Request for Tenders for the National Household Travel Survey 2022

National Transport Authority

The Authority wishes to undertake a National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) throughout the Republic of Ireland between September 2022 and early December 2022. The purpose of the survey is to gather travel information statistics for the Authorityโ€™s on-going transportation planning role and to provide essential travel data for the update of their regional transport models and for the development of additional transport modelling tools. This survey will, once completed, represent the third such National Household Travel Survey, the first having been undertaken in 2012 and the most recent in 2017. (Earlier equivalent surveys were limited to the Greater Dublin Area.)

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-08-09. The procurement was published on 2022-07-08.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2022-07-08 Contract notice
2022-11-14 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-07-08)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: National Transport Authority
National registration number: 0000
Postal address: Dun Sceine, Iveagh Court Harcourt Lane
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D02WT20
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Ted O'Brien
Phone: +353 18798300 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: ted.obrien@nationaltransport.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: Southern 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=218663&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=218663&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Request for Tenders for the National Household Travel Survey 2022
Products/services: Survey conduction services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe Authority wishes to undertake a National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) throughout the Republic of Ireland between September 2022 and early December...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 500 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Surveying services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Data collection and collation services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Survey services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Survey analysis services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Customer survey services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: Southern ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Ireland
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Authority wishes to undertake a National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) throughout the Republic of Ireland between September 2022 and early December...โ€    Show more
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 500 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 12
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals:
โ€œThis Agreement shall commence on the Commencement Date and, subject to earlier termination in accordance with its terms, the Agreement shall continue in...โ€    Show more

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: As set out in the procurement documents
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria: As set out in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria: As set out in the tender documents
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: As set out in the procurement documents

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2022-08-09 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender must be valid until: 2023-02-03 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2022-08-09 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…

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“ 
URL: https://www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
โ€œAs set out in S.I. No. 130/2010 European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).โ€
Source: OJS 2022/S 133-379953 (2022-07-08)
Contract award notice (2022-11-14)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 565 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name):
โ€œThe quality of the Tendererโ€™s proposed approach to the performance of the servicesโ€
Quality criterion (weighting): 40
Quality criterion (name):
โ€œThe experience and qualifications of the key members (maximum of five) of the team proposed to undertake the servicesโ€
Quality criterion (weighting): 20
Price (weighting): 40

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 133-379953

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Request for Tenders for the National Household Travel Survey 2022
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-08-30 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Ipsos MRBI / MRBI Market Research Ltd
National registration number: 9701145N
Postal address: Block 3 Blackrock Business Park
Postal town: Co. Dublin
Postal code: Carysfort Avenue, Bl
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 14389048 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: kieran.oleary@ipsos.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.ipsosmrbi.com ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 500 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 565 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2022/S 223-640627 (2022-11-14)