The Authority wishes to invite tenders under an open procedure with the objective of engaging consumer research services. The objective of the consumer research is to provide data and analysis on various elements of the Authority’s and its service provider’s activities, including both transport services and infrastructure. It is intended that a primary focus of the research undertaken will be to measure and track a range of defined indicators of people’s use of, and satisfaction with, various elements of transport systems and services that are within the remit of the Authority.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-05-20.
The procurement was published on 2021-04-09.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Consumer Research Services
Products/services: Research and development services and related consultancy services📦
Short description:
“The Authority wishes to invite tenders under an open procedure with the objective of engaging consumer research services. The objective of the consumer...”
Short description
The Authority wishes to invite tenders under an open procedure with the objective of engaging consumer research services. The objective of the consumer research is to provide data and analysis on various elements of the Authority’s and its service provider’s activities, including both transport services and infrastructure. It is intended that a primary focus of the research undertaken will be to measure and track a range of defined indicators of people’s use of, and satisfaction with, various elements of transport systems and services that are within the remit of the Authority.
The Authority wishes to invite tenders under an open procedure with the objective of engaging consumer research services. The objective of the consumer research is to provide data and analysis on various elements of the Authority’s and its service provider’s activities, including both transport services and infrastructure. It is intended that a primary focus of the research undertaken will be to measure and track a range of defined indicators of people’s use of, and satisfaction with, various elements of transport systems and services that are within the remit of the Authority.
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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: 24
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal ✅ Description
Description of renewals:
“If the services provided are deemed to be satisfactory the contract may be renewed annually up to a maximum of 2 years after the end of the second year. The...”
Description of renewals
If the services provided are deemed to be satisfactory the contract may be renewed annually up to a maximum of 2 years after the end of the second year. The extension of the contract will be dependent on service requirements, performance and continued funding availability.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: As stated in the 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 stated in the 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
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-05-20
12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2021-11-09 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-05-20
14:00 📅
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
Postal code: D7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie📧
URL: http://www.courts.ie🌏 Review procedure
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 2021/S 072-183747 (2021-04-09)
Contract award notice (2021-11-15) Object Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 914 700 💰
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name):
“Quality of tenderer's proposed approach to deliver the services as set out in Section 3.3 of the RFT”
Quality criterion (weighting): 20
Quality criterion (name):
“Quality of tenderer's proposed approach to deliver the services as set out in Section 3.4 of the RFT”
Quality criterion (weighting): 15
Quality criterion (name):
“Quality of tenderer's proposed approach to deliver the services as set out in Section 3.5 of the RFT”
Quality criterion (weighting): 5
Quality criterion (name):
“Experience and qualifications of the key members of the team proposed to undertake the Services”
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Cost criterion (name): Price
Cost criterion (weighting): 50
Procedure Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 072-183747
Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title: Provision of Consumer Research Services
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-11-12 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Behaviour & Attitudes Marketing Research
National registration number: 102171
Postal address: Milltown House
Postal town: Milltown
Postal code: Mount St Annes
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 012057500📞
E-mail: brenda@banda.ie📧
Fax: +353 012057522 📠
Region: Ireland🏙️
URL: http://www.banda.ie🌏
The contractor is an SME ✅ Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 914 700 💰
Complementary information 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.
The value of the contract specified in Section V.2.4) represents the estimated total value of the contract for the maximum contract duration of 4 years.
Refer to procurement documents for further information.
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Postal address: Four Courts, Ground Floor (East Wing), Inns Quay Dublin 7
Postal town: Dublin
Review procedure
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 2021/S 225-592022 (2021-11-15)