A Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) challenge is being launched by the National Transport Authority in partnership with Enterprise Ireland to find innovative new products and services.
The successful solution to this challenge will allow all passengers to be informed in real time on the availability of passenger seating/space on bus and coach vehicles to meet the potential need for wheelchair accessible space and seating. It will enable data capture for analytics in relation to bus and network capacity utilisation for public transport network planning and any other relevant data to assist in improving the passenger experience.
The solution needs to be economically viable, allow two way communication between the passenger and the Authority, provide information in real time accessible formats, reliable and accurate, scalable, easily maintained, user friendly, and have the ability to interact with existing NTA back end systems and support them effectively.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-08-14.
The procurement was published on 2020-06-15.
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) — Vehicle Capacity Information for Public Transport Passengers”
Products/services: Information technology services📦
Short description:
“A Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) challenge is being launched by the National Transport Authority in partnership with Enterprise Ireland to find...”
Short description
A Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) challenge is being launched by the National Transport Authority in partnership with Enterprise Ireland to find innovative new products and services.
The successful solution to this challenge will allow all passengers to be informed in real time on the availability of passenger seating/space on bus and coach vehicles to meet the potential need for wheelchair accessible space and seating. It will enable data capture for analytics in relation to bus and network capacity utilisation for public transport network planning and any other relevant data to assist in improving the passenger experience.
The solution needs to be economically viable, allow two way communication between the passenger and the Authority, provide information in real time accessible formats, reliable and accurate, scalable, easily maintained, user friendly, and have the ability to interact with existing NTA back end systems and support them effectively.
A Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) challenge is being launched by the National Transport Authority in partnership with Enterprise Ireland to find innovative new products and services. The projects will be selected primarily on their potential to impact Irish citizens and deliver a solution to identified unmet needs in the public services.
The competition is open to single companies or organisations from the private, public and third sectors, including charities.
The successful solution to this challenge will allow all passengers to be informed in real time on the availability of passenger seating/space on bus and coach vehicles to meet the potential need for wheelchair accessible space and seating.
The successful solution to this challenge will enable data capture for analytics in relation to bus and network capacity utilisation for public transport network planning and any other relevant data to assist in improving the passenger experience.
The innovative solution to address this challenge needs to be economically viable, allow two way communication between the passenger and the Authority, provide information in real time accessible formats, reliable and accurate, scalable, easily maintained, user friendly and have the ability to interact with existing NTA back end systems and support them effectively.
Proposed solutions will need to consider and be compliant with relevant data protection legislation and GDPR.
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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: 4
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: As set out in 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 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
Innovation partnership
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-08-14
12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2021-02-10 📅
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
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:
“Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
As set out in S.I. No 130/2010 European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review...”
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
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).
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Source: OJS 2020/S 117-284089 (2020-06-15)