Request for Tenders for the Provision of Translation Services in 12 Lots

National Transport Authority

The Authority is making twelve planning applications to An Bord Pleanála in two tranches, September and October 2021. Each tranche will consist of six planning applications. For each planning application, the NTA wishes to make available, as Gaeilge, a high quality translation (caighdeán oifigiúil) for inspection by An Bord Pleanála and the public.
The Authority intends to award twelve Contracts across twelve separate lots for the translation into Irish of each planning application and it is intended that successful tenderers will be awarded a maximum of one lot for the September tranche, and a maximum of one lot for the October tranche, subject to there being at least six eligible tender submissions per tranche.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-06-25. The procurement was published on 2021-06-10.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2021-06-10 Contract notice
Contract notice (2021-06-10)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Translation services
Short description:
The Authority is making twelve planning applications to An Bord Pleanála in two tranches, September and October 2021. Each tranche will consist of six planning applications. For each planning application, the NTA wishes to make available, as Gaeilge, a high quality translation (caighdeán oifigiúil) for inspection by An Bord Pleanála and the public. The Authority intends to award twelve Contracts across twelve separate lots for the translation into Irish of each planning application and it is intended that successful tenderers will be awarded a maximum of one lot for the September tranche, and a maximum of one lot for the October tranche, subject to there being at least six eligible tender submissions per tranche.
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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: Translation services 📦
Additional CPV: Executive and legislative services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: 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, Iveagh Court, Harcourt Lane
Postal code: D02 WT20
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: http://www.nationaltransport.ie/ 🌏
E-mail: procurement@nationaltransport.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1-8798362 📞
Fax: +353 1-8798333 📠
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=190919&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=190919&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-06-10 📅
Submission deadline: 2021-06-25 📅
Publication date: 2021-06-15 📅
Start date: 2021-07-23 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 114-299809
OJ-S issue: 114
Additional information
The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by 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 making twelve planning applications to An Bord Pleanála in two tranches, September and October 2021. Each tranche will consist of six planning applications. For each planning application, the NTA wishes to make available, as Gaeilge, a high quality translation (caighdeán oifigiúil) for inspection by An Bord Pleanála and the public.
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The Authority intends to award twelve Contracts across twelve separate lots for the translation into Irish of each planning application and it is intended that successful tenderers will be awarded a maximum of one lot for the September tranche, and a maximum of one lot for the October tranche, subject to there being at least six eligible tender submissions per tranche.
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Title of the lot: September Tranche — Planning Application A
Lot number: 1
Short description:
The Authority intends to award twelve contracts across twelve separate lots for the translation into Irish of each planning application and it is intended that successful tenderers will be awarded a maximum of one lot for the September tranche, and a maximum of one lot for the October tranche, subject to there being at least six eligible tender submissions per tranche.
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Title of the lot: September Tranche — Planning Application B
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: September Tranche — Planning Application C
Lot number: 3
Short description:
The Authority intends to award twelve contracts across twelve separate lots for the translation into irish of each planning application and it is intended that successful tenderers will be awarded a maximum of one lot for the September tranche, and a maximum of one lot for the October tranche, subject to there being at least six eligible tender submissions per tranche.
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Title of the lot: September Tranche — Planning Application D
Lot number: 4
Title of the lot: September Tranche 1 Planning Application E
Lot number: 5
Title of the lot: September Tranche — Planning Application F
Lot number: 6
Title of the lot: October — Planning Application A
Lot number: 7
Short description:
The Authority intends to award twelve contracts across twelve separate Lots for the translation into Irish of each planning application and it is intended that successful tenderers will be awarded a maximum of one lot for the September tranche, and a maximum of one lot for the October tranche, subject to there being at least six eligible tender submissions per tranche.
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Title of the lot: October — Planning Application B
Lot number: 8
Title of the lot: October — Planning Application C
Lot number: 9
Short description:
The Authority intends to award twelve contracts across twelve separate Lots for the translation into Irish of each planning application and it is intended that successful tenderers will be awarded a maximum of one lot for the september tranche, and a maximum of one lot for the October tranche, subject to there being at least six eligible tender submissions per tranche.
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Title of the lot: October — Planning Application D
Lot number: 10
Title of the lot: October — Planning Application E
Lot number: 11
Short description:
The Authority is making twelve planning applications to An Bord Pleanála in two tranches, September and October 2021. Each tranche will consist of six planning applications. For each Planning Application, the NTA wishes to make available, as Gaeilge, a high quality translation (caighdeán oifigiúil) for inspection by An Bord Pleanála and the public.
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The Authority intends to award twelve contracts across twelve separate lots for the translation into Irish of each planning application and it is intended that successful Tenderers will be awarded a maximum of one Lot for the September tranche, and a maximum of one lot for the October tranche, subject to there being at least six eligible tender submissions per tranche.
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Title of the lot: October — Planning Application F
Lot number: 12
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
Accelerated procedure:
Given the urgency of the requirements in order to adhere to the proposed timelines for the issue of planning applications to An Bord Pleanála as further described in Section 3.2 of the request for tenders, the Authority is relying of the provisions of Article 27 of the Directive 2014/24/EU in the application of the timelines of 15 days for receipt of tender submissions under this competition.
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Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 2021-12-22 📅
Tender opening date: 2021-06-25 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Price
Cost criterion (weighting): 100 %
Cost criterion (name): Cost

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Mark Bradwell
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=190919&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information
The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by 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. The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted.
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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: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
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 114-299809 (2021-06-10)