V
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 0879597553📞
E-mail: mark.synnott@applus.com📧
Region: Dublin🏙️
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 727 336 💰
Complementary information 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...”
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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Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Ground Floor (East Wing), Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie📧
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
URL: http://www.courts.ie🌏 Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“As set out in S.I. No 130/2010 European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).”
Source: OJS 2019/S 063-147187 (2019-03-26)