Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 13/03/2023

External Reference: 2023-237289

TED Reference: 2023/S 055-162140

Contract award notice

[NoticeContractAward]

[NoticeContractAwardSub]

[Directive201424]

[Section1]: [Ca]

I.1)

[NameAddressContact]

National Transport Authority
0000
Dun Sceine, Iveagh Court Harcourt Lane
Dublin 2
D02WT20
IE
[Contactpoint]: Bolanle Ajayi
[AddressPhone]: +353 18798300
[AddressFax]: +353 18798333
[Nutscode]:  IE -  IRELAND
[Internets]:
I.4)

[CaType]

[MaintypeLocalauth]
I.5)

[Mainactivity]

[OtherActivity]:  Transport

[Section2]: [Object]

II.1)

[QuantityScopeContract]

II.1.1)

[TitleContract]

Provision of Brand Ambassador and Event Management Services
II.1.2)

[CpvMain]

79416000  - 
II.1.3)

[TypeContract]

[Services]
II.1.4)

[DescrShort]

The Authority wishes to appoint a suitably qualified Service Provider for the provision of brand ambassador and event management services for a series of public transport launches and public consultations. The purpose of the activity shall be to provide members of the public with information about each launch/consultation and to answer their questions relating to the changes. This may include handing out leaflets and/or other relevant merchandise as well as talking to members of the public and providing information. The scope of the Services required by the Authority involves providing Brand ambassador and event management services to assist in informing the public about route launches, service changes and public consultations. Brand ambassadors will be responsible for representing the Authority, delivering a positive customer experience, distributing information leaflets and answering queries from members of the public. Further details are in the RFT document.
II.1.6)

[LotsInfo]

[DivisionLots]: [No]
II.1.7)

[ValueTotal]

[ValueExclVat]:  1248000.00  EUR
II.2)

[Description]

II.2.2)

[CpvAdditional]

79340000  - 
79342000  - 
79342100  - 
79413000  - 
79416100  - 
79416200  - 
79952000  - 
II.2.3)

[PlacePerformance]

[Nutscode]:  IE -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

[DescrProcurement]

The Authority wishes to appoint a suitably qualified Service Provider for the provision of brand ambassador and event management services for a series of public transport launches and public consultations. The purpose of the activity shall be to provide members of the public with information about each launch/consultation and to answer their questions relating to the changes. This may include handing out leaflets and/or other relevant merchandise as well as talking to members of the public and providing information.
The scope of the Services required by the Authority involves providing Brand ambassador and event management services to assist in informing the public about route launches, service changes and public consultations. Brand ambassadors will be responsible for representing the Authority, delivering a
positive customer experience, distributing information leaflets and answering queries from members of the public. The successful Tenderer will need to provide these services during weekdays and weekends, including early mornings, throughout the day and late evenings. For the purposes of this Tender there
are two distinctive types of Brand ambassador activity.
II.2.5)

[AwardCriteria]

[AwardCriteriaBelow]
[AwardCriterionQuality]  -  [AwardCriterionName]:  Quality of Approach to Service Delivery  /  [Weighting]:  35
[AwardCriterionQuality]  -  [AwardCriterionName]:  Quality of Approach to Contract Management  /  [Weighting]:  15
[Price]  -  [Weighting]:  50
II.2.11)

[OptionsInfo]

[Options]: [No]
II.2.13)

[EuProgrInfo]

[EuProgrRelated]: [No]

[Section4]: [Procedure]

IV.1)

[Description]

IV.1.1)

[TypeProcedure]

[ProctypeOpen]
IV.1.8)

[GpaInfo]

[GpaCovered] : [Yes]
IV.2)

[InfoAdmin]

IV.2.1)

[PubPrevious]

[NumberOj]: 2022/S 234-674675

[Section5]: [AwardOfContract]

[ContractNumber]: 1

[TitleContract]: Provision of Brand Ambassador and Event Management Services

[AwardConfirm]: [Yes]
V.2)

[AwardOfContract]

V.2.1)

[DateAward]

09/03/2023
V.2.2)

[AwardOffersInfo]

[OffersReceived]:  6
[OffersReceivedElectronic]:  6
[AwardedGroup] :  [No]
V.2.3)

[AwardedToName]

Brandtactics Ltd
IE9789014R
First Floor Suite Park Heights, Colpe Dr, Grange Rath.
Cross
Meath
IE
[AddressPhone]: +353 17780110
[AddressEmail]: eugene@brandtactics.ie
[Nutscode]:  IE -  IRELAND

[AwardedSme] : [Yes]
V.2.4)

[ValueContractInfo] ([ExclVat])

[ValueEstimTotalContract]:  1248000.00  EUR
[ValueTotalFinal]:  835300.00  EUR

[Section6]: [InfoComplement]

VI.3)

[InfoAdditional]

The NTA will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to any of the contract award procedures irrespective of the outcome the competition, or if the competition is postponed or cancelled.
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), or change the basis of, and the procedures for, the bidding process, at any time, or procure the services by alternative means if it appears that the services can thereby be more advantageously procured. The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted.
VI.4)

[AppealsProcedure]

VI.4.1)

[AppealsBody]

High Court of Ireland
Four Courts, Ground Floor (East Wing), Inns Quay
Dublin
D7
IE
[AddressPhone]: +353 18886000
[AddressFax]: +353 18886125

VI.4.3)

[AppealsLodging]

[AppealsDeadline]: 
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
As set out in S.I. No. 130/2010 European Communities (Award of Public Sector Contracts)(Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).