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Contract award notice - utilities

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Date of dispatch of this notice: 30/10/2015

External Reference: 2015-457157

TED Reference: 2015/S 213-390370

Contract award notice - utilities

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Contract award notice – utilities

Utilities

Directive 2004/17/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail
N/A
Central Procurement, Irish Rail
Inchicore  Dublin 8
IE
For the attention of: Orla Cassidy
Telephone: +353 17033748
E-mail: orla.cassidy@irishrail.ie
Fax: +353 14537349
Internet address(es):
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/433
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=87189&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
I.2)

Type of the contracting authority

  • Port-related activities
  • Railway services
  • Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services
I.3)

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:

Telecoms Advisory Services

II.1.2)

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

Services
    Category No5:  Telecommunications services
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Dublin 8

    NUTS code
    IRELAND
    II.1.4)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    CIE is seeking advisory services from a suitably qualified partner to assist in further commercial development of the portfolio of telecommunications infrastructure held by CIE/IE (Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail). The anticipated requirement per annum is unclear at this point. Further information will be provided at ITN stage. CIE is seeking applications from interested parties who have substantial knowledge with respect to the following:

    1. Expertise in and knowledge of domestic and international commercial fibre arrangements.

    2. Expertise in and knowledge of potential for further commercial exploitation of the fibre asset.

    3. Expertise in and knowledge of technical potential or restrictions to further commercial exploitation, including challenges posed by trackside location.

    4. Expertise in and knowledge of further GSM commercial development including, where possible, potential collaboration with other infrastructure owners.

    Although this process is being advertised at EU level it is anticipated that the value will be substantially below EU threshold and as such the remedies directive nor above threshold timescales apply to this process.

    II.1.5)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    64200000   Telecommunications services
    Supplementary vocabulary
    32500000   Telecommunications equipment and supplies
    32520000   Telecommunications cable and equipment
    32560000   Fibre-optic materials
    79411100   Business development consultancy services
    II.1.6)

    Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):  no
    II.2)

    Total final value of contract(s)

    II.2.1)

    Total final value of contract(s)

    Section IV: Procedure

    IV.1)

    Type of procedure

    IV.1.1)

    Type of procedure

    Negotiated with a call for competition
    IV.2)

    Award criteria

    IV.2.1)

    Award criteria

    The most economically advantageous tender
    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

    CIE 5520 Telecoms Advisory Services

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    Contract notice
    Notice number in the OJEU: 2015/S 073-129885  of 10.04.2015

    Section V: Award of contract

    V.2

    Award and contract value – mandatory information not intended for publication:

    Contract No: 1
    Lot No: 1 - Lot title:

    Telecoms Advisory Services

    V.2.1)

    Information about offers

    Number of offers received: 7
    V.2.2)

    Number of contracts awarded:

    1
    V.2.3)

    Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

    PA Consulting Services Limited
    Embassy House, Herbert Park Lane, Ballsbridge
    D04H6Y0  Dublin
    IE
    Telephone: +353 16684346
    Internet address: http://www.paconsulting.com/about-us/locations/ireland/
    V.2.4)

    Information on value of contract

    Value:  
    V.2.5)

    Country of origin of the product or service

    Community origin
    V.2.6)

    Award criteria

    The most economically advantageous tender
    V.2.7)

    The contract was awarded to a tenderer who submitted a variant

    no
    V.2.8)

    Tenders were excluded on the ground that they were abnormally low

    no

    Section VI: Complementary information

    VI.1)

    Information about European Union funds

    The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
    VI.3)

    Procedures for appeal

    VI.3.1)

    Body responsible for appeal procedures

     

    Body responsible for mediation procedures

    VI.3.2)

    Lodging of appeals

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

    Although this procurement process was advertised at EU level, it was anticipated that the value would be substantially below the EU threshold and as such neither the Remedies Directive nor above-threshold timescales would apply.

    VI.3.3)

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