Provision of Geographic Information System Support Services

National Transport Authority

The Authority is seeking a range of support services to deliver the strategy and other NTA business requirements. The services will be drawn down by the Authority as required.
Geographic Information System (GIS) is a key requirement for the NTA in supporting its transport planning remit and informing investment and service priorities.
The Authority has identified six categories of Services required under this engagement:
โ€ข Category 1: General GIS Services;
โ€ข Category 2: Provide data management advice and support;
โ€ข Category 3: Analysis of spatial data and tool development;
โ€ข Category 4: Provide and/or provide advice on high quality visualisations;
โ€ข Category 5: Data Acquisition; and
โ€ข Category 6: Provide specialised advice.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-07-09. The procurement was published on 2021-05-31.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2021-05-31 Contract notice
Contract notice (2021-05-31)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Engineering-related scientific and technical services
Short description:
The Authority is seeking a range of support services to deliver the strategy and other NTA business requirements. The services will be drawn down by the Authority as required. Geographic Information System (GIS) is a key requirement for the NTA in supporting its transport planning remit and informing investment and service priorities. The Authority has identified six categories of Services required under this engagement: โ€ข Category 1: General GIS Services; โ€ข Category 2: Provide data management advice and support; โ€ข Category 3: Analysis of spatial data and tool development; โ€ข Category 4: Provide and/or provide advice on high quality visualisations; โ€ข Category 5: Data Acquisition; and โ€ข Category 6: Provide specialised advice.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Engineering-related scientific and technical services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: Eastern and Midland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
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 2
Contact
Internet address: https://nationaltransport.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: procurement@nationaltransport.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 18798300 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 18798333 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=190218&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=190218&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-05-31 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2021-07-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2021-06-04 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 107-281127
OJ-S issue: 107
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:
The Authority is seeking a range of support services to deliver the strategy and other NTA business requirements. The services will be drawn down by the Authority as required.
Geographic Information System (GIS) is a key requirement for the NTA in supporting its transport planning remit and informing investment and service priorities.
The Authority has identified six categories of Services required under this engagement:
โ€ข Category 1: General GIS Services;
โ€ข Category 2: Provide data management advice and support;
โ€ข Category 3: Analysis of spatial data and tool development;
โ€ข Category 4: Provide and/or provide advice on high quality visualisations;
โ€ข Category 5: Data Acquisition; and
โ€ข Category 6: Provide specialised advice.
The Geographic Information System (GIS) is a key requirement for the NTA in supporting its transport planning remit and informing investment and service priorities.
The Authority proposes to engage a consultant to provide spatial data management and spatial data analyses services to assist with the work programmes of various departments in the Authority. The engagement may include working in the offices of the NTA or remotely depending on the particular work package. The Authority may also wish for a resource to be present in the office for some months to assist on a number of projects. Either way, it is the Authority that will decide the work location.
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Depending on the project, the Authority would also like its personnel to have the ability to learn from the tasks being carried out. This may take a form similar to paired programming or NTA personnel being included on task orders. The exact workings will be agreed on a project by project basis.
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Duration: 24 months
Description of renewals:
At the discretion of the Authority, the contract may be renewed annually up to a maximum of 2 years after the end of the second year up to a maximum contract length of 4 years. Factors to be taken into account in considering an extension of the contract will include (but may not be limited to) service requirements, performance and funding.
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Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: IRELAND.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: As set out in the tender documents.
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: As set out in the tender documents.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 2022-01-05 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening date: 2021-07-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: David Rice
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1149 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=190218&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

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
Postal code: D7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 18886125 ๐Ÿ“ 
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information about review deadlines:
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 107-281127 (2021-05-31)