The Authority is seeking to appoint a service provider is to provide vehicle assessment services in the following areas related to bus and coach fleet:
(i) vehicle pre-purchase assessments;
(ii) vehicle condition inspections,
(iii) vehicle roadworthiness inspections;
(iv) vehicle handback inspections;
(v) vehicle maintenance audit; and
(vi) other vehicle inspections as identified by the authority.
In addition, the service provider will be required to provide general advice and assistance to the Authority in relation to:
(i) the acquisition of buses/coaches;
(ii) the appropriate systems for monitoring the maintenance and upkeep of buses/coaches;
(iii) the general management of the process of providing buses/coaches to operators and the monitoring of their subsequent use and condition; and
(iv) other areas related to vehicle acquisition, vehicle modification, vehicle inspections and/or vehicle assessments.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-07-24.
The procurement was published on 2019-06-17.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Vehicle Assessment Services
Products/services: Technical automobile inspection services📦
Short description:
“The Authority is seeking to appoint a service provider is to provide vehicle assessment services in the following areas related to bus and coach fleet:
(i)...”
Short description
The Authority is seeking to appoint a service provider is to provide vehicle assessment services in the following areas related to bus and coach fleet:
(i) vehicle pre-purchase assessments;
(ii) vehicle condition inspections,
(iii) vehicle roadworthiness inspections;
(iv) vehicle handback inspections;
(v) vehicle maintenance audit; and
(vi) other vehicle inspections as identified by the authority.
In addition, the service provider will be required to provide general advice and assistance to the Authority in relation to:
(i) the acquisition of buses/coaches;
(ii) the appropriate systems for monitoring the maintenance and upkeep of buses/coaches;
(iii) the general management of the process of providing buses/coaches to operators and the monitoring of their subsequent use and condition; and
(iv) other areas related to vehicle acquisition, vehicle modification, vehicle inspections and/or vehicle assessments.
The Authority is seeking to appoint a service provider is to provide vehicle assessment services in the following areas related to bus and coach fleet:
(i) vehicle pre-purchase assessments;
(ii) vehicle condition inspections,
(iii) vehicle roadworthiness inspections;
(iv) vehicle handback inspections;
(v) vehicle maintenance audit; and
(vi) other vehicle inspections as identified by the authority.
In addition, the service provider will be required to provide general advice and assistance to the Authority in relation to:
(i) the acquisition of buses/coaches;
(ii) the appropriate systems for monitoring the maintenance and upkeep of buses/coaches;
(iii) the general management of the process of providing buses/coaches to operators and the monitoring of their subsequent use and condition; and
(iv) other areas related to vehicle acquisition, vehicle modification, vehicle inspections and/or vehicle assessments.
Separately, the Authority also requires the provision of vehicle roadworthiness inspections in relation to small public service vehicles, being taxis, hackneys and limousines.
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Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 24
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal ✅ Description
Description of renewals:
“The expected term of the contract will be 2 years with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years at the sole discretion of the Authority.”
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: As set out in the procurement documents.
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: As set out in the procurement documents.
Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2019-07-24
12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2020-01-24 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2019-07-24
12:00 📅
Complementary information Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
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
Postal code: D7
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 116-284964 (2019-06-17)
Contract award notice (2020-03-02) Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The authority is seeking to appoint a service provider is to provide vehicle assessment services in the following areas related to bus and coach fleet:
(i)...”
Short description
The authority is seeking to appoint a service provider is to provide vehicle assessment services in the following areas related to bus and coach fleet:
(i) vehicle pre-purchase assessments;
(ii) vehicle condition inspections;
(iii) vehicle roadworthiness inspections;
(iv) vehicle handback inspections;
(v) vehicle maintenance audit; and
(vi) other vehicle inspections as identified by the authority.
In addition, the service provider will be required to provide general advice and assistance to the authority in relation to:
(i) the acquisition of buses/coaches;
(ii) the appropriate systems for monitoring the maintenance and upkeep of buses/coaches;
(iii) the general management of the process of providing buses/coaches to operators and the monitoring of their subsequent use and condition; and
(iv) other areas related to vehicle acquisition, vehicle modification, vehicle inspections and/or vehicle assessments.
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 122 400 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The authority is seeking to appoint a service provider is to provide vehicle assessment services in the following areas related to bus and coach fleet:
(i)...”
Description of the procurement
The authority is seeking to appoint a service provider is to provide vehicle assessment services in the following areas related to bus and coach fleet:
(i) vehicle pre-purchase assessments;
(ii) vehicle condition inspections,
(iii) vehicle roadworthiness inspections;
(iv) vehicle handback inspections;
(v) vehicle maintenance audit; and
(vi) other vehicle inspections as identified by the authority.
In addition, the service provider will be required to provide general advice and assistance to the authority in relation to:
(i) The acquisition of buses/coaches;
(ii) The appropriate systems for monitoring the maintenance and upkeep of buses/coaches;
(iii) The general management of the process of providing buses/coaches to operators and the monitoring of their subsequent use and condition; and
(iv) Other areas related to vehicle acquisition, vehicle modification, vehicle inspections and/or vehicle assessments.
Separately, the authority also requires the provision of vehicle roadworthiness inspections in relation to Small Public Service Vehicles, being taxis, hackneys and limousines.
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Quality criterion (name):
“The quality of the tenderer’s approach to undertaking vehicle condition inspections of buses and coaches”
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Quality criterion (name):
“The quality of the tenderer’s approach to undertaking vehicle maintenance audits”
Quality criterion (name):
“The quality of the tenderer’s approach to undertaking SPSV roadworthiness inspections and the provision of reports suitable for supporting a prosecution...”
Quality criterion (name)
The quality of the tenderer’s approach to undertaking SPSV roadworthiness inspections and the provision of reports suitable for supporting a prosecution where a SPSV is found not to be roadworthy
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Quality criterion (name):
“The quality of the tenderer’s approach to providing personnel to undertake the services”
Quality criterion (weighting): 15
Cost criterion (name): Price
Cost criterion (weighting): 55
Procedure Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2019/S 116-284964
Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title: Provision of Vehicle Assessment Services
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-02-21 📅
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: 0
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
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Region: Éire/Ireland🏙️
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 122 400 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 122 400 💰
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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Source: OJS 2020/S 045-107126 (2020-03-02)