Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2023-04-28
Buyer: Dublin City Council
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 15897300 | 18933000 | 31100000 | 31110000 | 33952000

Technical requirements: Prior Information Notice with the purpose of inviting market consultation for Eco Hub operations in Dublin City
Aligning with the goals of Dublin City Development Plan and Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area and overarching goal of Greener, Smarter Dublin, Dublin City Council is seeking solutions to facilitate the sustainable deliveries eco hubs and distribution centres in Dublin City.
An Eco hub is defined as a logistics facility where goods are bundled inside the urban area boundaries (in this case Dublin City Centre), that serves a limited spatial range, and that allows a mode shift to low-emission vehicles or soft transportation modes (e.g., e-walking or cargo bikes) for last-mile deliveries.
1. Delivery and Logistic companies: who are interested in current or potential micro distribution operations.
2. Infrastructure Providers: who could facilitate the micro distribution by providing space for the operations, for example, car parks, empty warehouses, off street parking etc.
Aligning with the goals of Dublin City Development Plan and Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area and overarching goal of Greener, Smarter Dublin, Dublin City Council is seeking solutions to facilitate the sustainable deliveries eco hubs and distribution centres in Dublin City.
An Eco hub is defined as a logistics facility where goods are bundled inside the urban area boundaries (in this case Dublin City Centre), that serves a limited spatial range, and that allows a mode shift to low-emission vehicles or soft transportation modes (e.g., e-walking or cargo bikes) for last-mile deliveries.
1. Delivery and Logistic companies: who are interested in current or potential micro distribution operations.
2. Infrastructure Providers: who could facilitate the micro distribution by providing space for the operations, for example, car parks, empty warehouses, off street parking etc.
Please note that this is NOT a call for competition and no tender documents are available at this stage. Also, the process will not be utilised in order to preclude any future competition to be conducted by Dublin City Council.
It is anticipated that Dublin City Council will enter into market consultation with a selection of parties and possibly not all parties, at Dublin City Council’s sole discretion.
1. Dublin City Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2014. If you consider that any of the information supplied by you is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for the sensitivity specified. In such cases, the relevant material, will in response to the FOI request; be examined in the light of the exemptions provided for in the Acts.
2. It will be a condition for the award of any contract by Dublin City Council that the successful Tenderer and all sub-contractors (if applicable) produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Revenue Commissioners in compliance with Circular (43) 2006 (or as amended) and that the certificate will be maintained for the duration of the contract and will be on a 12 month basis. In the case of a non-resident Tenderer, a statement of suitability from the Revenue Commissioners will be required.
3. Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications.
4. Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended.