Provision of Network Development Graphic Design and Other Services

National Transport Authority

NTA requires a Graphic Designer to work on a variety of transport network development related projects on a full time basis. The Graphic Designer shall be available to NTA 5 days per week. The days will mostly be performed during regular office hours. Tenderers may share the provision of a graphic designer between up to three individual designers by prior agreement with NTA, with one of them being assigned as the lead nominated resource and primary point of contact.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-10-26. The procurement was published on 2020-09-17.

Suppliers

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

• EyeCue

Who?

• National Transport Authority

What?

• Composition services › Graphic design services
• Production management consultancy services › Design consultancy services

Where?

• Eastern and Midland › Dublin

Procurement history

Date	Document
2020-09-17	Contract notice
2020-10-13	Additional information
2021-03-26	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2020-09-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Graphic design services
Short description:

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: Graphic design services 📦
Additional CPV: Design consultancy services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Ireland 🏙️

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: National or federal Agency/Office
Awarding authority name: National Transport Authority
Postal address: Dun Sceine, Iveagh Court, Harcourt Lane
Postal code: D02 WT20
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: http://nationaltransport.ie 🌏
E-mail: procurement@nationaltransport.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18798300 📞
Fax: +353 18798333 📠
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=174256&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=174256&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-09-17 📅
Submission deadline: 2020-10-26 📅
Publication date: 2020-09-22 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 184-444521
OJ-S issue: 184
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.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

NTA requires a graphic designer to work on a variety of transport network development related projects on a full time basis. The graphic designer shall be available to NTA 5 days per week. The days will mostly be performed during regular office hours. Tenderers may share the provision of a graphic designer between up to three individual designers by prior agreement with NTA, with one of them being assigned as the lead nominated resource and primary point of contact.

The successful tenderer’s main duties shall include:

• designing print material including, but not limited to brochures, leaflets, infographics, advertisements, maps and posters in line with brand guidelines where applicable;

• production of presentation quality images and transport schematics using a transport mapping tool (Remix (https://www.remix.com/) or equivalent);

• production of multi-mode transport schematics, ability to build technical maps and creation of designs for use in virtual public consultation rooms;

• interpretation and display transport network alignments;

• developing attractive presentations;

• editing and copywriting material produced by the authority;

• developing large scale maps, pull-ups and other such assets as required;

• interpreting technical material and converting it into an easy to understand format;

• Creating user friendly maps and graphic representations of complex data;

• facilitating the design of a large volume of complex, network related assets to tight deadlines;

• facilitating ad-hoc requests as they arise including, animation and video;

• assisting the NTA with events, attending when required and liaising with audio visual agents;

• designing digital material including, but not limited to website banners, web pages, digital ads, and presentation templates in line with brand guidelines where applicable;

• saving artwork files in an accessible, version-controlled manner on the Authority’s central server.

This list is not exhaustive, it reflects the nature of the duties included in the role.

Duration: 24 months
Description of renewals:

The expected initial term of the contract will be 2 years, with the option to extend on an annual basis thereafter 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.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: As set out in the procurement documents.
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: As set out 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 🗣️
Tender validity period: 2021-04-24 📅
Tender opening date: 2020-10-26 📅
Tender opening time: 14:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Ellen O'Connor
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1149 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=174256&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information

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.

Complementary information
Review body
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 📠
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
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 2020/S 184-444521 (2020-09-17)

Additional information (2020-10-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

NTA requires a Graphic Designer to work on a variety of transport network development related projects on a full time basis. The Graphic Designer shall be available to NTA 5 days per week. The days will mostly be performed during regular office hours. Tenderers may share the provision of a Graphic Designer between up to 3 individual designers by prior agreement with NTA, with one of them being assigned as the lead nominated resource and primary point of contact.

Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Design consultancy services 📦

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-10-13 📅
Submission deadline: 2020-10-27 📅
Publication date: 2020-10-16 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 202-491241
Refers to notice: 2020/S 184-444521
OJ-S issue: 202
Additional information

Please be advised that the deadline for receipt of Tender Submissions has been extended to 12.00 noon Tuesday 27 October 2020. Please also be advised that the deadline for receipt of clarification questions has been extended to 12.00 noon Saturday 17 October 2020.

Source: OJS 2020/S 202-491241 (2020-10-13)

Contract award notice (2021-03-26)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

NTA requires a graphic designer to work on a variety of transport network development related projects on a full time basis. The graphic designer shall be available to NTA 5 days per week. The days will mostly be performed during regular office hours. Tenderers may share the provision of a graphic designer between up to 3 individual designers by prior agreement with NTA, with one of them being assigned as the lead nominated resource and primary point of contact.

Total value of the procurement: 234 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-03-26 📅
Publication date: 2021-03-31 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 063-160669
OJ-S issue: 63
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.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

The successful Tenderer’s main duties shall include:

• creating user friendly maps and graphic representations of complex data;

• facilitating ad hoc requests as they arise including, animation and video;

• saving artwork files in an accessible, version-controlled manner on the authority’s central server.

This list is not exhaustive; it reflects the nature of the duties included in the role.

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Qualifications and experience of resources
Quality criterion (weighting): 25
Quality criterion (name): Quality of portfolios of proposed resources
Approach and methodology
Quality criterion (weighting): 15
Price (weighting): 35

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-03-15 📅
Name: EyeCue
National registration number: 9675617O
Postal address: 106a Templeville road, Templeogue
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 14907009 📞
E-mail: jcarvill@eyecue.ie 📧
Country: Ireland 🏙️
Internet address: http://www.eyecue.ie 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 234 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Igor Popenko

Reference
Additional information

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.

Complementary information
Review body
Postal town: Dublin
Source: OJS 2021/S 063-160669 (2021-03-26)

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