Invitation to Tender for the Provision of EMV Specialist Services

National Transport Authority

The scope of services is for the provision of specialist advice in the field of contactless EMV payments in order to facilitate the development and implementation of NTAโ€™s strategy for introducing EMV for paying for passenger transport services.
The Authority is not seeking to appoint a team of advisors and the services are for the provision of one individual EMV Specialist.
The contract has two stages and additional detail on these stages are contained within the tender documents.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-05-16. The procurement was published on 2019-04-11.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2019-04-11 Contract notice
2019-09-19 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2019-04-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
Short description:
The scope of services is for the provision of specialist advice in the field of contactless EMV payments in order to facilitate the development and implementation of NTAโ€™s strategy for introducing EMV for paying for passenger transport services. The Authority is not seeking to appoint a team of advisors and the services are for the provision of one individual EMV Specialist. The contract has two stages and additional detail on these stages are contained within the tender documents.
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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: Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Credit cards ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: Dublin 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, Harcourt Lane, Iveagh Court
Postal code: D02 WT20
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: https://www.nationaltransport.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: procurement@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=145077&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=145077&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-04-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2019-05-16 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2019-04-15 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 074-175779
OJ-S issue: 74
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
Short description:
The scope of services is for the provision of specialist advice in the field of contactless EMV payments in order to facilitate the development and implementation of NTAโ€™s strategy for introducing EMV for paying for passenger transport services.
The Authority is not seeking to appoint a team of advisors and the services are for the provision of one individual EMV Specialist.
The contract has two stages and additional detail on these stages are contained within the tender documents.
Estimated total value: 200 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Short description:
While any interested party may tender, the Authority is not seeking to appoint a team of advisors and the services are for the provision of one individual EMV Specialist.
(a) Stage 1 will include attendance at strategic planning workshops and providing input and advice on the implementation of the transit models of contactless EMV acceptance (which will specifically include aggregation under Model 2); financial modelling of the cost of contactless acceptance; assistance with the development of governance and risk management processes necessary for the acceptance of contactless EMV in a transit environment; advice on procurement strategy for acquirer and PSP services, consultation with local issuers and input into the implementation strategy, as well as the documentation of processes and guidelines and other documentation.
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(b) Stage 2 will involve support on an ad-hoc basis as required by NTA with market consultation, meetings with various stakeholders including issuers, input into procurement and implementation advice.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 200 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 24 months
Description of renewals:
The option to extend will be on an annual basis after the initial 2 year, up to a maximum total 4 year contract. The option to extend rests solely with the Authority and will be based on service requirements, supplier performance and the availability of funding.
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Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: As stated in the procurement documents.
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: As stated in the procurement documents.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
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: 6 months
Tender opening date: 2019-05-16 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Gerard Deenihan
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=145077&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.
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The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted.
Refer to procurement documents 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 7
Postal code: D7
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 130/2010 European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).
Source: OJS 2019/S 074-175779 (2019-04-11)
Contract award notice (2019-09-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 160 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-09-19 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2019-09-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 183-446265
Refers to notice: 2019/S 074-175779
OJ-S issue: 183
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): Experience
Quality criterion (weighting): 60
Quality criterion (name): Qualifications
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Price (weighting): 30

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2019-08-15 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Rebel Transit and Ticketing BV
Postal address: Wijnhave 23, 3011WH
Postal town: Rotterdam
Country: Netherlands ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
Total value of the procurement: 160 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5

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.
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Source: OJS 2019/S 183-446265 (2019-09-19)