Supply of Lead Acid Consumer Batteries

Dublin Bus/Bus Atha Cliath

Dublin Bus seeks a suitable contractor for supply of vehicle lead acid consumer batteries for its city bus fleet of approximately 1016 buses (February 2020). Dublin Bus operates a city bus fleet which consists primarily of double deck vehicles with engine sizes between 5 and 9 litres. It also operates two single deck vehicles. The geographical scope of operation is in the greater Dublin city and county area. This contract will be for a term of 3 years with an option to extend for two further 12-month periods.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-06-08. The procurement was published on 2020-05-07.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-05-07 Contract notice
2020-09-02 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-05-07)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Dublin Bus/Bus Atha Cliath
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: 21 Phibsboro Road
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Sharon Duncan
Phone: +353 17033469 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: sharon.duncan@dublinbus.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 8303126 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.dublinbus.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/358 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=166643&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=166643&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Supply of Lead Acid Consumer Batteries OJEU 01.2020
Products/services: Lead batteries ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œDublin Bus seeks a suitable contractor for supply of vehicle lead acid consumer batteries for its city bus fleet of approximately 1016 buses (February...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 582 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Accumulators, primary cells and primary batteries ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Alkaline batteries ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Primary batteries ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Dublin
Description of the procurement:
โ€œDublin Bus seeks a suitable contractor for supply of vehicle lead acid consumer batteries for its city bus fleet of approximately 1016 buses (February...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 582 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals: Thirty 6 months from date of commencement of contract.
Information about options
Options โœ…
Description of options:
โ€œThis contract will be for a period of thirty 6 months. Estimated value EUR 582 000. With mutual agreement there will be an option to extend for a further...โ€    Show more

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-06-08 12:00 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: 36
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2020-06-08 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): Dublin Bus, Procurement Department, 21, Phibsboro Road, Dublin 7.

Complementary information
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement โœ…
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 36 months
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: Chief Registrar
Postal address: High Court Kings Inn Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: sharon.duncan@dublinbus.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Source: OJS 2020/S 092-218982 (2020-05-07)
Contract award notice (2020-09-02)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Dublin Bus / Bus Atha Cliath

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œDublin Bus seeks a suitable contractor for supply of vehicle lead acid consumer batteries for its city bus fleet of approximately 1 016 buses (February...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 363 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Main site or place of performance: Dublin.
Description of the procurement:
โ€œDublin Bus seeks a suitable contractor for supply of vehicle lead acid consumer batteries for its city bus fleet of approximately 1 016 buses (February...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Price

Procedure
Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 092-218982

Award of contract

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Title: Supply of Lead Acid Consumer Batteries
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-08-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 7
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Qualvecom
National registration number: 6321046R
Postal address: Unit A1, Knockmitten, Western Ind. Est
Postal town: Dublin 12
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 14191611 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: eoin.reid@qualvecom.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 14191620 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.qualvecom.ie ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 363 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 363 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2020/S 173-417957 (2020-09-02)