Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2018-04-24
Buyer: Dublin City Council
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 34972000 | 71250000 | 72319000: Data supply services
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Dublin City Council invites competent tenders to tender for Single Party Framework Agreement, “Provision of Services for Traffic Counts 2018-2020”. Dublin City Council is using open procedure for the award of this Framework Agreement. Therefore, while all interested parties may submit a tender, only those demonstrating that they have the required level of financial, technical capacity and experience in carrying out the required detailed traffic counts, will have their tender considered.
Dublin City Council invites competent tenderers to tender for Single Party Framework Agreement, “Provision of Services for Traffic Counts 2018-2020”. Dublin City Council is using open procedure for the award of this Framework Agreement. Therefore, while all interested parties may submit a tender, only those demonstrating that they have the required level of financial, technical capacity and experience in carrying out the required detailed traffic counts, will have their tender considered.
The Framework Agreement will be in place for 2 years from the date of signing the agreement. The Framework Agreement may be extended for 12 months by mutual agreement. 1 Contractor will be admitted to the Framework Agreement. The tender is for carrying out annual traffic counts including the main annual traffic counts which are the Cordon Counts and the Quays Counts. Other counts may be needed during the course of the Framework Agreement.
For the year 2016, there were 41 survey locations for the Cordon Counts which are carried out in the month of November and 61 survey locations for the Quays Counts which are carried out in the month of May.
Dublin City Council is unable to state the total quantity of surveys that will be required under this Framework Agreement; however, Dublin City Council can give approximate annual expenditure of 100 000 EUR over the last 4 years.
The Contractor will be responsible for the design, implementation and monitoring of any traffic management necessary for the execution of the surveys. The survey data must be presented in MS Excel or compatible format approved by Dublin City Council Authorised Officer.
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 subcontractors (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 website (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.
5. 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 third parties.
6. The Framework Agreement is primarily for use by the Environment and Transportation Department, but may also be extended for use by other divisions of Dublin City Council as requirements arise.
7. Emailed / faxed / late tenders will not be accepted. Tenderers are asked to include a return address on the packaging.
10. Appeals procedure: The body to whom appeals should be addressed is — The High Court, Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7.
11. All queries regarding this tender must be emailed to etenders.traffic@dublincity.ie for the attention of Said Shawqi. Queries must be in question format and must be submitted by email. Responses will be circulated to those candidates / tenderers that have registered an interest in this Notice on the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal www.etenders.gov.ie