Results of the procurement procedure
Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addressesOfficial name: National Transport Authority
Postal address: Dun Sceine, Iveagh Court, Harcourt Lane
Town: Dublin
NUTS code: IE06 Eastern and Midland
Postal code: D02WT20
Country: Ireland
Contact person: David Rice
E-mail: procurement@nationaltransport.ie
Telephone: +353 18798300
Fax: +353 18798333
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://nationaltransport.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1149
I.2)Information about joint procurementThe contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityNational or federal agency/office
I.5)Main activityOther activity: Transport
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Provision of Consumer Research Services
II.1.2)Main CPV code73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The Authority wishes to invite tenders under an open procedure with the objective of engaging consumer research services. The objective of the consumer research is to provide data and analysis on various elements of the Authority’s and its service provider’s activities, including both transport services and infrastructure. It is intended that a primary focus of the research undertaken will be to measure and track a range of defined indicators of people’s use of, and satisfaction with, various elements of transport systems and services that are within the remit of the Authority.
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)Value excluding VAT: 914 700.00 EUR
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)73110000 Research services
73200000 Research and development consultancy services
73210000 Research consultancy services
79300000 Market and economic research; polling and statistics
79310000 Market research services
79311000 Survey services
79311100 Survey design services
79311200 Survey conduction services
79311210 Telephone survey services
79311300 Survey analysis services
79311400 Economic research services
79312000 Market-testing services
79313000 Performance review services
79315000 Social research services
79330000 Statistical services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: IE06 Eastern and Midland
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The Authority wishes to invite tenders under an open procedure with the objective of engaging consumer research services. The objective of the consumer research is to provide data and analysis on various elements of the Authority’s and its service provider’s activities, including both transport services and infrastructure. It is intended that a primary focus of the research undertaken will be to measure and track a range of defined indicators of people’s use of, and satisfaction with, various elements of transport systems and services that are within the remit of the Authority.
II.2.5)Award criteriaQuality criterion - Name: Quality of tenderer's proposed approach to deliver the services as set out in Section 3.3 of the RFT / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Quality of tenderer's proposed approach to deliver the services as set out in Section 3.4 of the RFT / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Quality of tenderer's proposed approach to deliver the services as set out in Section 3.5 of the RFT / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Experience and qualifications of the key members of the team proposed to undertake the Services / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 50
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedureOpen procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedureNotice number in the OJ S: 2021/S 072-183747
IV.2.8)Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system
IV.2.9)Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information noticeThe contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Title:
Provision of Consumer Research Services
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:12/11/2021
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Behaviour & Attitudes Marketing Research
National registration number: 102171
Postal address: Milltown House
Town: Milltown
NUTS code: IE0 Ireland
Postal code: Mount St Annes
Country: Ireland
E-mail: brenda@banda.ie
Telephone: +353 012057500
Fax: +353 012057522
Internet address: http://www.banda.ie
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)Total value of the contract/lot: 914 700.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
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.
The value of the contract specified in Section V.2.4) represents the estimated total value of the contract for the maximum contract duration of 4 years.
Refer to procurement documents for further information.
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review bodyOfficial name: High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Ground Floor (East Wing), Inns Quay Dublin 7
Town: Dublin
Country: Ireland
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie
Telephone: +353 18886000
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie
VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
As set out in S.I. No. 130/2010 European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:15/11/2021
http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:592022-2021:TEXT:EN:HTML&src=0&tabId=2