Provision of Contact Management and Business Administration Services

National Transport Authority

The National Transport Authority requires the provision of contact management and business administration services under five (5) service categories. These service categories are as follows:
โ€ข Service Category 1: Information provision service;
โ€ข Service Category 2: Booking service;
โ€ข Service Category 3: Business analysis and administration support service;
โ€ข Service Category 4: Back office administration and fulfilment service; and
โ€ข Service Category 5: General reception call services.
Further details are provided in the procurement documents attached to this contract notice.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-02-17. The procurement was published on 2021-01-13.

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

What?

Where?

Procurement history
Date Document
2021-01-13 Contract notice
2021-02-12 Additional information
2021-05-14 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-01-13)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: National Transport Authority
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Dun Sceine
Postal town: Harcourt Lane
Postal code: Iveagh Court
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Orlagh McGowan
Phone: +353 18798300 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: orlagh.mcgowan@nationaltransport.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 18798333 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: www.nationaltransport.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1149 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=181082&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=181082&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œProvision of Contact Management and Business Administration Services JAN182943-2020โ€
Products/services: Call centre ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe National Transport Authority requires the provision of contact management and business administration services under five (5) service categories. These...โ€    Show more

1๏ธโƒฃ
Additional products/services: Telephone switchboard services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Helpdesk and support services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Helpdesk services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Customer services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Customer-care services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Office-support services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Telephone-answering services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Telephone operator services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe National Transport Authority requires the provision of contact management and business administration services under five (5) service categories. These...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
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: 48
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals:
โ€œThe proposed contract will be for an initial period of four (4) years. If the services provided are deemed to be satisfactory, the contract may be renewed...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: 2021-02-17 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender must be valid until: 2021-08-16 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-02-17 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Additional information

โ€œThe contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award...โ€    Show more
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Ground Floor (East Wing), Inns Qua
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 18886125 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL: http://www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
โ€œAs set out in S.I. No 130/2010 European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).โ€
Source: OJS 2021/S 011-022466 (2021-01-13)
Additional information (2021-02-12)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: Dun Sceinen, Iveagh Court, Harcourt Lane
Postal town: Dublin 2

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2021/S 011-022466

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2)
Place of text to be modified: Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Old value
Date: 2021-02-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2021-02-26 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.6)
Place of text to be modified: Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Old value
Date: 2021-08-16 ๐Ÿ“…
New value
Date: 2021-08-25 ๐Ÿ“…
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.7)
Place of text to be modified: Conditions for opening of tenders
Old value
Date: 2021-02-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2021-02-26 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
Source: OJS 2021/S 033-083243 (2021-02-12)
Contract award notice (2021-05-14)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œThe National Transport Authority requires the provision of contact management and business administration services under five (5) service categories. These...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 7 495 240 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe National Transport Authority requires the provision of contact management and business administration services under five (5) service categories. These...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Transition of services
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Quality criterion (name): Performance of services
Quality criterion (weighting): 30
Quality criterion (name): Recruitment, training and quality assurance
Quality criterion (weighting): 15
Quality criterion (name): Security of data and business continuity
Quality criterion (name): Key personnel
Quality criterion (weighting): 5
Price (weighting): 30

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 011-022466
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

1๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 1
Title: Provision of Contact Management and Business Administration Services
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-05-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Name and address of the contractor
Name: SGS Ireland Ld
Postal address: Hazel House Millennium Park
Postal town: Naas
Postal code: W91 PXP3
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 7 495 240 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Complementary information
Review body
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Source: OJS 2021/S 096-251433 (2021-05-14)