Provision of Public Bus Services on Routes W4 Tallaght โ€” Blanchardstown and W6 Tallaght โ€” Maynooth

National Transport Authority

The Authority wishes to procure a single public transport services contract for the operation of two orbital Public Bus Services, one between Tallaght and Blanchardstown (Route W4) and the other between Tallaght and Maynooth (Route W6), currently planned to assist in meeting demand for transport within the western suburbs of the Greater Dublin Area. These Public Bus Services form part of the Network Redesign project which forms part of the overall BusConnects programme to be implemented in the Greater Dublin Area.
Tenderers should note that the award of this contract is subject to Government approval, and the Authority does not bind itself to award this contract or proceed with subsequent stages of this competition.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-05-19. The procurement was published on 2021-04-07.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-04-07 Contract notice
2023-02-23 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-04-07)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: National Transport Authority
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Dun Sceine, Iveagh Court, Harcourt Lane
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D02WT20
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Russell Stokes
Phone: +353 18798300 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: procurement@nationaltransport.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 18798333 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: https://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=183907&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=183907&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œProvision of Public Bus Services on Routes W4 Tallaght โ€” Blanchardstown and W6 Tallaght โ€” Maynoothโ€
Products/services: Road transport services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe Authority wishes to procure a single public transport services contract for the operation of two orbital Public Bus Services, one between Tallaght and...โ€    Show more

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Additional products/services: Public road transport services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Special-purpose road passenger-transport services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Support services for land transport ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Support services for road transport ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Bus station services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Authority wishes to procure a single public transport services contract for the operation of two orbital Public Bus Services, one between Tallaght and...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: 84
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals:
โ€œThe expected duration of the contract is for 5 years, with an option for a 2-year extension. The extension of the contract will be dependent on service...โ€    Show more
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 6
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As set out in procurement documents.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: As set out in 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 set out in 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
Restricted procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-05-19 16:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender must be valid until: 2022-02-09 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
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 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“ 
URL: http://www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
โ€œAs set out in S.I. No 131/2010 European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utilities Undertakings) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular...โ€    Show more
Source: OJS 2021/S 070-178581 (2021-04-07)
Contract award notice (2023-02-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œProvision of Public Bus Services on Routes W4 Tallaght - Blanchardstown & W6 Tallaght - Maynoothโ€
Short description:
โ€œThe Authority wishes to procure a single public transport services contract for the operation of two orbital Public Bus Services, one between Tallaght and...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 29 648 660 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Authority wishes to procure a single public transport services contract for the operation of two orbital Public Bus Services, one between Tallaght and...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Organisation Plan
Quality criterion (weighting): 8
Quality criterion (name): Supervision and Control Strategy Plan
Quality criterion (weighting): 7
Quality criterion (name): Authority Network Asset Maintenance Strategy Plan
Quality criterion (weighting): 6
Quality criterion (name): Safety Management Plan
Quality criterion (weighting): 3
Quality criterion (name): Revenue Protection Plan
Quality criterion (weighting): 4
Quality criterion (name): Customer Service Policy
Quality criterion (weighting): 5
Quality criterion (name): Security Management Plan
Quality criterion (weighting): 2
Price (weighting): 65

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 070-178581

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œProvision of Public Bus Services on Routes W4 Tallaght - Blanchardstown & W6 Tallaght - Maynoothโ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-02-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Go Ahead Transport Services (Dublin) Ltd
National registration number: 3492140TH
Postal address: Go-Ahead Ireland, Ballymount Road Lower
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D12 X201
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 14773730 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: james.caffrey@goaheadireland.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.goaheadireland.ie ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 29 648 660 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Complementary information
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
โ€œAs set out in S.I. No. 131/2010 European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utilities Undertakings) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular...โ€    Show more
Source: OJS 2023/S 042-124065 (2023-02-23)