Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Qualification System for the Provision of Public Bus Services in Ireland

The Qualification System is a staged process, described further in the Information Memorandum. In summary, interested parties may apply to be admitted to the Qualification System at any time. The criteria for admission to the Qualification System are set out in the Information Memorandum. The scope of the Services that …

CPV: 60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport), 60100000 Road transport services, 63500000 Travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services, 63710000 Support services for land transport, 60112000 Public road transport services
Place of execution:
Qualification System for the Provision of Public Bus Services in Ireland
Awarding body:
National Transport Authority_1149
Award number:

Ireland-Dublin: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

2023/S 129-410976

Qualification system – utilities

Services

Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/25/EU

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: National Transport Authority_1149
Postal address: Dun Sceine Iveagh Court Harcourt Lane Dublin 2
Town: Dublin
NUTS code: IE Éire / Ireland
Postal code: D02 WT20
Country: Ireland
Contact person: Bolanle Ajayi
E-mail: bolanle.ajayi@nationaltransport.ie
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.nationaltransport.ie/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.nationaltransport.ie/
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://www.etenders.gov.ie
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address
I.6) Main activity
Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title:

Qualification System for the Provision of Public Bus Services in Ireland

II.1.2) Main CPV code
60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
60100000 Road transport services
63500000 Travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services
63710000 Support services for land transport
60112000 Public road transport services
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code: IE Éire / Ireland
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:

The Qualification System is a staged process, described further in the Information Memorandum. In summary, interested parties may apply to be admitted to the Qualification System at any time. The criteria for admission to the Qualification System are set out in the Information Memorandum. The scope of the Services that may be required under each specific Contract from this qualification system will be set out in detail in the tender documents in respect of each Contract. Each Contract is expected to comprise but not be limited to the following principal obligations: • Operate and maintain Bus Vehicles for the duration of the Contract; • Operate reliable and punctual public bus services on any routes as set out in any Call-Off Competition; • Provide customer care services; • Collect and reconcile passenger fare revenue, and issue tickets to passengers, and provide associated data to the Authority as required; • Provide operational data for use by the Authority’s passenger information and journey planning systems and its contractual performance monitoring systems; and • Report on contractual operations and performance on a four weekly or quarterly basis, depending on contract requirements. The tenders will be split by region (Leinster (excluding Dublin metropolitan area), Ulster, Munster (excluding Cork metropolitan area), Connaught, Dublin metropolitan area and Cork metropolitan area) and by service type (urban bus services and stage carriage /interurban/commuter bus services). Candidates should note that the routes and/or bus stops may be subject to alteration during the life of the contract, either on a short term basis (e.g. to facilitate roadworks) or otherwise, including the potential for the inclusion of additional routes or an increase in frequency over the duration of the contract.

II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.8) Duration of the qualification system
Start: 05/07/2023
End: 04/07/2033
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.9) Qualification for the system
Conditions to be fulfilled by economic operators in view of their qualification:

As set out in the tender documents 1 and 2.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
English

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information:
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: High Court of Ireland
Town: Four Courts, Ground Floor East Wing, Inns Quay
Country: Ireland
Telephone: +353 18886000
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

As set out in S.I. No. 130/2010 European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utilities Undertakings) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
04/07/2023