Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2021-06-22
Buyer: Dublin City Council
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 71520000: Construction supervision services | 71521000: Construction-site supervision services | 71530000: Construction consultancy services | 71541000: Construction project management services | 72224000: Project management consultancy services
Estimated value: 5000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2021-07-19
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Multi-Party Framework Agreement for Provision of Project Management, Site Management and Consultancy Services for the Dublin City Council Public Lighting Upgrade Project 2021 — 2029
The Contracting Authority (CA) proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a multi party framework agreement for the provision of Project Management, Site Management and Consultancy Services (NEC4 Project Manager, NEC4 Service Manager, NEC4 Supply Manager and NEC4 Supervisor Roles) for the Dublin City Council Public Lighting Upgrade Project. The framework agreement will be established on foot of a competition for an initial NEC4 PSC (as amended by the Contracting Authority) contract for 24 months.
The CA is employing the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation to establish this framework. In the first instance, interested parties are required to complete and submit Appendix A the Qualification Questionnaire. Applicants will be assessed on the basis of the rules, criteria and weightings set out in the questionnaire, which are aimed at establishing the technical and professional abilities of applicants as well as their financial standing.
The Contracting Authority proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a multi party framework agreement for the provision of project management, site management and consultancy services for the Dublin City Council Public Lighting Upgrade Project. The framework agreement will be for a four (4) year initial period with an option to extend for four (4) further periods of one (1) year, subject to a maximum framework duration of eight (8) years at the absolute discretion of the Contracting Authority. The framework agreement will be established on foot of a competition for an initial NEC4 PSC (as amended by the Contracting Authority) contract for 24 months.
The successful Tenderer will be required to provide Project Management, Site Management and Consultancy Services (NEC Project Manager and NEC Supervisor Roles) and will be contracted to provide these Consultancy Services for all the various call-off contracts on the project, as and when they arise, during the period of the Framework Agreement.
The successful Tenderers will need to familiarise themselves with all the respective Specifications and Documents that the Contractor has to comply with, in particular the Works Specification.
The Contracting Authority is employing the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation in order to establish this framework. In the first instance, interested parties are required to complete and submit Appendix A the Qualification Questionnaire. Applicants will be assessed on the basis of the rules, criteria and weightings set out in the questionnaire, which are aimed at establishing the technical and professional abilities of applicants as well as their financial standing.
It is envisaged that the top seven (7) scoring economic operators who meet the minimum criteria and rules for selection will be invited to tender.
Based on responses to the Expressions of Interest the top 7 scoring applicants will be invited to the next stage subject to that number qualifying.
The framework agreement will be for a four (4) year initial period with an option to extend for four (4) further periods of one (1) year, subject to a maximum framework duration of eight (8) years, and subject to annual review, satisfactory performance, business needs and budgetary constraints, all at the absolute discretion of the Contracting Authority.
Please refer to the Expressions of Interest document available to download from etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 191999.
The 8-year maximum duration of the framework reflects the estimated duration to complete the Public Lighting Upgrade Project.
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 Act.
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) are and remain tax compliant.
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 and to respond electronically to the competition. There is a maximum upload limit of 2GB per document on etenders. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload or zipped. Should you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eu-supply.com or Telephone: 353 (0) 21 243 92 77 (9 a.m. – 17.30 p.m. GMT).

Eligibility requirements: Please refer to the Expressions of Interest document available to download from etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 191999.

Award value: 5000000