Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) — Vehicle Capacity Information for Public Transport Passengers

National Transport Authority

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.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2020-06-15 Contract notice
Contract notice (2020-06-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: 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 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.
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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: Information technology services 📦
Additional CPV: Vehicle-counting machines 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Innovation partnership
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
Contact
Internet address: https://www.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=168589&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=168589&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-06-15 📅
Submission deadline: 2020-08-14 📅
Publication date: 2020-06-18 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 117-284089
OJ-S issue: 117
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:
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
… 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.
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Proposed solutions will need to consider and be compliant with relevant data protection legislation and GDPR.
Duration: 4 months

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: As set out in procurement documents.
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: As set out in 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: 2021-02-10 📅

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Igor Popenko
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=168589&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

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
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Information about review deadlines:
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 2020/S 117-284089 (2020-06-15)
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