Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2019-06-25
Buyer: National Transport Authority
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 50113000: Repair and maintenance services of buses | 60100000 | 60112000
Estimated value: 14404875 EUR
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Authority is seeking an operator in respect of a number of public bus routes. It is intended that the services will comprise a total of 5 routes.
The Authority reserves the right to add or omit routes from the scope of the contract. The routes serve locations in Waterford city. The Routes are currently serviced by a peak vehicle requirement of approximately 9 urban type buses, and provide approximately 1 000 000 passenger journeys per annum. The envisaged 5 year operational period may be extended by the Authority for a period or periods up to a further 2 years, subject to satisfactory performance. The Authority intends that there will be a mobilisation period from the date of contract signing until the commencement date for the operational period. It is currently envisaged that the duration of this mobilisation period will be at least 6 months, although the contract may involve phased operational dates by reference to different routes or groups of routes.
The Authority is seeking an operator in respect of a number of public bus routes. It is intended that the services will comprise a total of 5 routes, the envisaged composition of which is set out in Appendix A to the information memorandum.
The scope of the services to be provided may be amended. The Authority reserves the right to add or omit routes from the scope of the contract. The routes serve locations in Waterford city. The routes are currently serviced by a peak vehicle requirement of approximately 9 urban type buses (primarily single deck), and provide approximately 1 000 000 passenger journeys per annum. The
envisaged 5 year operational period may be extended by the Authority for a period or periods up to a further 2 years, subject to satisfactory performance. The Authority intends that there will be a mobilisation period from the date of contract signing until the commencement date for the operational period. It is currently envisaged that the duration of this mobilisation period will be at least 6 months, although the contract may involve phased operational dates (staggered by up to 6 months) by reference to different routes or groups of routes. Further information is set out in the Information Memorandum .Please note that this contract was previously the subject of OJEU Notice 2015/S 018-029616 published on 22.1.2015. Pre-qualification submissions were received in response to that
OJEU Notice but were not evaluated. Due to the omission of route 360/360a serving the town of Tramore, the Authority has decided to re-advertise this opportunity. Further detail is set out in the information memorandum.
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. The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted.
As set out in S.I. No 131/2010 European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utilities Undertakings) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).


Winner: Bue Éierann
Award value: 14404875
Number of bids: 5