Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-11-03
Buyer: National Transport Authority
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 30162000 | 34980000 | 63512000 | 66172000 | 72000000
Submission deadline: 2019-01-09
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
The performance of the contract will require the provision of services during the following 3 main phases, as set out below.
The service provider will be required to proactively manage the mobilisation and transition activities.
Following the successful implementation of Phase 1, the service provider will be required to manage the delivery of operational services.
The performance of the contract will require the provision of services during the following three main phases, as set out below.
The service provider will be required to proactively manage the mobilisation and transition activities to enable a seamless transition of the services from the existing contracts to the new contract
Following the successful implementation of Phase 1, the service provider will be required to manage the delivery of operational services in a continuously improving, financially efficient, commercially focussed and customer-friendly manner.
The service provider will be expected to manage and perform necessary activities and provide necessary resources to facilitate growth in the customer base over time and manage seasonal peaks due to varying demand for cards including, but not limited to:
The service provider may be required to perform exit management services. The service provider will be required to establish an exit management plan prior to the end of the first operational year of service to manage the period at the end of the contract term.
The term of the contract will be for 5 years from the operational commencement date, with options for the authority to extend the term for any period or succession of periods up to a further 5 years. The option to extend rests solely with the authority.
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 procurement documents.