Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 16/10/2019

External Reference: 2019-237218

TED Reference: 2019/S 202-492108

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
Dublin 2
D02 WT20
IE
Contact person: Mark Bradwell
Telephone: +353 01-8798300
Fax: +353 01-8798333
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 Clamping Signage Assessment Services
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 National Transport Authority is seeking to appoint a service provider to assess and inspect clamping places within the State for the purpose of evaluating the compliance of signage in situ with the requirements prescribed in:
(i) Section 11 of the Vehicle Clamping Act 2015: and
(ii) Part 5 of the Vehicle Clamping & Signage Regulations 2017.
The service provider will be required to provide a comprehensive report to the Authority detailing the level of compliance.
The service provider will also, from time to time, be required to provide general advice and assistance to the Authority in relation to, for example, trends and patterns of non-compliance, proposals from new entrants to the industry and the preparation of guidance material for parking controllers.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  103900.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

60112000  -  Public road transport services
63000000  -  Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
63700000  -  Support services for land, water and air transport
63710000  -  Support services for land transport
63712000  -  Support services for road transport
63712400  -  Parking services
71311210  -  Highways consultancy services
79400000  -  Business and management consultancy and related services
79419000  -  Evaluation consultancy services
79900000  -  Miscellaneous business and business-related services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

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

Description of the procurement

The National Transport Authority is seeking to appoint a service provider to assess and inspect clamping places within the State for the purpose of evaluating the compliance of signage in situ with the requirements prescribed in:
(i) Section 11 of the Vehicle Clamping Act 2015: and
(ii) Part 5 of the Vehicle Clamping & Signage Regulations 2017.
The service provider will be required to provide a comprehensive report to the Authority detailing the level of compliance.
The service provider will also, from time to time, be required to provide general advice and assistance to the Authority in relation to, for example, trends and patterns of non-compliance, proposals from new entrants to the industry and the preparation of guidance material for parking controllers.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Tenderer's approach to undertaking the assessment of clamping places for compliance with relevant signage requirements set out in the relevant legislation  /  Weighting:  60
Price  -  Weighting:  40
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 : no
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2019/S 129-316585
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: Provision of Clamping Signage Assessment Services

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

09/10/2019
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  4
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Transport Insights Limited
Dublin
2
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:  103900.00  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).