Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 07/01/2020

External Reference: 2020-232786

TED Reference: 2020/S 005-007223

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: Ellen O'Connor
Telephone: +353 18798300
Fax: +353 18798333
NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin
Internet address(es):
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 Real Estate Services for BusConnects
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

70000000  -  Real estate services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The core objective of the Services is to provide real estate services in the following areas related to the BusConnects Infrastructure Programme:
(i) Negotiating on behalf of the Authority in relation to all property acquisitions;
(ii) Assisting the Authority at arbitration in relation to property acquisitions;
(iii) Preparing valuations for all property to be acquired, to include preparing estimates of acquisition costs to be included in the Business Case for each Scheme.
In addition, the Service Provider will be required to provide general advice and assistance to the Authority in relation to all aspects of property acquisition as set out in the Request for Tenders.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  1430000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

70120000  -  Buying and selling of real estate
70122000  -  Land sale or purchase services
70300000  -  Real estate agency services on a fee or contract basis
70320000  -  Land rental or sale services
71315400  -  Building-inspection services
79419000  -  Evaluation consultancy services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE06 -  Eastern and Midland
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The core objective of the Services is to provide real estate services in the following areas related to the BusConnects Infrastructure Programme:
(i) Negotiating on behalf of the Authority in relation to all property acquisitions;
(ii) Assisting the Authority at arbitration in relation to property acquisitions;
(iii) Preparing valuations for all property to be acquired, to include preparing estimates of acquisition costs to be included in the Business Case for each Scheme.
In addition, the Service Provider will be required to provide general advice and assistance to the Authority in relation to all aspects of property acquisition as set out in the Request for Tenders.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Approach to negotiating the acquisition of land by Compulsory Purchase Order  /  Weighting:  15
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Approach to the management of multiple property negotiations across multiple Schemes  /  Weighting:  10
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Approach to Property Valuation, Property Cost Estimation and Appraisal  /  Weighting:  20
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Qualifications and experience of the personnel proposed  /  Weighting:  25
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: 2019/S 182-443472

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Provision of Real Estate Services for BusConnects

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

02/12/2019
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  3
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Donal O Buachalla & Co Ltd
IE0052554N
86 Merrion Square
Dublin 2
D02 YE10
IE
Telephone: +353 16762711
E-mail: chris@dob.ie
Fax: +353 16611766
NUTS code:  IE0 -  IRELAND
Internet address: http://www.gvadob.ie

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  1430000.00  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
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. 130/2010 European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).