Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Translink
Procurement Department
Belfast
BT2 7LX
Contact
Rhonda Gourley
rhonda.gourley@translink.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.6) Main activity
Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
P-0974 Supply of Public Transport Planning Tool
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Translink wishes to invite tenders for the provision of a “software as a service” (SaaS), fully-hosted, cloud-based Public Transport Planning Platform. The aim of the web-based tool is to map transport routes and services and assess the impact of demographics and changes to routes. The software must create route and schedule scenarios and edit existing routes on a single, web-based map application. It should also generate demographic and accessibility analysis through built-in or importable layers/geographic files and generate isochrone visualisations. In addition, the software should also compute accurate cost and resource requirement estimates.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - NORTHERN IRELAND
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Translink wishes to invite tenders for the provision of a “software as a service” (SaaS), fully-hosted, cloud-based Public Transport Planning Platform. The aim of the web-based tool is to map transport routes and services and assess the impact of demographics and changes to routes. The software must create route and schedule scenarios and edit existing routes on a single, web-based map application. It should also generate demographic and accessibility analysis through built-in or importable layers/geographic files and generate isochrone visualisations. In addition, the software should also compute accurate cost and resource requirement estimates.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 30
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
There will be an initial trial period of 12 months. If successful, following that:
— option of 3 year contract term;
— plus options of an additional two further periods of 1 year each.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2020/S 165-401690
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Title
Contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12 February 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
PODARIS LIMITED
3Rd Floor 86-90 Paul Street
LONDON
EC2A 4NE
Telephone
+44 7595768417
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME
Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Let’s work together: Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/TranslinkB2B for opportunities worth GBP 50 000 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 helpdesk 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 Translink: 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.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Please see VI.4.3
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Translink 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 provides 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).