Request for Tender for the delivery of PSO air services between the airports of Donegal and Dublin

Department of Transport

The Department of Transport is seeking a supplier for the delivery of PSO air services between the airports of Donegal and Dublin.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-10-29. The procurement was published on 2021-08-25.

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

What?

Where?

Procurement history
Date Document
2021-08-25 Contract notice
2022-01-07 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-08-25)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Transport
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Leeson Lane
Postal town: Dublin 2
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Laura Cawley
Phone: +353 16707444 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: lauracawley@transport.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.gov.ie/transport ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/309 ๐ŸŒ
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=196290&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=196290&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œRequest for Tender for the delivery of PSO air services between the airports of Donegal and Dublinโ€
Products/services: Scheduled air transport services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe Department of Transport is seeking a supplier for the delivery of PSO air services between the airports of Donegal and Dublin.โ€
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 17 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Air transport services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Donegal
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Department of Transport is seeking a supplier for the delivery of PSO air services between the airports of Donegal and Dublin.โ€
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 17 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals:
โ€œThe Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to one year, subject to satisfactory review during Year 3.โ€

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
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: 2021-10-29 17:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 6
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-10-29 17:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement โœ…
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2021/S 167-437910 (2021-08-25)
Contract award notice (2022-01-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 16 014 913 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Service Quality
Quality criterion (weighting): 40
Price (weighting): 160

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 167-437910

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œRequest for Tender for the delivery of PSO air services between the airports of Donegal and Dublinโ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-01-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Emerald Airlines Ireland Limited
National registration number: 687141
Postal address: Hangar 5, Dublin Airport
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: K67 XK66
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 851239446 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: ciaran.smith@emeraldairlines.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Lowest offer: 16014913.00
Highest offer: 16950000.00
Source: OJS 2022/S 008-016112 (2022-01-07)