Programme Integration Team Services in Relation to the BusConnects Programme

National Transport Authority

BusConnects is the National Transport Authority’s programme to greatly improve bus services in Irish cities. It is a key part of the Government’s policy to improve public transport and address climate change in Dublin and other cities across Ireland.
Programme management services are required, inclusive of a full-time Programme Integration Team based in the Authority’s offices , in relation to the BusConnects Dublin and Regional Cities (Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford) Programmes. The services may also include other bus services related work.
In addition, a BusConnects programme management advisory service, delivering advice and assistance to the Authority in relation to BusConnects programme management matters and others items related to the Authority’s bus investment-related activities is required.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-02-24. The procurement was published on 2023-01-16.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-01-16 Contract notice
2023-02-03 Additional information
2023-06-28 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2023-01-16)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: National Transport Authority
National registration number: 0000
Postal address: Dun Sceine, Iveagh Court Harcourt Lane, D02WT20
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Niamh Bennett
Phone: +353 18798300 📞
E-mail: niamh.bennett@nationaltransport.ie 📧
Region: Dublin 🏙️
URL: https://www.nationaltransport.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1149 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=232129&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=232129&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Programme Integration Team Services in Relation to the BusConnects Programme
Products/services: Project management consultancy services 📦
Short description:
“BusConnects is the National Transport Authority’s programme to greatly improve bus services in Irish cities. It is a key part of the Government’s policy to...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 50 000 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services 📦
Additional products/services: Financial consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Analysis services 📦
Additional products/services: Technical analysis or consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Business analysis consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Project management consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Systems consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Development consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Business and management consultancy and related services 📦
Additional products/services: General management consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Business development consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Financial management consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Evaluation consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Management-related services 📦
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“BusConnects is the National Transport Authority’s programme to greatly improve bus services in Irish cities. It is a key part of the Government’s policy to...”    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 50 000 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 96

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-02-24 12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2023-08-23 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-02-24 12:00 📅

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 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
URL: https://www.courts.ie 🌏
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: As set out in S.I. No. 130/2010 European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review...”    Show more
Source: OJS 2023/S 015-039085 (2023-01-16)
Additional information (2023-02-03)

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2023/S 015-039085

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
Old value
Date: 2023-02-24 📅
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2023-03-06 📅
Time: 12:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.6
Place of text to be modified: Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Old value
Date: 2023-08-23 📅
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2023-09-05 📅
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: 2023-02-24 📅
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2023-03-06 📅
Time: 12:00
Source: OJS 2023/S 028-080910 (2023-02-03)
Contract award notice (2023-06-28)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 50 000 000 💰
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name):
“Experience, Qualifications and Professional Expertise of the Proposed Busconnects Programme Integration Director”
Quality criterion (weighting): 15
Quality criterion (name):
“Capabilities, Qualifications and Experience of the Initial Busconnects Programme Integration Team”
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Quality criterion (name): Quality of the Tenderer's Outline Busconnects Programme Integration Strategy
Quality criterion (weighting): 45
Price (weighting): 30

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2023/S 015-039085

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Programme Integration Team Services in Relation to the BusConnects Programme
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-06-25 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Ernst & Young
National registration number: IE 4554695L
Postal address: Harcourt Centre, Harcourt Street
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 4794074 📞
E-mail: eytendersirl@ie.ey.com 📧
Region: Dublin 🏙️
URL: http://www.ey.com 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 50 000 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 50 000 000 💰
Source: OJS 2023/S 125-395831 (2023-06-28)