Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-03-22
Buyer: National Transport Authority
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 38221000 | 48611000: Database software package | 71241000 | 71620000 | 71621000
Submission deadline: 2018-04-26
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Geographic Information System (GIS) is a key requirement for the NTA in supporting its transport planning remit and informing investment and service priorities. The Authority proposes to engage a consultant to provide spatial data management and spatial data analyses services to assist with the work programmes of various departments in the Authority. The engagement may include working in the offices of the NTA or remotely depending on the particular work package. The authority may also wish for a resource to be present in the office for some months to assist on a number of projects. Either way, it is the Authority that will decide the work location.
Depending on the project, the Authority would also like its personnel to have the ability to learn from the tasks being carried out. This may take a form similar to paired programming or NTA personnel being included on task orders. The exact workings will be agreed on a project by project basis.
The Authority is seeking a range of support services to deliver the strategy and other NTA business requirements. The services will be drawn down by the Authority as required.
The Geographic Information System (GIS) is a key requirement for the NTA in supporting its transport planning remit and informing investment and service priorities. The Authority proposes to engage a consultant to provide spatial data management and spatial data analyses services to assist with the work programmes of various departments in the Authority. The engagement may include working in the offices of the NTA or remotely depending on the particular work package. The authority may also wish for a resource to be present in the office for some months to assist on a number of projects. Either way, it is the Authority that will decide the work location.
Depending on the project, the Authority would also like its personnel to have the ability to learn from the tasks being carried out. This may take a form similar to paired programming or NTA personnel being included on task orders. The exact workings will be agreed on a project by project basis.
At the discretion of the Authority, the Contract may be renewed annually up to a maximum of 2 years after the end of the second year up to a maximum contract length of 4 years. Factors to be taken into account in considering an extension of the Contract will include (but may not be limited to) service requirements, performance and funding.
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 the tender documents.