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Contract award notice - utilities

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Date of dispatch of this notice: 18/08/2016

External Reference: 2016-696874

TED Reference: 2016/S 161-291245

Contract award notice - utilities

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Contract award notice – utilities

Results of the procurement procedure

Services

Directive 2014/25/EU

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1)

Name and addresses

National Transport Authority
N/A
Dun Sceine, Harcourt Lane, Iveagh Court
Dublin 2
D02 WT20
IE
Contact person: Mark Bradwell
Telephone: +353 18798300
E-mail: mark.bradwell@nationaltransport.ie
Fax: +353 18798333
NUTS code:  IE021 -  Dublin
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.nationaltransport.ie/
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1149

I.6)

Main activity

Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Operation of a Public Bus Service on Route 828 Portlaoise and Cashel
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

60112000  -  Public road transport services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The route extends between Portlaoise and Cashel serving the principal stopping
places listed in the RFT.
The service is required to operate to those times indicated below on Mondays to
Sundays. A Sunday service is required to be operated on Public Holidays and
services are not required to operate on Christmas Day.
The approximate daily scheduled kilometres in service (“scheduled kilometres”)
required to be operated is approximately 593km Monday to Saturday excluding
Friday, 701km Fridays and 259km on Sundays and Bank Holidays (refer to Table
A in Appendix II). Tenders must satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of these
figures.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement ( Agree to publish? yes )

Value excluding VAT:  879094.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

60130000  -  Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
60170000  -  Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
60172000  -  Hire of buses and coaches with driver
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE0 -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Ireland
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The route extends between Portlaoise and Cashel serving the principal stopping
places listed in the RFT.
The service is required to operate to those times indicated below on Mondays to
Sundays. A Sunday service is required to be operated on Public Holidays and
services are not required to operate on Christmas Day.
The approximate daily scheduled kilometres in service (“scheduled kilometres”)
required to be operated is approximately 593km Monday to Saturday excluding
Friday, 701km Fridays and 259km on Sundays and Bank Holidays (refer to Table
A in Appendix II). Tenders must satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of these
figures.
II.2.5)

Award criteria ( Agree to publish? yes )

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality  /  Weighting:  30
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Price  /  Weighting:  70
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes
Description of options:
Option for monthly extensions of the Contract, at the discretion of the Authority, up to a maximum contract duration of 48 months
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

Section V: Award of contract

Title: Operation of a Public Bus Service on Route 828 Portlaoise and Cashel

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

17/08/2016
V.2.2)

Information about tenders ( Agree to publish? yes )

Number of tenders received:  2
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor ( Agree to publish? yes )

M & A Coaches Limited
Ballyragget
Co. Kilkenny
IE
NUTS code:  IE02 -  Southern and Eastern

The contractor is an SME : yes

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court of Ireland
Four Courts, Ground Floor (East Wing), Inns Quay
Dublin
7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000
E-mail: HighCourtCentralOffice@courts.ie
Fax: +353 18886125
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie

VI.4.3)

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 thereof), as amended by SI 193/2015 European Communities (review of Contract by Utilities Undertakings) (Review Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2015.
VI.5)

Date of dispatch of this notice

18/08/2016