AEE049C โ€” DAFM โ€” Supply of Two (2) Articulated Lorry Trailers

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

Tenders are sought for the supply and delivery of two (2) articulated lorry trailers for the transport of trial Combine Harvesters and other equipment between DAFM farms, (Backweston in Kildare, Ballyderown in Cork, Athenry in Galway, Tops near Raphoe, Co. Donegal and Kildalton in Kilkenny) and to other outside trial locations throughout the country. DAFM initially require two (2) articulated lorry trailers by the end of November 2020, with the option to purchase a further one (1) trailer within the next two (2) years if required, with a trade-in of an older King articulated trailer as part of the final purchase.
It is expected that the dimensions of the Combine Harvesters (approximately 3.83 m high and 2.6 m wide) will meet the overall maximum legal height (4.65 m) and width restrictions (2.55 m), with the total header width at a maximum of 2.90 m, to be compliant with transport legislation. All current road safety requirements must be adhered to.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-08-24. The procurement was published on 2020-07-24.

Suppliers
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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-07-24 Contract notice
2020-11-17 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-07-24)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
National registration number: IE 6609370 G
Postal address: University of Limerick, Co. Limerick
Postal town: Castletroy
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Linda Maher
Phone: +353 61233715 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: linda.maher@ul.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.educationprocurementservice.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87073 ๐ŸŒ
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=171134&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=171134&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: AEE049C โ€” DAFM โ€” Supply of Two (2) Articulated Lorry Trailers
Products/services: Vehicle bodies, trailers or semi-trailers ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œTenders are sought for the supply and delivery of two (2) articulated lorry trailers for the transport of trial Combine Harvesters and other equipment...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 135 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Agricultural machinery ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Trailers, semi-trailers and mobile containers ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Trailers and semi-trailers ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Trailers ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Backweston, Co. Kildare.
Description of the procurement:
โ€œTenders are sought for the supply and delivery of two (2) articulated lorry trailers for the transport of trial Combine Harvesters and other equipment...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 135 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 12
Information about options
Options โœ…
Description of options:
โ€œPlease note, in addition to the initial purchase, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) reserve the right to purchase up to an...โ€    Show more
Description
Additional information: All information relating to tenders is published on www.etenders.gov.ie only.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
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Economic and financial standing
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Conditions for participation
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Technical and professional ability
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Conditions for participation
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Conditions related to the contract
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Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-08-24 14:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2020-08-24 14:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Office of the High Court
Postal address: Four Courts Ground Floor, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Source: OJS 2020/S 145-356405 (2020-07-24)
Contract award notice (2020-11-17)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: University of Limerick, Co.Limerick

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œTenders are sought for the supply and delivery of two (2) articulated lorry trailers for the transport of trial Combine Harvesters and other equipment...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 50 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œTenders are sought for the supply and delivery of two (2) articulated lorry trailers for the transport of trial Combine Harvesters and other equipment...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Price

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 145-356405

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: AEE049C โ€” DAFM โ€” Supply of Two (2) Articulated Lorry Trailers
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-11-16 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
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: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Ashbourne Truck Centre
National registration number: IE4508987T
Postal address: Ballymadun, Co. Meath
Postal town: Ashbourne
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18350573 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: jse@eircom.net ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 18350657 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.ashbournetruckcentre.com ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 50 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2020/S 227-556859 (2020-11-17)