Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 04/09/2020

External Reference: 2020-203575

TED Reference: 2020/S 175-423416

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Kildare County Council
N/A
Aras Chill Dara
Co. Kildare
Devoy Park
IE
Contact person: Patrick Henderson
Telephone: +353 45980524
Internet address(es):
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority
I.5)

Main activity

Housing and community amenities

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Structural + Civil Engineering Consultancy Multi-Operator Framework Agreement.
Reference number:  Consultancy Services Technical
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

71300000  -  Engineering services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Establishment of a Multi-Operator Framework Agreement for
Structural and Civil Engineering Consultancy Services
for project values in Lot 1 up to €2million and
for project values in Lot 2 over €2million
for Kildare County Council and Laois County Council.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  23500.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Project values up to €2million.
Lot No:  1
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

45220000  -  Engineering works and construction works
71310000  -  Consultative engineering and construction services
71311000  -  Civil engineering consultancy services
71311100  -  Civil engineering support services
71312000  -  Structural engineering consultancy services
71320000  -  Engineering design services
71322000  -  Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works
II.2.3)

Place of performance

Main site or place of performance:  
W91 X77F
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Open procedure is the process to be used by the Contracting Authority for the
purposes of establishing the Framework Agreement. The Open procedure is a single
stage process divided into two distinct parts. Tenderers are required to submit all
information required for both parts in a single tender submission.
Kildare County Council proposes to use the following projects as the initial project to
be awarded under the Framework Agreement for Lot 1 and Lot 2 and will assess the
tender submission based on that project;
Lot 1: Technical Consultancy Services for the construction of 4 Social Houses and
associated site-woks in Hillview Terrace, Narraghmore, Co. Kildare for Kildare
County Council.
The results of the tender process for the Initial Project will be the basis for
establishing the Framework Agreement.
The Open procedure will operate as follows:
Part 1: Suitability Criteria (refer to Suitability Assessment Questionnaire QC2).
Tenderer’s are required to complete and submit Suitability Assessment
Questionnaire QC2 and associated Appendices. Tenderers must Pass all Pass/Fail
criteria in order to have their tender assessed further. Tenderers should carefully
read and complete Suitability Assessment Questionnaire QC2 and associated
Appendices. In some circumstances tenderers are required to submit supporting
documentation, or to submit this information only if requested.
Part 2: Award Criteria (refer to Section 9 of the Invitation to Tender ITTS2).
Tenderers who Pass all of the Pass/Fail criteria set out in Suitability Assessment
Questionnaire will have their tenders assessed against the Award Criteria set out in
Section 9 of the Invitation to Tender ITTS2 and as further explained below. Tenders
will be based on a competition for the provision of the applicable Design Team
Consultancy Services (Technical) for the Initial Projects.
The award criteria for this tender will be ‘Most Economically Advantageous Tender’
(MEAT) as set out in the Invitation to Tender. To establish the MEAT tenders will be
assessed both for Price and Quality. The Price/Quality ratio will be 30%/70%.
Price
The maximum points available for Price are: 3,000
Points for Price will be calculated as set out in Section 9 of the Instructions to
Tenderer’s and include a combination of the fixed fee and notional hours.
Quality
The maximum points available for Quality are: 7,000
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  quality  /  Weighting:  70%
Cost criterion  -  Name:  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
II.2.14)

Additional information

Establishment of a Multi-Operator Framework
Agreement for Structural and Civil Engineering
Consultancy Services for project values in Lot 1 up
to €2million and for project values in Lot 2 over
€2million for Kildare County Council and Laois
County Council.
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Project values over €2million.
Lot No:  2
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

45220000  -  Engineering works and construction works
71310000  -  Consultative engineering and construction services
71311000  -  Civil engineering consultancy services
71311100  -  Civil engineering support services
71312000  -  Structural engineering consultancy services
71320000  -  Engineering design services
71322000  -  Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works
II.2.3)

Place of performance

Main site or place of performance:  
W91 X77F
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Open procedure is the process to be used by the Contracting Authority for the
purposes of establishing the Framework Agreement. The Open procedure is a single
stage process divided into two distinct parts. Tenderers are required to submit all
information required for both parts in a single tender submission.
Kildare County Council proposes to use the following projects as the initial project to
be awarded under the Framework Agreement for Lot 1 and Lot 2 and will assess the
tender submission based on that project;
Lot 2: Technical Consultancy Services for the construction of 10 Social Houses and
associated site-woks in Coill Dubh / Blackwood, Co. Kildare for Kildare County
Council.
The results of the tender process for the Initial Project will be the basis for
establishing the Framework Agreement.
The Open procedure will operate as follows:
Part 1: Suitability Criteria (refer to Suitability Assessment Questionnaire QC2).
Tenderer’s are required to complete and submit Suitability Assessment
Questionnaire QC2 and associated Appendices. Tenderers must Pass all Pass/Fail
criteria in order to have their tender assessed further. Tenderers should carefully
read and complete Suitability Assessment Questionnaire QC2 and associated
Appendices. In some circumstances tenderers are required to submit supporting
documentation, or to submit this information only if requested.
Part 2: Award Criteria (refer to Section 9 of the Invitation to Tender ITTS2).
Tenderers who Pass all of the Pass/Fail criteria set out in Suitability Assessment
Questionnaire will have their tenders assessed against the Award Criteria set out in
Section 9 of the Invitation to Tender ITTS2 and as further explained below. Tenders
will be based on a competition for the provision of the applicable Design Team
Consultancy Services (Technical) for the Initial Projects.
The award criteria for this tender will be ‘Most Economically Advantageous Tender’
(MEAT) as set out in the Invitation to Tender. To establish the MEAT tenders will be
assessed both for Price and Quality. The Price/Quality ratio will be 30%/70%.
Price
The maximum points available for Price are: 3,000
Points for Price will be calculated as set out in Section 9 of the Instructions to
Tenderer’s and include a combination of the fixed fee and notional hours.
Quality
The maximum points available for Quality are: 7,000
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  quality  /  Weighting:  70%
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
II.2.14)

Additional information

Establishment of a Multi-Operator Framework
Agreement for Structural and Civil Engineering
Consultancy Services for project values in Lot 1 up
to €2million and for project values in Lot 2 over
€2million for Kildare County Council and Laois
County Council.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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 151-372796

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Project values up to €2million.

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

07/07/2020
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  7
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Hayes Higgins Partnership
09526020-28501D
The Arches, Gas House Lane, Kilkenny
Kilkenny
N/A
IE
Telephone: +353 567764710
Fax: +353 567723223
Internet address: http://www.hhp.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:  8000.00  EUR

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 2

Title: Project values over €2million.

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

02/06/2020
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  8
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Hayes Higgins Partnership
09526020-28501D
The Arches, Gas House Lane, Kilkenny
Kilkenny
N/A
IE
Telephone: +353 567764710
Fax: +353 567723223
Internet address: http://www.hhp.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:  15500.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

na
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

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

VI.4.2)

Body responsible for mediation procedures

The president of Engineers Ireland
22 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge
Dublin 4
IE

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
Refer to procurement rules.