The National Transport Authority (NTA) is progressing with BusConnects Dublin, a major investment programme to improve public transport in the Greater Dublin Area. It aims to overhaul the current bus system in Dublin through a 10 year programme of integrated actions to deliver a more efficient, reliable and better bus system for more people.
BusConnects Dublin includes 12 Core Bus Corridor (CBC) schemes.
The National Transport Authority requires utility survey investigation works for 12 schemes, and other transport projects, and intends to enter into the Multi-Party Framework Agreement with a maximum of four participants, subject to that number meeting the minimum quality criteria.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-03-08.
The procurement was published on 2023-02-08.
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Framework for Ground Investigation Surveys
Products/services: Ground investigation work📦
Short description:
“The National Transport Authority (NTA) is progressing with BusConnects Dublin, a major investment programme to improve public transport in the Greater...”
Short description
The National Transport Authority (NTA) is progressing with BusConnects Dublin, a major investment programme to improve public transport in the Greater Dublin Area. It aims to overhaul the current bus system in Dublin through a 10 year programme of integrated actions to deliver a more efficient, reliable and better bus system for more people.
BusConnects Dublin includes 12 Core Bus Corridor (CBC) schemes.
The National Transport Authority requires utility survey investigation works for 12 schemes, and other transport projects, and intends to enter into the Multi-Party Framework Agreement with a maximum of four participants, subject to that number meeting the minimum quality criteria.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 12 000 000 💰
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Additional products/services: Ground investigation services📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“The National Transport Authority (NTA) is progressing with BusConnects Dublin, a major investment programme to improve public transport in the Greater...”
Description of the procurement
The National Transport Authority (NTA) is progressing with BusConnects Dublin, a major investment programme to improve public transport in the Greater Dublin Area. It aims to overhaul the current bus system in Dublin through a 10 year programme of integrated actions to deliver a more efficient, reliable and better bus system for more people.
BusConnects Dublin includes the following 12 Core Bus Corridor (CBC) schemes:
• The Clongriffin to City Centre CBC Scheme;
• The Swords to City Centre Core CBC Scheme;
• The Ballymun / Finglas to City Centre CBC Scheme;
• The Blanchardstown to City Centre CBC Scheme;
• The Lucan to City Centre CBC Scheme;
• The Liffey Valley to City Centre CBC Scheme;
• The Tallaght / Clondalkin to City Centre CBC Scheme;
• The Kimmage to City Centre CBC Scheme;
• The Templeogue / Rathfarnham to City Centre CBC Scheme;
• The Bray to City Centre CBC Scheme;
• The Belfield / Blackrock to City Centre CBC Scheme; and
• The Ringsend to City Centre CBC Scheme.
The National Transport Authority requires utility survey investigation works for the above 12 schemes, and other transport projects, and intends to enter into the Multi-Party Framework Agreement with a maximum of four participants, subject to that number meeting the minimum quality criteria.
This procedure includes the tender for the Phase 2 Utility Survey Contract for Clongriffin to City Centre CBC Scheme under a PW-CF7 contract. The most economically advantageous tenderer will be awarded the Investigation works for the Phase 2 Utility Survey Contract for Clongriffin to City Centre CBC Scheme as well as entry to the Multi-Party Framework Agreement (PW-CF9). The three remaining framework participants will be the three next most economically advantageous tenders submitted for the Phase 2 Utility Survey Contract for Clongriffin to City Centre CBC Scheme, subject to meeting the minimum quality criteria.
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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 12 000 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
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
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators
Description
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 4
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-03-08
12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2023-09-04 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-03-08
12:00 📅
Complementary information Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information
“The NTA will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to any of the contract award procedures...”
The NTA will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to any of the contract award procedures irrespective of the outcome the competition, or if the competition is postponed or cancelled.
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), or change the basis of, and the procedures for, the bidding process, at any time, or procure the services by alternative means if it appears that the services can thereby be more advantageously procured. The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted
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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 18886000📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie📧
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
URL: https://www.courts.ie🌏 Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“As set out in S.I. No. 131/2010 European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utilities Undertakings) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7”
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
As set out in S.I. No. 131/2010 European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utilities Undertakings) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7
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Source: OJS 2023/S 031-089827 (2023-02-08)
Additional information (2023-02-14)
Complementary information Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2023/S 031-089827
Changes Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2
Place of text to be modified: Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Old value
Date: 2023-03-08 📅
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2023-03-15 📅
Time: 12:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.7
Place of text to be modified: Conditions for opening of tenders
Old value
Date: 2023-03-08 📅
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2023-03-15 📅
Time: 12:00
Source: OJS 2023/S 035-101528 (2023-02-14)