Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Translink
Procurement Department
Belfast
BT2 7LX
UK
Contact person: Rhonda Gourley
E-mail: rhonda.gourley@translink.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.6) Main activity
Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
(P-1166) Supply of Non-Personalised Pre-Printed Smartcards
Reference number: CfT ID: TLK-573
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72230000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Translink is seeking to appoint a single service provider to supply and deliver non-personalised pre-printed smartcards and related services. The following is provided in good faith and is intended only as a preliminary background explanation to Translink’s requirement, it does not purport to be all inclusive. In order to support Translink’s objectives, the ticketing systems department continues to have requirements for the production and delivery of additional sets of non-personalised smartcards, pre-printed with Translink’s standard artwork. The selected service provider will also be required to work with Translink and their (Translink’s) third party supplier to assist with the formatting, programming and testing associated with the introduction of a new account based ticketing smartcard. The anticipated start date is 1 April 2020, however dates may be subject to change. Translink reserves the right to accept part of any tender from one or any number of tenderers and may change the contracting strategy at any time.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
/ Highest offer:
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72230000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN0
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Translink is seeking to appoint a single service provider to supply and deliver non-personalised pre-printed smartcards and related services. The following is provided in good faith and is intended only as a preliminary background explanation to Translink’s requirement, it does not purport to be all inclusive. In order to support Translink’s objectives, the Ticketing Systems Department continues to have requirements for the production and delivery of additional sets of non-personalised smartcards, pre-printed with Translink’s standard artwork. The selected service provider will also be required to work with Translink and their (Translink’s) third party supplier to assist with the formatting, programming and testing associated with the introduction of a new account based ticketing smartcard. The anticipated start date is 1 April 2020, however dates may be subject to change. Translink reserves the right to accept part of any tender from one or any number of tenderers and may change the contracting strategy at any time.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical Questions
/ Weighting: 50
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 50
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Options included to extend the contract. Initial contract term is 3 years.
First option/extension for a further period of 2 years.
Second option/extension for a further period of 1 year.
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 IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about 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 procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 014-029473
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/05/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Euclid Ltd
Euclid House
Waterlooville
PO7 6XP
UK
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Let's work together: Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/TranslinkB2B for opportunities worth GBP 30 000 or more. Check out our website at www.translink.co.uk/Corporate/Procurement/
Participate in tenders at https:// etendersni.gov.uk/epps
For assistance using eTendersNI and registering your organisation please contact the help-desk whose number is located on the eTendersNI contact us page. Note: do not leave completing your PQQ/ITT response until the last minute, late responses shall be rejected. The contracting authority reserves the right not to award any contract as a result of this competition. About the Translink Group: Throughout the documentation, both ‘Translink’ and ‘Group’ refer to the same corporate entities. Both shall be taken to comprise the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company (NITHC) in addition to its main operating subsidiaries Citybus Ltd Northern Ireland Railways Company Ltd and Ulsterbus Ltd.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Please see section VI.4.3
Belfast
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Translink Group will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/05/2020