ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 19/08/2019

External Reference: 2019-243581

TED Reference: 2019/S 161-396750

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: Evelyn Tuffy
Telephone: +353 9625000
E-mail: nctsliaison@rsa.ie
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.rsa.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/481

I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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 of the National Car Testing Service (NCTS)
Reference number:  ET1708
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

71630000  -  Technical inspection and testing services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Road Safety Authority (“RSA”) has appointed a contractor to deliver roadworthiness testing services in respect of cars in the Republic of Ireland (the “National Car Testing Service”, or “NCTS”). The contractor will provide Import and Export Conformance Inspection Services on behalf of the Revenue Commissioners which are required to assess vehicles for Vehicle Registration Tax, which the contractor shall collect on behalf of the Revenue Commissioners. The contract’s operations period will run for 10 years. The contractor will be fully remunerated by way of test fee income generated from conducting the services.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  650000000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

71600000  -  Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
71631000  -  Technical inspection services
79900000  -  Miscellaneous business and business-related services
71631200  -  Technical automobile inspection services
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Please note that the contract was not procured using the restricted procedure under Directive 2014/24/EU as indicated in this Contract Award Notice. The contract was procured as a concession in accordance with the European Communities (Award of Concessions Contracts) Regulations 2017. The competition consisted of two stages – a pre-qualification stage and a tender stage, which culminated in the identification of the preferred tenderer and the award of the contract. Section IV.1.1 below refers to a restricted procedure to reflect this two-stage nature.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Technial Criteria  /  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

Restricted 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 195-441393

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: RFT for the Provision of the National Car Testing Service (NCTS)

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

15/08/2019
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Applus Inspection Services Ireland Limited
3026 Lake Drive, Citywest Business Campus, Naas Road, Dublin 24
Dublin
Dublin 24
IE

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  650000000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  650000000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

As indicated in Section V.2.2 above, nine tenders were received. For clarity, following the pre-qualification stage, five tenderers were invited to participate in the tender stage. All five tenderers submitted a base tender, and four tenderers also submitted a variant tender, as permitted in the Invitation to Tender documentation.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court of Ireland
High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Dublin
7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie
Fax: +353 18886125
Internet address: www.courts.ie