Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 11/02/2019

External Reference: 2019-249937

TED Reference: 2019/S 032-072593

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

Dublin City Council
N/A
Culture, Recreation & Economic Services
Block 4 Ground Floor, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8
IE
Contact person: Gary Sullivan
Telephone: +353 012223938
NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.dubllincity.ie

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority
I.5)

Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Invitation to tender for Management and Delivery of Lamp Post Banner Advertising Services
Reference number:  127207
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79340000  -  Advertising and marketing services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Dublin City Council proposes to award a 2 year contract with the option, at the sole discretion of the awarding authority, to extend for a further 2 periods of one year (max 4 years total), for the provision of all services associated with the operation and management of the Dublin City lamp post banner advertising network.
The service to be provided by the successful tenderer under this contract is the full operation of a comprehensive, transparent and auditable system for the management of Dublin City’s network of lamp-post banner advertising sites.
This tender will establish the cost of putting a banner in place (design, manufacture, installation, removal and all other costs associated with the operation of the contract, including all profit elements).
For full details please see associated tender documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie RFT ID 127207.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

22460000  -  Trade-advertising material, commercial catalogues and manuals
22462000  -  Advertising material
79341000  -  Advertising services
79341200  -  Advertising management services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Dublin City Council proposes to award a 2 year contract with the option, at the sole discretion of the awarding authority, to extend for a further 2 periods of one year (max 4 years total), for the provision of all services associated with the operation and management of the Dublin City lamp post banner advertising network.
The service to be provided by the successful tenderer under this contract is the full operation of a comprehensive, transparent and auditable system for the management of Dublin City’s network of lamp-post banner advertising sites.
The use of lamp post banners is confined to advertising events taking place in the City, including, but not restricted to, events of a cultural, sporting, theatrical or musical nature as well as services taking place of general interest to the public.
This tender will establish the cost of putting a banner in place (design, manufacture, installation, removal and all other costs associated with the operation of the contract, including all profit elements).
For full details please see associated tender documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie RFT ID 127207.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Methodology  /  Weighting:  2000
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of Resources Offered  /  Weighting:  1000
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Marketing Plan  /  Weighting:  1500
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Health & Safety  /  Weighting:  1500
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Innovation  /  Weighting:  500
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Value Added  /  Weighting:  500
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Notional Ultimate Cost  /  Weighting:  3000
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 248-523404

Section V: Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: no
V.1)

Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

Additional Information – Dublin City Council
1. Dublin City Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2014. If you consider that any of the information supplied by you is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for the sensitivity specified. In such cases, the relevant material, will in response to the FOI request; be examined in the light of the exemptions provided for in the Act.
2. It will be a condition for the award of any contract by Dublin City Council that the successful Tenderer and all sub-contractors (if applicable) produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Revenue Commissioners in compliance with Circular (43) 2006 (or as amended) and that the certificate will be maintained for the duration of the contract and will be on a 12 month basis. In the case of a non-resident Tenderer, a statement of suitability from the Revenue Commissioners will be required.
3. Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications.
4. Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended.
5. Please note also that all information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. Dublin City Council will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.
6. The contract is primarily for use by the Culture, Recreation & Economic Department, but may also be extended for use by other divisions of Dublin City Council as requirements arise.
7. Emailed/faxed/late tenders will not be accepted. Tenderers are asked to include a return address on the packaging.
8. Tenders may be submitted in English or in the Irish language.
9. Please note that OJEU contracts are covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA).
10. Appeals procedure: The body to whom appeals should be addressed is – The High Court, Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7.
11. All queries regarding this tender must be emailed to conor.harrington@dublincity.ie. Queries must be in question format and must be submitted by email. Responses will be circulated to those candidates/tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal www.etenders.gov.ie. The details of the party making the query will not be disclosed when circulating the response. All queries must be submitted by 12 noon on 19th January 2018 to enable issue of responses to all interested parties.
12. Please note that where documents are made available in both PDF and Word format, in the event that there is any discrepancy between the documents, the PDF version will take precedence.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
Chief Registrar, The Four Courts
Inns Quay
Dublin 7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
Please contact your solicitor