Contract award notice - utilities

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 21/11/2019

External Reference: 2019-207603

TED Reference: 2019/S 228-560830

Contract award notice - utilities

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
D02WT20
IE
Contact person: Igor Popenko
Telephone: +353 18798300
Fax: +353 18798333
Internet address(es):
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 197 Swords to Ashbourne
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 Swords and Ashbourne, stopping at the principal Stopping Places listed below.
The bus service is required to operate 17 daily return services on Monday to Saturday and 14 daily return services on Sunday inclusive of public holidays with the exception of Christmas Day. Services will primarily have a one-hour headway, except for the PM peak which will operate at a one hour and fifteen minute headway.
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:  492600.63  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.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The route extends between Swords and Ashbourne, stopping at the principal Stopping Places listed in the procurement documents.
The bus service is required to operate 17 daily return services on Monday to Saturday and 14 daily return services on Sunday inclusive of public holidays with the exception of Christmas Day. Services will primarily have a one-hour headway, except for the PM peak which will operate at a one hour and fifteen minute headway.
II.2.5)

Award criteria ( Agree to publish? yes )

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Service Delivery  /  Weighting:  40
Price  -  Weighting:  60
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
II.2.14)

Additional information

The successful tenderer's fee, as entered in Sections II.1.7) and V.2.4) of this notice, is an Annual Operating Charge.
The expected term of the contract will be from the date of commencement of the services for a period of 3 years, with an option for six-monthly extensions of the Contract, at the discretion of the Authority, up to a maximum of 2 years.

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: 2018/S 161-369188
IV.2.9)

Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a periodic indicative notice

The contracting entity will not award any further contracts based on the above periodic indicative notice

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Operation of a Public Bus Service on Route 197 Swords to Ashbourne

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

20/11/2019
V.2.2)

Information about tenders ( Agree to publish? yes )

Number of tenders received:  5
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  5
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 ( Agree to publish? yes )

Go Ahead Transport Services (Dublin) Ltd
12 Ballymount Road Lower, Walkinstown
Dublin
D12X201
IE
Telephone: +353 14773730

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:  492600.63  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
D7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000
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).