ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 05/10/2017

External Reference: 2017-981271

TED Reference: 2017/S 193-396448

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 01-8798300
E-mail: procurement@nationaltransport.ie
Fax: +353 01-8798333
NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://nationaltransport.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1149

Dublin City Council
Wood Quay
Dublin 8
D08 RF3F
IE
E-mail: customerservices@dublincity.ie
NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.dublincity.ie/

I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement
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 Communications Services in relation to Transport Projects
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79416000  -  Public relations services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The National Transport Authority and Dublin City Council are seeking to jointly appoint a service provider to provide the communication services, inclusive of the provision of a full-time Communications Director, who will be responsible for the communications aspects related to various public / sustainable projects being undertaken by the Authority and/or the Council.
Further details of the services required are set out in the tender documents.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  672000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79000000  -  Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
79400000  -  Business and management consultancy and related services
79410000  -  Business and management consultancy services
79416100  -  Public relations management services
79416200  -  Public relations consultancy services
79990000  -  Miscellaneous business-related services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

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

Description of the procurement

The National Transport Authority and Dublin City Council are seeking to jointly appoint a service provider to provide the communication services, inclusive of the provision of a full-time Communications Director, who will be responsible for the communications aspects related to various public / sustainable projects being undertaken by the Authority and/or the Council.
The scope of the services includes communications services in respect of:
• the planning and implementation of the proposals set out in the Dublin City Centre Transport Study, published jointly by the Council and the Authority in 2016 (inclusive, inter alia, of proposals related to the Quays, car park signage, College Green, bus lanes, Liffey Cycle Route, other cycle projects, pedestrian enhancements plus pedestrianisation areas, public realm improvements;
• a redesign of the subvented bus services currently operated in the Dublin Area by Dublin Bus;
• the planning and implementation of projects to deliver an enhanced bus system inclusive of a major expansion of bus lanes and the implementation of Bus Rapid Transit on a number of busy bus corridors;
• the planning and implementation of park and ride facilities linked to public transport provision; and
• the planning and implementation of ancillary projects in the areas of fares, ticketing systems, information provision, branding and vehicle technology.
Further details of the services required are set out in the tender documents.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Experience and qualifications of the person proposed  /  Weighting:  40
Price  -  Weighting:  30
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: 2017/S 086-167935

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Provision of Communications Services in Relation to Transport Projects

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

2017-08-03
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  2
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Q4 Public Relations
88 Stephen's Green
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin

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:  672000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  672000.00  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).