Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-05-29
Buyer: National Transport Authority
Country: IE
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 31682230 | 34928000 | 34928400 | 34928440 | 35261000
Submission deadline: 2018-07-04
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Authority is seeking a supplier to provide Display Units for installation on new Bus stop poles. The Display Units shall be provided in 2 sizes, be double sided and be capable of rotating 360 degrees on the Bus Stop Pole. The height of the Display Unit should be adjustable. The Display Units will be used to display bus travel information on printed waterproof material. The Display Units shall facilitate multiple interchange of information sheets as required by the Authority over the life of the Display Unit. The Display Units shall be suitable for use in exposed conditions - inland and in coastal locations.
The Display Unit design shall be capable of facilitating the replacement of the Display Units without necessity for replacement of the Bus stop pole. The scope includes the delivery of the Display Units and training of the Authority’s nominated contractors on how to install, use and maintain the Display Units to achieve the highest performance and design life of the product.
The Authority is seeking a supplier to provide Display Units for installation on new Bus stop poles. The Display Units shall be provided in 2 sizes, be double sided and be capable of rotating 360 degrees on the Bus Stop Pole. The height of the Display Unit should be adjustable. Typical heights from ground level to the underside of the visible printed area of the Display Unit shall be between 0.9m and 1.5m.
The Display Units will be used to display bus travel information on printed waterproof material. The Display Units shall facilitate the multiple interchange of information sheets as required by the Authority over the life of the Display Unit.
The Display Units shall be suitable for use in exposed conditions, both inland and in coastal locations.
— Size 1 — To accommodate document size 220mm width x 907mm (with a visible area of 195mm width x 882mm height); and
— Size 2 — To accommodate document size 220mm width x 594mm (with a visible area of 195mm width x 569mm height).
The Display Unit design shall be capable of facilitating the replacement of the Display Units without necessity for replacement of the Bus Stop Pole. The scope includes the delivery of the Display Units, and training of the Authority’s nominated contractors on how to install, use and maintain the Display Units to achieve the highest performance and design life of the product.
The intended duration of the Contract is a 3 year period. The Authority may renew the Contract for an additional 1 year period, subject to satisfactory performance, cost effectiveness and a continuing requirement for the supply for Display Units.
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 SI Nº 131/2010 European Communities (Award of contracts by utilities undertakings) (Review procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).

Eligibility requirements: As set out in the procurement documents.