Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 27/11/2019

External Reference: 2019-257129

TED Reference: 2019/S 231-567089

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Department of Culture, Heritage & the Gaeltacht
N/A
23 Kildare Street
Dublin
2
IE
Contact person: Patrick Roarty
Telephone: +353 646627345
Internet address(es):
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5)

Main activity

Other activity:  Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Single Supplier for the Supply, Installation and Maintenance of Visitor Counters For National Parks and Nature Reserves
Reference number:  Visitor Counters for NPWS
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

48000000  -  Software package and information systems
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of the Department of Culture, Heritage, and the Gaeltacht is seeking tenders for a Single Supplier for the supply, installation, training and maintenance of Pedestrian, Cycle and Vehicle Counters for Irelands National Parks, Nature Reserves and Trails. Visitor counters are required primarily at the main entry and exit points to the National Parks, Nature Reserves and some of the most used trails.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

48140000  -  Railway traffic control software package
48150000  -  Industrial control software package
48151000  -  Computer control system
48461000  -  Analytical or scientific software package
48462000  -  Mathematical or forecasting software package
48463000  -  Statistical software package
48510000  -  Communication software package
48610000  -  Database systems
48611000  -  Database software package
48612000  -  Database-management system
48613000  -  Electronic data management (EDM)
48614000  -  Data-acquisition system
48700000  -  Software package utilities
48710000  -  Backup or recovery software package
48731000  -  File security software package
48750000  -  Storage media loading software package
48951000  -  Boat-location system
II.2.3)

Place of performance

Main site or place of performance:  
NPWS Ireland
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of the Department of Culture, Heritage, and the Gaeltacht is seeking tenders for a Single Supplier for the supply, installation, training and maintenance of Pedestrian, Cycle and Vehicle Counters for Irelands National Parks, Nature Reserves and Trails. Visitor counters are required primarily at the main entry and exit points to the National Parks, Nature Reserves and some of the most used trails.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Delivery, Installation, maintenance and warranty  /  Weighting:  400
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Complying with specification  /  Weighting:  400
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of proposed equipment  /  Weighting:  200 marks
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Capability of integration with current counters  /  Weighting:  150 Marks
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Time frame for supply and installation  /  Weighting:  250 marks
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Price per Unit  /  Weighting:  600 marks
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: 2019/S 130-319652
IV.2.9)

Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Single Supplier for the Supply, Installation and Maintenance of Visitor Counters For National Parks and Nature Reserves

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

Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

++CANCELLATION++
A decision has been made to cancel this competition in order to give the Department an opportunity to reconsider and make provision for the Department's updated Tender requirements.
For that reason the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht has decided to cancel the competition in accordance with clause 2.1.2 of the RFT and re-advertise the competition.
It is envisaged that the Department will re-tender for Visitor Counters in the very near future.
In the meantime the Department would like to express its sincere gratitude for your interest in this Tender.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Irish High Court
Dublin
IE