Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2017-08-10
Buyer: Dublin City Council
Country: IE
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 34136000 | 34136100 | 34136200 | 34144900: Tram cars
Estimated value: 326880 EUR
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Invitation to tender for the establishment of a single party framework agreement for the supply on lease hire with maintenance of smal electric panel van vehicles.
Dublin City Council proposes to establish a single party framework agreement for 12 months for the supply on lease hire with maintenance for five years of 14 small electic panel vans. Tenders will be evaluated on foot of the initial open competition to form a single party framework agreement between Dublin City Council and the successful tenderer. Contracts for the initial requirements will be awarded on foot of this competition. Later, if requirements arise for additional vehicles, orders will be placed with the single party framework member provided the vehicles are supplied at the original price quoted in the form of tender.
1. Dublin City Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2014. 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.
5. Please note also that all information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. Dublin City Council will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.
7. Emailed/faxed/late tenders will not be accepted. Tenderers are asked to include a return address on the packaging.
10. Appeals procedure: The body to whom appeals should be addressed is — The High Court, Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7.
11. All queries regarding this tender must be emailed to paul.mccarthy@dublincity.ie for the attention of Paul McCarthy. Queries must be in question format and must be submitted by email. Responses will be circulated to those candidates/tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal www.etenders.gov.ie. The details of the party making the query will not be disclosed when circulating the response. All queries must be submitted by 12 noon on 27th February 2017 to enable issue of responses to all interested parties.
12. Please note that where documents are made available in both PDF and Word format, in the event that there is any discrepancy between the documents, the PDF version will take precedence.


Winner: Merrion Fleet Management
Award value: 326880
Number of bids: 3