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Type of document: Invitation to tender
Country: Ireland
OJEU Ref: (2022/S 125-354918/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU – with participation by GPA countries
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Services

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: National Transport Authority
National registration number: N/A
Postal address: Dún Scéine, Harcourt Lane, Iveagh Court, Dublin 2
Town: Dublin 2
Postal code: D02 WT20
Country: Ireland
Contact Person: Paul Curran
Telephone: +353 18798300
Email: procurement@nationaltransport.ie
Fax: +353 18798333
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,at:
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted:
electronically via:
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: Request for Tenders for the Provision of Traffic Surveys and Vehicle Occupancy Surveys on the M50 Cordon and the Provision of a Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for Traffic and Transport Surveys
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 63712710
II.1.3) Type of contract: Services
II.1.4) Short Description: The Authority intends to enter into a contract (the Contract) with the successful Tenderer for the Provision of Traffic Surveys and Vehicle Occupancy Surveys on the M50 Cordon.
In addition, the Authority intends to establish a framework of service providers for the provision of Traffic and Transport Survey Resources by entering into a framework agreement (the Framework Agreement) with five Tenderers (subject to a sufficient number of suitably qualified candidates) who are ranked highest following assessment of the submitted Tenders for the M50 Cordon Contract.
The expected term of the M50 Cordon Contract will be until the Services in the Contract have been successfully completed.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 11595000.00 Currency: EUR
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71250000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: IE061, IE
Main site or place of performance:Dublin
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
The Authority intends to enter into a contract (the Contract) with the successful Tenderer for the Provision of Traffic Surveys and Vehicle Occupancy Surveys on the M50 Cordon.
In addition, the Authority intends to establish a framework of service providers for the provision of Traffic and Transport Survey Resources by entering into a framework agreement (the Framework Agreement) with five Tenderers (subject to a sufficient number of suitably qualified candidates) who are ranked highest following assessment of the submitted Tenders for the M50 Cordon Contract.
The expected term of the M50 Cordon Contract will be until the Services in the Contract have been successfully completed.
The Authority has previously commissioned the generation of the M50 Cordon to identify the number of people travelling into the city from the M50 on a daily basis, and to supplement transport data that is already collected at other significant points in Dublin, such as the Canal Cordon. This data assists in gaining a wider insight into travel patterns in Dublin. The information generated at the proposed survey locations will also be used to support the ongoing development of the Eastern Regional Model (ERM), in which the main city is Dublin.
The services to be provided comprise the undertaking of traffic surveys at specified locations on the M50 Cordon. The Contract must be completed in its entirety and includes a combination of survey types.
The Contract requires Classified Junction Turning Counts (JTC), VO (Vehicle Occupancy), ATC (Automatic Traffic Counts) Pedestrian (JTC PED) and Bus Occupancy (BO) surveys.
More information is outlined in the Tender documents.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 11595000.00 Currency: EUR
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewalyes Description of renewals:The Contract shall continue in full force and until successful completion of the Services.
The expected term of the Framework Agreement will be an initial period of three (3) years. At the discretion of the Authority, the Framework Agreement may be renewed for a period of up to a further one (1) year.

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
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
II.2.14) Additional information: The estimated value of the M50 Cordon Contract is €150,000.
The estimated value of the Framework Agreement is €11,445,000.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity,including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:As set out in the tender documents.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.2.2) Contract performance conditions: As set out in the tender documents.

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:5IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 2022-08-03 Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tender must maintain the tender
Duration in months:6(from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 2022-08-03 Local time: 12:00

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
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
Official name: High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Ground Floor (East Wing), Inns Quay
Town: Dublin
Postal code: D7
Country: Ireland
Telephone: +353 18886000
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie
Fax: +353 18886125
Internet address:

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
As set out in S.I. No. 130/2010 European Communities (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2022-06-27