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Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 17/11/2016

External Reference: 2016-311366

TED Reference: 2016/S 224-408458

Contract award notice

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Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

National Transport Authority
N/A
Dun 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 01-8798333
NUTS code:  IE021 -  Dublin
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://nationaltransport.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1149

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

National or federal agency/office
I.5)

Main activity

Other activity:  Transport

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Provision of a National Household Travel Survey
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79311000  -  Survey services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Authority wishes to undertake a National Household Travel Survey
throughout the Republic of Ireland between September 2016 and May 2017. The
purpose of the surveys is to gather travel information for the Authority’s on-going
transportation planning role and to provide travel data for the update of their
regional transport models and for the development of additional transport
modelling tools.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  555039.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

71241000  -  Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
71311200  -  Transport systems consultancy services
71620000  -  Analysis services
79311100  -  Survey design services
79311300  -  Survey analysis services
79342310  -  Customer survey services
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 Authority wishes to undertake a National Household Travel Survey
throughout the Republic of Ireland between September 2016 and May 2017. The
purpose of the surveys is to gather travel information for the Authority’s on-going
transportation planning role and to provide travel data for the update of their
regional transport models and for the development of additional transport
modelling tools.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality  /  Weighting:  60
Price  -  Weighting:  40
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
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 133-239407

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Provision of National Household Survey

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

18/10/2016
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  5
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Amarach Research
11 Kingswood Business Centre, Kingswood Road, Citywest Business Campus
Dublin 24
D24 KT63
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)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  555039.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  555039.00  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 or tax clearance statement 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

17/11/2016