Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2016-03-02
Buyer: Dublin City Council
Country: IE
Region: Dublin
Contract type: Supplies
CPV classification: 34928480 | 48810000: Information systems | 72222000: Information systems strategic planning services | 72222100: Information systems strategic review services | 72222200: Information technology planning services
Estimated value:  EUR

Technical requirements: Prior Information Notice With the Purpose of Inviting Technical Dialogue for the Provision of Smart Street Bins.
Dublin City Council is responsible for street cleaning and managing waste throughout the city. There is a network of over 3 500 street bins which are manually emptied on a regular basis the timing of which varies depending on the profile of the street.
There has been an increasing trend of successful deployment of smart bin technologies in other cities and Dublin City Council is seeking to enter Technical Dialogue with interested parties in relation to the introduction of smart street bin technology to Dublin. Part of the Technical dialogue may involve, at the City Council's discretion, the trialling or testing of possible solutions.
Please note that this is not a call for competition and no tender documents are available at this stage. Also the process will not be utilised in order to preclude any future competition to be conducted by Dublin City Council.
Without prejudice to competition in the market places, the purpose of this Technical Dialogue will be to examine and consider the various technical and commercial options which might present themselves through a competitive tender process to be advertised in the near future.
The Technical Dialogue may also assist Dublin City Council in the development of the procurement strategy for any subsequent competition.
Dublin City Council is responsible for street cleaning and managing waste throughout the city. There is a network of over 3 500 street bins which are manually emptied on a regular basis the timing of which varies depending on the profile of the street.
There has been an increasing trend of successful deployment of smart bin technologies in other cities and Dublin City Council is seeking to enter Technical Dialogue with interested parties in relation to the introduction of smart street bin technology to Dublin.
Please note that this is not a call for competition and no tender documents are available at this stage. Also the process will not be utilised in order to preclude any future competition to be conducted by Dublin City Council.
Without prejudice to competition in the market places, the purpose of this Technical Dialogue will be to examine and consider the various technical and commercial options which might present themselves through a competitive tender process to be advertised in the near future.
The Technical Dialogue may also assist Dublin City Council in the development of the procurement strategy for any subsequent competition.
1. Dublin City Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 1997, 2003. 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 sub-contractors (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 web site (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.