Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2018-02-23
Buyer: Dublin City Council
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 37535200 | 50870000 | 71630000 | 71631000 | 71631100
Estimated value: 160000 EUR

Technical requirements: Prior Information Notice (PIN) With the Purpose of Inviting Market Consultation with regard to Digitally Inspecting and Storing Playground Inspection Records
Dublin City Council Parks & landscapes services operate and inspect playground equipment carried out on a weekly basis.
Currently these inspections are carried out using a paper based system. Dublin City Council would like to move to a more sustainable digitally based system. This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is being used to invite interested economic operators to participate in market consultation in relation to such a move.
The purpose of this market consultation is to examine and consider the various technical options which are available. It will aid DCC in the development of the procurement strategy which will be utilised for any forth coming tender competitions.
Please note that this is not a call for competition and no tender documents are available at this stage.
Dublin City Council Parks & Landscapes Services operate and maintain in excess of 50 playgrounds throughout the city, with inspections of the playground equipment carried out on a weekly basis.
Currently these inspections are carried out using a paper based system. Dublin City Council would like to move to a more sustainable digitally based system. This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is being used to invite interested economic operators to participate in market consultation in relation to such a move.
The purpose of this market consultation is to examine and consider the various technical options which are available. It will aid DCC in the development of the procurement strategy which will be utilised for any forth coming tender competitions.
DCC is interested in hearing from suppliers in relation to all aspects of the process, including (but not limited to):
It is anticipated that Dublin City Council will enter into a market consultation with a selection of parties, at Dublin City Council’s sole discretion. Following this consultation, Dublin City Council intends to publish a call for competition in due course on www.etenders.gov.ie and, if warranted, in the Official Journal of the EU.
Please note that this is not a call for competition and no tender documents are available at this stage. Also this process will not be utilised in order to preclude any future competition to be conducted by Dublin City Council.
Interested parties must respond before 12:00 noon on Friday 9.3.2018 to parks@dublincity.ie All responses must be marked “Playground Inspection PIN” in the Subject field, and contain the following information:
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.
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.
Please note also that all information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal ( www.etenders.gov.ie ) only. Registration is free of charge. Dublin City Council will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via 3rd parties.


Award value: 160000