Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 31/01/2020

External Reference: 2020-285400

TED Reference: 2020/S 024-054581

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Road Safety Authority (RSA)
N/A
Moy Business Park
Ballina
Primrose Hill
IE
Contact person: Procurement and Contracts Office
Telephone: +353 9625000
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.rsa.ie

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Other activity:  Road Safety and Public Service Provision

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

RFT for the Provision and Distribution of Essential Driver Training and Initial Bike Training Log Books
Reference number:  ET2001
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79824000  -  Printing and distribution services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The RSA recently published a notice seeking tenders from interested parties for a service concession contract for the:
Printing of EDT and IBT Log Books
Secure storage of the Log Books
Accepting of online orders through an online portal
Accepting of payments through a secure online payment gateway provided by the Concessionaire and hosted by the RSA
Delivery of the Log Books to multiple locations nationwide
The RSA has decided to collapse the competition as a result of changes to its requirements. It is anticipated that a new competition will be held in the near future.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

22000000  -  Printed matter and related products
22100000  -  Printed books, brochures and leaflets
22110000  -  Printed books
22450000  -  Security-type printed matter
22458000  -  Bespoke printed matter
79800000  -  Printing and related services
79823000  -  Printing and delivery services
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The RSA was seeking to appoint a supplier for the provision of printed Trainee Log Books for use by Approved Driving Instructors ("ADIs").
The ADIs deliver motorcar and motorbike driving lessons to members of the public. They use Trainee Log Books in the provision of this service; namely:
• to sign off and record completion of learning modules, and
• to provide feedback to learner drivers.
This is a concession contract. The Sucessful Tenderer shall not be paid by the RSA for the provision of the Log Books, but shall instead be entitled (subject to the terms and conditions of the Contract) to sell the publications and retain the revenue therefrom, subject to the payment to the RSA of a concession as set out in the Contract at Appendix 7 of this RFT.
The scope of Contract comprises:
 Printing of EDT and IBT Log Books
 Secure storage of the Log Books
 Accepting of online orders through an online portal to be accessed by the ADIs through the RSA website
 Accepting of payments through a secure online payment gateway provided by the Concessionaire and hosted by the RSA
 Delivery of the Log Books to multiple locations nationwide
 Payment of concession to the RSA in accordance with Clause 4 and Schedule 2 of the contract at Appendix 2 of this RFT.
Further information on this competition is available in the RFT documentation attached to this notice.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Production  /  Weighting:  400
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Storage  /  Weighting:  300
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Order Processing  /  Weighting:  300
Price  -  Weighting:  0
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 008-014005

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: RFT for the Provision and Distribution of Essential Driver Training and Initial Bike Training Log Books

A contract/lot is awarded: no
V.1)

Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court of Ireland
High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Dublin
Dublin 7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
Please consult your legal advisors