ETENDERS

Contract award notice - utilities

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 15/02/2016

External Reference: 2016-395861

TED Reference: 2016/S 033-054171

Contract award notice - utilities

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, CIE Works,
Inchicore  Dublin 8
IE
For the attention of: Orla Cassidy
Telephone: +353 17033748
E-mail: orla.cassidy@irishrail.ie
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=88785&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:

Coach Hire & Ad Hoc Touring Services - Ireland

II.1.2)

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

Services
    Category No26Y: 
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
    NUTS code
    IRELAND
    II.1.3)

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

    The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
    II.1.4)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    CIE Tours carries approximately 30,000 tour passengers per annum with approximately 800 departures on Irish-based tours. Tours range in duration from 5 to 14 days and cover Ireland (North & South). CIE Tours has appointed economic operators to a multi-party Framework Agreement for a period of three (3) years from January 2016, with an option to extend for a further period of one year. The services required are divided into 2 Lots, as follows:

    Lot 1: Scheduled Tour Programme;

    Lot 2: Ad Hoc Group Tours.

    This is a non-mandatory notice as this procurement process falls outside the requirements of Directive 2004/17/EC. The process will be conducted largely in accordance with the negotiated procedure, but will avail of the non applicability of the requirement for a standstill period and the application of the Remedies Directive 2007.

    II.1.5)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    60172000   Hire of buses and coaches with driver
    Supplementary vocabulary
    63514000   Tourist guide 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

    CSP 5457(a)

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    Contract notice
    Notice number in the OJEU: 2015/S 113-205761  of 10.06.2015

    Section V: Award of contract

    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

    The High Court
    The Four Courts, Inns Quay
    Dublin 8
    IE
    Internet address:
     

    Body responsible for mediation procedures

    VI.3.2)

    Lodging of appeals

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:
    VI.3.3)

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