Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2018-10-23
Buyer: National Transport Authority
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Contract award without prior publication
CPV classification: 48218000 | 48219000 | 71311200 | 72000000 | 72200000
Estimated value: 542167 EUR

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
The Authority requires additional services from the original supplier, Mentz GmbH, which is intended as cover the period of the procurement process for Travel Information Systems and Services to replace a number of existing systems and services which are currently provided under four separate contracts, and for the provision of a new bus planning data sub-system.
The initial procurement of Travel Information Systems and Services did not proceed to award and the additional services envisaged by this notice are intended as an interim solution, as the Authority will separately progress a procurement procedure for these services in Quarter 4 2018.
The Authority requires additional services from the original supplier, Mentz GmbH, which is intended as cover the period of the procurement process for Travel Information Systems and Services to replace a number of existing systems and services which are currently provided under four separate contracts, and for the provision of a new bus planning data sub-system.
The initial procurement of Travel Information Systems and Services did not proceed to award and the additional services envisaged by this notice are intended as an interim solution, as the Authority will separately progress a procurement procedure for these services in Quarter 4 2018.
It should be noted that the actual value of this contract is not known as it will depend on the exact volume of additional supplies that become necessary. Therefore the figure included in section II.1.7 is an estimate only and should not be taken as a definitive indication or guarantee of the actual value of the contract or the actual volume of supplies that will be purchased thereunder.
The Authority requires additional services from the original supplier, Mentz GmbH, which is intended as cover the period of the procurement process for Travel Information Systems and Services to replace a number of existing systems and services which are currently provided under four separate contracts, and for the provision of a new bus planning data sub-system. A change of supplier would oblige the Authority to acquire services and supplies having different characteristics which would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance, in particular with regard to integration into, and maintaining stability in, existing Authority operating environments and systems. The additional services envisaged by this notice are intended as an interim solution, as the Authority will separately progress a procurement procedure for these services in Quarter 4 2018.
The date stated in Section V2.1 is the date of this notice and is not intended to represent the date of conclusion of the contract. The date of conclusion of the contract is expected to take place no sooner than 19.11.2018.
It should be noted that the actual value of this contract is not known as it will depend on the exact volume of additional supplies that become necessary. Therefore the figure included in section V.2.4 is an estimate only and should not be taken as a definitive indication or guarantee of the actual value of the contract or the actual volume of supplies that will be purchased thereunder.
As set out in S.I. No. 131/2010 European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utilities Undertakings) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).


Winner: MDV Mentz Datenverarbeitung GMBH
Award value: 542167