Provision of Vehicle Clamping Signage Auditing Services

National Transport Authority

The Authority wishes to appoint a suitably qualified Service Provider for the supply of auditing services to support its various activities, including assessing and inspecting clamping places within the State for the purpose of evaluating the compliance of signage in situ with the requirements prescribed in:
(i) Section 11 of the Vehicle Clamping Act 2015: and
(ii) Part 5 of the Vehicle Clamping & Signage Regulations 2017.
For precise details please see the tender documents.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-02-04. The procurement was published on 2021-12-21.

Suppliers

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

• Transport Insights Ltd

Who?

• National Transport Authority

What?

• Accounting and auditing services › Auditing services
• Car park services › Parking enforcement services
• Environmental auditing › Activity specific environmental auditing services
• Environmental auditing › Sectoral environmental auditing services
• Urban furniture › Signage

Where?

• Eastern and Midland › Dublin

Procurement history

Date	Document
2021-12-21	Contract notice
2022-04-27	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2021-12-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Parking enforcement services
Short description:

The Authority wishes to appoint a suitably qualified Service Provider for the supply of auditing services to support its various activities, including assessing and inspecting clamping places within the State for the purpose of evaluating the compliance of signage in situ with the requirements prescribed in: (i) Section 11 of the Vehicle Clamping Act 2015: and (ii) Part 5 of the Vehicle Clamping & Signage Regulations 2017. For precise details please see the tender documents.

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: Parking enforcement services 📦
Additional CPV: Signage 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: National or federal Agency/Office
Awarding authority name: National Transport Authority
Postal address: Dun Sceine, Harcourt Lane, Iveagh Court
Postal code: D02WT20
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: https://www.nationaltransport.ie/ 🌏
E-mail: aidan.harkin@nationaltransport.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18798300 📞
Fax: +353 18798333 📠
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=204615&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=204615&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-12-21 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-02-04 📅
Publication date: 2021-12-24 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 250-662783
OJ-S issue: 250
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 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.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

(i) Section 11 of the Vehicle Clamping Act 2015: and

(ii) Part 5 of the Vehicle Clamping & Signage Regulations 2017.

For precise details please see the tender documents.

Estimated total value: 280 000 EUR 💰
Short description:

The scope of the services required by the successful Service Provider is set out below:

 Evaluating vehicle clamping signage located in clamping places nationally for the purpose of evaluating its statutory compliance;

 Signage auditing services will typically be required in the follow up to previous

inspections, in locations where specialist technical advice is required and in the event of legal proceedings;

 On completion of an onsite assessment, provide a comprehensive and detailed report to NTA to include relevant maps, plans and photographs, in addition to the relevant technical and legislative references; outline non-compliance detected and provide advice on the rectification of such non-compliances;

 To facilitate the completion of these audits, NTA will appoint the core Service Provider team to be authorised persons. Each authorised person will receive a warrant of his/ her appointment and will be required to produce same for inspection ;

 Provide expert advice to the NTA in the area of vehicle clamping signage as requested ;

 Provide advice and/or presentations to the NTA and/or operators in the area of vehicle clamping signage as requested ;

Where NTA elects to take legal enforcement action, the Service Provider may be required to attend court and give evidence;

 The Service Provider will also, from time to time, be required to provide general advice.

It is estimated that there may be 10-15 audits (and some post rectification audits) required per annum.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 280 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 48 months
Description of renewals:

The Contract will be for an initial period of two years. At the discretion of the Authority, the Contract may be renewed annually up to a maximum of two years after the end of the initial period. Factors to be taken into account in considering an extension of the Contract will include (but may not be limited to) service requirements and performance.

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

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 6 months
Tender opening date: 2022-02-04 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Aidan Harkin
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1149 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=204615&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

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 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886125 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
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 250-662783 (2021-12-21)

Contract award notice (2022-04-27)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 280 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Contact
E-mail: paul.curran@nationaltransport.ie 📧
Phone: +353 873458669 📞
Fax: +353 873458669 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-04-27 📅
Publication date: 2022-05-02 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 085-230759
Refers to notice: 2021/S 250-662783
OJ-S issue: 85

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Prooposed Approach
Quality criterion (weighting): 40%
Quality criterion (name): Quality and Depth of Resources
Quality criterion (weighting): 30%
Price (weighting): 30%

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2022-04-26 📅
Name: Transport Insights Ltd
National registration number: 521948
Postal address: Suite 30, 21 Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 X658
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D02 X658
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 16852279 📞
E-mail: cmckeon@transportinsights.com 📧
Country: Dublin 🏙️
Internet address: https://transportinsights.com/ 🌏
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Paul Curran
Source: OJS 2022/S 085-230759 (2022-04-27)

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