Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2021-05-10
Buyer: National Transport Authority
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 22459000 | 30123100 | 30144200 | 34980000 | 60000000
Submission deadline: 2021-06-11
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The objective of this competition is to establish a framework of suitable qualified service providers who will be available, upon request, to tender for the provision of certain technical services in relation to projects funded by the Authority. It is intended that this framework will include as contracting authorities the National Transport Authority, Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann, Go-Ahead Ireland, Iarnród Éireann, Transport Infrastructure Ireland and any future operators of services from any Bus Market Opening (BMO) Competitions.
Following consideration of tenders received, the Authority may, at its discretion, enter into Contracts (being the Framework Agreement) with a maximum of six tenderers for Lots 1 to 6 inclusive, and a maximum of 12 for Lots 7 to 12 inclusive, subject to that number meeting the minimum criteria and submitting the most economically advantageous Tenders.
• identification of options for provision or amendment of local networks or individual public transport services to meet passenger demand and social, economic and environmental objectives;
• outline design of new or amended public transport networks and services in urban, rural or inter-urban environments, including route alignments and stop and stand locations;
• assessment of service proposals or options in meeting objectives, including public transport network coverage and accessibility, forecast passenger demand and fare revenues and likely transfer from other services or modes of travel;
• reviewing the stakeholder landscape and making recommendations on the engagement process to be followed in developing network or service proposals, and undertaking stakeholder consultations as required; and
•Estimation of the cost of services or network changes, including mobilisation and operating and management costs, and the development of template cost estimation models;
•Reviewing and reporting on the impact of proposed network or services compared with current network or services in terms of coverage and accessibility, forecast demand, capacity, fares revenue and costs;
•Multi-criteria analysis, financial analysis, cost-benefit analysis, cost effectiveness analysis or prepare a Business Case to compare options and inform case for new or amended public transport networks or services;
•Value for Money assessments of existing services or networks or competing public transport service proposals. These may include assessment of financial, economic social and environmental costs and benefits
•Writing technical notes and appraisal reports, setting out options appraised and recommendations on preferred options
• Identification of small-scale roads and traffic engineering measures or facilities needed to support new or amended services and networks, and of suitable concept and preliminary design solutions;
• Topographical surveys of current arrangement as required to assist in the design of small scale roads and traffic engineering measures;
• Concept, preliminary or detailed design of on street passenger interchange facilities and off-street passenger interchange facilities;
• Concept design of small-scale improvements to rail infrastructure to facilitate enhanced passenger services;

Eligibility requirements: As set out in procurement documents.