ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 18/08/2020

External Reference: 2020-224346

TED Reference: 2020/S 162-394281

Contract award notice

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
D02WT20
IE
Contact person: Igor Popenko
Telephone: +353 18798300
E-mail: procurement@nationaltransport.ie
Fax: +353 18798333
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.nationaltransport.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1149

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 Economic Advisory Services related to Public Transport Provision
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

60000000  -  Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Authority proposes to engage a Consultant to provide:
- Economic/financial and/or commercial analysis in relation to public transport costs, revenues and/or fares, and other related activities of the NTA
- Economic/financial and/or commercial analysis in relation to transport competition and State Aid issues
- Commercial advisory services in relation to tendering of public transport services and in assessing, developing and drafting commercial aspects of public transport contracts
- Analysis and provision of commercial advice in relation to the funding of public transport proposals
- Development of business cases to support public transport proposals
- Research how transport is provided in other jurisdictions and the economics of service delivery and related matters
- Economic and regulatory impact analysis of public transport policies
- Information and communications technology advisory services in relation to public transport services and related activities of the NTA
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  4562900.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

34000000  -  Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
34900000  -  Miscellaneous transport equipment and spare parts
60100000  -  Road transport services
60112000  -  Public road transport services
60200000  -  Railway transport services
71318000  -  Advisory and consultative engineering services
73200000  -  Research and development consultancy services
73210000  -  Research consultancy services
79200000  -  Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
79210000  -  Accounting and auditing services
79211000  -  Accounting services
79212100  -  Financial auditing services
79212500  -  Accounting review services
79300000  -  Market and economic research; polling and statistics
79311400  -  Economic research services
79311410  -  Economic impact assessment
79411000  -  General management consultancy services
79412000  -  Financial management consultancy services
90714000  -  Environmental auditing
90714200  -  Corporate environmental auditing services
90714300  -  Sectoral environmental auditing services
90714400  -  Activity specific environmental auditing services
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Authority proposes to engage a Consultant to provide the following Services:
- Economic/financial and/or commercial analysis in relation to public transport costs, revenues and/or fares, and other related activities of the NTA;
- Economic/financial and/or commercial analysis in relation to transport competition and State Aid issues;
- Commercial advisory services in relation to tendering of public transport services and in assessing, developing and drafting commercial aspects of public transport contracts;
- Analysis and provision of commercial advice in relation to the funding of public transport proposals;
- Development of business cases to support public transport proposals;
- Research how transport is provided in other jurisdictions and the economics of service delivery and related matters;
- Economic and regulatory impact analysis of public transport policies; and
- Information and communications technology advisory services in relation to public transport services and related activities of the NTA.
The Services will be drawn down as required by the Authority
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of the Tenderer’s proposed approach to the performance of each of the eight Service categories  /  Weighting:  56
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Tenderer’s approach to service delivery management  /  Weighting:  9
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Volume Discount Criterion  /  Weighting:  5
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Tender Fee  /  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: 2020/S 049-116174

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Provision of Economic Advisory Services related to Public Transport Provision

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

01/08/2020
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  3
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  1
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

KPMG
N/A
Stokes Place, St. Stephen's Green
Dublin
D2
IE
Telephone: +353 014101000
E-mail: iefmdublincftenders@kpmg.ie
Internet address: http://www.kpmg.ie

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  4562900.00  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
D7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie
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).