Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 26/03/2021

External Reference: 2021-252400

TED Reference: 2021/S 063-160669

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 2
D02 WT20
IE
Contact person: Igor Popenko
Telephone: +353 18798300
Fax: +353 18798333
NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin
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 Network Development Graphic Design and Other Services
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79822500  -  Graphic design services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

NTA requires a Graphic Designer to work on a variety of transport network development related projects on a full time basis. The Graphic Designer shall be available to NTA 5 days per week. The days will mostly be performed during regular office hours. Tenderers may share the provision of a Graphic Designer between up to 3 individual designers by prior agreement with NTA, with one of them being assigned as the lead nominated resource and primary point of contact.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  234000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79415200  -  Design consultancy services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE0 -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

NTA requires a Graphic Designer to work on a variety of transport network development related projects on a full time basis. The Graphic Designer shall be available to NTA 5 days per week. The days will mostly be performed during regular office hours. Tenderers may share the provision of a Graphic Designer between up to 3 individual designers by prior agreement with NTA, with one of them being assigned as the lead nominated resource and primary point of contact.
The successful Tenderer’s main duties shall include:
•Designing print material including, but not limited to brochures, leaflets, infographics, advertisements, maps and posters in line with brand guidelines where applicable
•Production of presentation quality images and transport schematics using a transport mapping tool (Remix (https://www.remix.com/) or equivalent)
•Production of multi-mode transport schematics, ability to build technical maps and creation of designs for use in virtual public consultation rooms
•Interpretation and display transport network alignments
•Developing attractive presentations
•Editing and copywriting material produced by the Authority
•Developing large scale maps, pull-ups and other such assets as required
•Interpreting technical material and converting it into an easy to understand format
•Creating user friendly maps and graphic representations of complex data
•Facilitating the design of a large volume of complex, network related assets to tight deadlines
•Facilitating ad hoc requests as they arise including, animation and video
•Assisting the NTA with events, attending when required and liaising with audio visual agents
•Designing digital material including, but not limited to website banners, web pages, digital ads, and presentation templates in line with brand guidelines where applicable
•Saving artwork files in an accessible, version-controlled manner on the Authority’s central server
This list is not exhaustive; it reflects the nature of the duties included in the role.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Qualifications and Experience of resources  /  Weighting:  25
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of portfolios of proposed resources  /  Weighting:  25
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Approach and Methodology  /  Weighting:  15
Price  -  Weighting:  35
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 184-444521

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Provision of Network Development Graphic Design and Other Services

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

15/03/2021
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

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

EyeCue
9675617O
106a Templeville road
Dublin
Templeogue
IE
Telephone: +353 14907009
Fax: +353 14907084
NUTS code:  IE0 -  IRELAND
Internet address: http://www.eyecue.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:  234000.00  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
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).