Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-12-02
Buyer: Dublin City Council
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 55900000 | 71200000 | 71210000 | 71220000 | 71222000
Estimated value: 10000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2023-01-20
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Single Party Framework Agreement for an Architect Led Multi-disciplinary Design Team for the College Green Dame Street (CGDS) Public Realm Project
Dublin City Council (DCC) & the National Transport Authority (NTA) intend to construct a landmark public space at College Green & Dame Street (CGDS), Dublin 2. The Contracting Authority, DCC, is seeking to establish a Single Party Framework Agreement for an Architect Led Multi-disciplinary Design Team for the CGDS Public Realm Project & associated ancillary projects relating to the CGDS Public Realm Project. The establishment of the framework agreement is subject to the provisions of Directive 2014/24/EU & will be awarded using the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation. For further information, please refer to attached documentation. Please note that this project is subject to funding.
Dublin City Council (DCC) & the National Transport Authority (NTA) intend to construct a landmark public space at College Green & Dame Street (CGDS), Dublin 2. The Contracting Authority, DCC, is seeking to establish a Single Party Framework Agreement for an Architect Led Multi-disciplinary Design Team for the CGDS Public Realm Project & associated ancillary projects relating to the CGDS Public Realm Project. The establishment of the framework agreement is subject to the provisions of Directive 2014/24/EU & will be awarded using the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation.
The Architect Led Multi-disciplinary Design Team will comprise of the following principal disciplines:
Architect Led Multi-disciplinary Design Team will also be required to provide additional specialist skills and ancillary design / consultancy services as detailed in the SAQs and Competition Summary.
The period of the framework agreement will be for 7 years in accordance with the provisions set out in Article 33.1 of Directive 2014/24/EU. The Architectural Services Consultant will be the Design Team Lead & will act as the single point of contractual responsibility. The project must fulfil the governance requirements of the Public Spending Code & the NTA’s Project Approval Guidelines 2020. Framework members will be required to provide integrated design team & associated services for stages (i)-(v) of the Capital Works Management Framework or a subset thereof.
For further information please consult the appropriate documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of Expressions of Interest and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 226861
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Input Please consult Suitability Assessment Questionnaires available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 226861. It is envisaged that the top 5 scoring Candidates (subject to the quality and number of Suitability Assessment Questionnaires (SAQs) received) which also meet the minimum criteria and rules for selection will be invited to tender.
Please consult the appropriate documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of Expressions of Interest and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT 226861
The justification for a framework agreement longer than the standard four years, is to ensure that the project and all related services can be delivered within the life of the framework, which due to the nature, scale and complexity of the work may exceed four years.
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Eligibility requirements: Please refer to procurement documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie RFT ID 226861

Award value: 10000000