ETENDERS

Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 27/11/2014

Expire date: 08/01/2015

External Reference: 2014-442507

TED Reference: 2014/S 231-407611

Contract notice

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Contract notice

Classic Sector

Directive 2004/18/EC

Services

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Railway Procurement Agency ( RPA )
N/A
Procurement
Parkgate Street  Dublin 8
IE
For the attention of: Tony Redmond
Telephone: +353 16463508
E-mail: tony.redmond@rpa.ie
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.rpa.ie
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/224
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=82985&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=82985&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)

Type of the contracting authority

Other: Utility
I.3)

Main activity

  • Other: Transport
I.4)

Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Luas Advertising Services

II.1.2)

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
    Category No13:  Advertising services
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Dublin, Ireland

    NUTS code
    IRELAND
    II.1.3)

    Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

    The notice involves a public contract
    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    The Luas system contains a substantial number of static and mobile advertising sites both potential and realised. RPA is seeking an advertising contractor to manage the existing sites and to develop new opportunities in order to exploit the maximum revenue return to RPA.

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    79341000   Advertising services
    II.1.7)

    Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):  yes
    II.1.8)

    Lots

    This contract is divided into lots:  no
    II.1.9)

    Information about variants

    Variants will be accepted:  yes
    II.2)

    Quantity or scope of the contract

    II.2.1)

    Total quantity or scope:

    The static advertising sites include, but are not limited to:

    • Advertising columns at stops

    o Luas Green Line – 22 Stops – 40 Columns

    o Luas Red Line – 32 Stops – 57 Columns

    • Stop light boxes x 3

    The mobile advertising sites include, but are not limited to:

    • Tram wraps (full and partial) – currently a maximum of 3 on each of the Luas Red and Green Lines

    • Tram dominations

    • Internal tram straplines

    • Internal tram portrait panels

    • Internal tram skylines

    • Internal tram floor panels

    There is scope for further opportunities to be explored. Consultation meetings will be held with the shortlisted Candidates prior to the commencement of the tender period. There may also be network enhancements during the term of the contract which may enhance the commercial advertising portfolio. RPA would welcome investment proposals from Tenderers to upgrade advertising sites to modern/digital formats during the term of the contract.

    II.2.2)

    Information about options

    Options: no
    II.2.3)

    Information about renewals

    This contract is subject to renewal: no
    II.3)

    Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

    Duration in months: 060 (from the award of the contract)

    Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

    III.1)

    Conditions relating to the contract

    III.1.1)

    Deposits and guarantees required:

    Please see PQQ Documentation

    III.1.2)

    Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them

    Please see PQQ Documentation

    III.1.3)

    Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

    Please see PQQ Documentation

    III.1.4)

    Other particular conditions

    The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
    III.2)

    Conditions for participation

    III.2.1)

    Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    Please see PQQ Documentation

    III.2.2)

    Economic and financial ability

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    Please see PQQ Documentation

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
    III.2.3)

    Technical capacity

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    Please see PQQ Documentation

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    Please see PQQ Documentation

    III.3)

    Conditions specific to services contracts

    III.3.1)

    Information about a particular profession

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
    III.3.2)

    Staff responsible for the execution of the service

    Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

    Section IV: Procedure

    IV.1)

    Type of procedure

    IV.1.1)

    Type of procedure

    Negotiated
    Some candidates have already been selected (if appropriate under certain types of negotiated procedures):  no
    IV.1.3)

    Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

    Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated:  no
    IV.2)

    Award criteria

    IV.2.1)

    Award criteria

    The most economically advantageous tender in terms of , the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
    IV.2.2)

    Information about electronic auction

    An electronic auction will be used: no
    IV.3)

    Administrative information

    IV.3.1)

    File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

    RPA7340

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    no
    IV.3.3)

    Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

    Payable documents: no
    IV.3.4)

    Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

    08.01.2015 - 12:00
    IV.3.6)

    Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

    EN

    Section VI: Complementary information

    VI.1)

    Information about recurrence

    This is a recurrent procurement: no
    VI.2)

    Information about European Union funds

    The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
    VI.4)

    Procedures for appeal

    VI.4.1)

    Body responsible for appeal procedures

    High Court
    Inns Quay
    Dublin
    IE
    Telephone: +353 18886000
    Internet address:
     

    Body responsible for mediation procedures

    VI.4.2)

    Lodging of appeals

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:
    VI.4.3)

    Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained