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Contract award notice - utilities

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Published

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

External Reference: 2016-383613

TED Reference: 2016/S 161-291244

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
Dún Sceine, Iveagh Court, Harcourt Lane
Dublin 2
D02 WT20
IE
Contact person: Mark Bradwell
Telephone: +353 18798300
E-mail: mark.bradwell@nationaltransport.ie
Fax: +353 18798333
NUTS code:  IE01 -  Border, Midland and Western
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 975 Cavan To Longford
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 Cavan and Longford serving the principal stopping
places listed in Table 1A and 1B below. The service is required to operate to
those times indicated below on Mondays to Saturdays. Services are not required
to operate on Public Holidays. The approximate daily scheduled kilometres in
service (“scheduled kilometres”) required to be operated is approximately 615km
Monday to Saturday. Tenderers 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:  1117250.00  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:  IE01 -  Border, Midland and Western
Main site or place of performance:  
Ireland
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The route extends between Cavan and Longford serving the principal stopping
places listed in Table 1A and 1B below. The service is required to operate to
those times indicated below on Mondays to Saturdays. Services are not required
to operate on Public Holidays. The approximate daily scheduled kilometres in
service (“scheduled kilometres”) required to be operated is approximately 615km
Monday to Saturday. Tenderers 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:  25
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Price  /  Weighting:  75
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

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2016/S 094-168809

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Operation of a Public Bus Service on Route 975 Cavan To Longford

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 )

Andrew Wharton
Hermitage, Croosdoney
Co. Cavan
IE
NUTS code:  IE01 -  Border, Midland and Western

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT) ( Agree to publish? yes )

Total value of the contract/lot:  1117250.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award procedure irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is postponed or cancelled. All costs incurred by interested parties in participating in this competition must be borne by them.
Any contract award will be subject to a number of preconditions, including production of a current tax clearance certificate from the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland. The contracting authority may terminate this competition (or any part thereof), change the basis of and the procedures for the bidding process, at any time, or procure the project by alternative means if it appears that the project can thereby be more advantageously procured. The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted.
Refer to procurement documents for further 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).
VI.5)

Date of dispatch of this notice

18/08/2016