Competition for the provision of Irish Coast Guard Aviation Service

Department of Transport

The Minister for Transport (“the Contracting Authority”) invites economic operators to request to participate in this public procurement competition (“Competition”) for the provision of Rotary and Fixed Wing services for the Irish Coast Guard (the “Services”) described in Appendix 1 of this pre-qualification questionnaire (“PQQ”). Economic operators may request to participate by submitting a response document (“Response”). The elements of the Services which define the minimum requirements are the provision of three (3) helicopters and a fixed wing aircraft on standby for Irish Coast Guard aviation tasking.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-01-26. The procurement was published on 2021-12-17.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2021-12-17 Contract notice
2022-01-24 Additional information
2023-09-07 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-12-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Air transport services
Short description:
The Minister for Transport (“the Contracting Authority”) invites economic operators to request to participate in this public procurement competition (“Competition”) for the provision of Rotary and Fixed Wing services for the Irish Coast Guard (the “Services”) described in Appendix 1 of this pre-qualification questionnaire (“PQQ”). Economic operators may request to participate by submitting a response document (“Response”). The elements of the Services which define the minimum requirements are the provision of three (3) helicopters and a fixed wing aircraft on standby for Irish Coast Guard aviation tasking.
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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: Air transport services 📦
Additional CPV: Aerial and related services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Competitive procedure with negotiation
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: Department of Transport
Postal address: Leeson Lane
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: http://www.gov.ie/transport 🌏
E-mail: kathleenmorrissey@transport.gov.ie 📧
Phone: +353 16707444 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=204264&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=204264&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-12-17 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-01-26 📅
Publication date: 2021-12-22 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 248-656958
Refers to notice: 2020/S 088-210331
OJ-S issue: 248

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 800 000 000 EUR 💰
Estimated value excluding VAT: 800 000 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 120 months
Description of options:
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for all or any number of the bases on the same terms and conditions for a period or periods up to an additional three (3) years, subject to the Contracting Authority’s obligations at law.
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Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Please refer to the PQQ document.
Economic and financial standing: Please refer to the PQQ document.
Minimum level(s) of standards: Please refer to the PQQ document.
Technical and professional ability: Please refer to the PQQ document.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Kathleen Morrissey
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/309 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=204264&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2021/S 248-656958 (2021-12-17)
Additional information (2022-01-24)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Air-sea rescue services 📦

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-01-24 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-02-11 📅
Publication date: 2022-01-28 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 020-049675
Refers to notice: 2021/S 248-656958
OJ-S issue: 20
Source: OJS 2022/S 020-049675 (2022-01-24)
Contract award notice (2023-09-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 943 700 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Contact
E-mail: jacqueline.byrne@transport.gov.ie 📧
Phone: +353 16043428 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-09-07 📅
Publication date: 2023-09-12 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 175-549813
OJ-S issue: 175

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Technical Solution
Quality criterion (weighting): 400
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Service
Quality criterion (weighting): 300
Cost criterion (name): Price
Cost criterion (weighting): 300

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2023-08-11 📅
Name: Bristow Ireland Limited
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Total value of the procurement: 943 700 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Jacqueline Byrne
Source: OJS 2023/S 175-549813 (2023-09-07)