Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-06-18
Buyer: National Transport Authority
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Innovation partnership
CPV classification: 30144300 | 48000000 | 48810000: Information systems | 48813000: Passenger information systems | 72222000: Information systems strategic planning services
Submission deadline: 2020-08-14
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) — Vehicle Capacity Information for Public Transport Passengers
A Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) challenge is being launched by the National Transport Authority in partnership with Enterprise Ireland to find innovative new products and services.
The successful solution to this challenge will allow all passengers to be informed in real time on the availability of passenger seating/space on bus and coach vehicles to meet the potential need for wheelchair accessible space and seating. It will enable data capture for analytics in relation to bus and network capacity utilisation for public transport network planning and any other relevant data to assist in improving the passenger experience.
The solution needs to be economically viable, allow two way communication between the passenger and the Authority, provide information in real time accessible formats, reliable and accurate, scalable, easily maintained, user friendly, and have the ability to interact with existing NTA back end systems and support them effectively.
A Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) challenge is being launched by the National Transport Authority in partnership with Enterprise Ireland to find innovative new products and services. The projects will be selected primarily on their potential to impact Irish citizens and deliver a solution to identified unmet needs in the public services.
The competition is open to single companies or organisations from the private, public and third sectors, including charities.
The successful solution to this challenge will allow all passengers to be informed in real time on the availability of passenger seating/space on bus and coach vehicles to meet the potential need for wheelchair accessible space and seating.
The successful solution to this challenge will enable data capture for analytics in relation to bus and network capacity utilisation for public transport network planning and any other relevant data to assist in improving the passenger experience.
The innovative solution to address this challenge needs to be economically viable, allow two way communication between the passenger and the Authority, provide information in real time accessible formats, reliable and accurate, scalable, easily maintained, user friendly and have the ability to interact with existing NTA back end systems and support them effectively.
Proposed solutions will need to consider and be compliant with relevant data protection legislation and GDPR.
The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award procedure irrespective of the outcome of the competition or if the competition is postponed or cancelled. All costs incurred by interested parties in participating in this competition must be borne by them.
Any contract award will be subject to a number of preconditions, including production of a current tax clearance certificate or tax clearance statement from the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland. The contracting authority may terminate this competition (or any part thereof), change the basis of and the procedures for the bidding process, at any time or procure the project by alternative means if it appears that the project can thereby be more advantageously procured.
As set out in S.I. No 130/2010 European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).

Eligibility requirements: As set out in procurement documents.