ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 17/04/2019

External Reference: 2019-255897

TED Reference: 2019/S 078-187281

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
D02 WT20
IE
Contact person: Zeljka Palijan
Telephone: +353 18798300
E-mail: procurement@nationaltransport.ie
Fax: +353 01-8798333
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

Project Management Services
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

72224000  -  Project management consultancy services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The existing Leap Operations contracts, including but not limited to the Provision of sales and related services of Child 16-18 and Student Leap Cards and Provision of Leap Operations Services, are due to expire and therefore public procurement is necessary. The Authority has established a programme to retender these services. This will entail drafting the requirements (reasonably similar to existing requirements) and undertaking a procurement process to procure a supplier to operate the different systems.
The Authority wishes to engage a service provider to provide an experienced Project Manager to manage the drafting of requirements, the procurement process and the operational transition to a new supplier/contract, including the formal acceptance process to the existing Leap Operations team of the Authority.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  734400.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

72222000  -  Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services
79400000  -  Business and management consultancy and related services
79410000  -  Business and management consultancy services
79411000  -  General management consultancy services
79418000  -  Procurement consultancy services
79420000  -  Management-related services
79421000  -  Project-management services other than for construction work
II.2.3)

Place of performance

Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The existing Leap Operations contracts, including but not limited to the Provision of sales and related services of Child 16-18 and Student Leap Cards and Provision of Leap Operations Services, are due to expire and therefore public procurement is necessary. The Authority has established a programme to retender these services. This will entail drafting the requirements (reasonably similar to existing requirements) and undertaking a procurement process to procure a supplier to operate the different systems.
The Authority wishes to engage a service provider to provide an experienced Project Manager to manage the drafting of requirements, the procurement process and the operational transition to a new supplier/contract, including the formal acceptance process to the existing Leap Operations team of the Authority.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Experience and Qualifications  /  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

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 224-512759

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Project Management Services

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

01/04/2019
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  13
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  8
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:  13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Project Orchestration
IE 6355507T
36 Airpark Ave, Stocking Lane, Rathfarnham
Dublin
IE
Telephone: +353 0872309066
E-mail: anthony.gillen@projectorchestration.com

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  734400.00  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).