CME/4843/GM - Supply of Engineering Fasteners

Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail

The Chief Mechanical Engineering Department of Iarnrod Eireann (IE) have a 3 year requirement to provide standard and non-standard fasteners to its engineering facilities nationwide (Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Drogheda, Portlaoise). The contract will require a designated engineering/technical resource to be available to IE inside and outside of normal working hours to ensure consistent service delivery is maintained. The contract will cover the following (but not limited to), a. Supply of standard (Metric, UNC and UNF) DIN and ISO Nuts, Bolts, Set Screws, Washers, Split Pins and Hose Clips. b. Supply of non-standard fasteners (bespoke) to replace OEM parts currently fitted to rolling stock. c. Provide technical assistance in the sourcing of alternative products to OEM parts currently fitted to rolling stock. d. Independent analysis of new and existing fasteners to verify metallurgical composition and to ensure quality products are consistently supplied. e. Creation of bills of materials and fastener kits to interface with the heavy maintenance process. f. Develop a just in time approach to inventory management and provide ongoing improvements to the internal supply chain. g. Provision of an electronic catalogue to assit in the ordering process. The contract will require a weekly site visit to each of the engineering locations to monitor the supply chain and to provide regular feedback to the engineering procurement department. The successful company will be required to attend regular technical meetings to provide independent technical input into the development of work instructions. This will involve specifying optimum exchange frequencies, specifying optimum torque values and introducing new/innovative products into the internal supply chain.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2013-03-22. The procurement was published on 2013-01-25.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2013-01-25 Contract notice
Contract notice (2013-01-25)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Fasteners
Quantity or scope: 3 year supply contract.400 000600 000
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Fasteners ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail
Postal address: Engineering Procurement, CIE Works, Inchicore
Postal code: 8
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
E-mail: gary.mander@irishrail.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 17034334 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 18860567 ๐Ÿ“ 

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2013-01-25 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2013-03-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2013-01-29 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2013/S 020-031628
OJ-S issue: 20
Additional information
To receive more information about this tender, including any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications and/or to respond to this tender, you must register your interest to this tender on the following site: https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=61939&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Chief Mechanical Engineering Department of Iarnrod Eireann (IE) have a 3 year requirement to provide standard and non-standard fasteners to its engineering facilities nationwide (Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Drogheda, Portlaoise). The contract will require a designated engineering/technical resource to be available to IE inside and outside of normal working hours to ensure consistent service delivery is maintained. The contract will cover the following (but not limited to), a. Supply of standard (Metric, UNC and UNF) DIN and ISO Nuts, Bolts, Set Screws, Washers, Split Pins and Hose Clips. b. Supply of non-standard fasteners (bespoke) to replace OEM parts currently fitted to rolling stock. c. Provide technical assistance in the sourcing of alternative products to OEM parts currently fitted to rolling stock. d. Independent analysis of new and existing fasteners to verify metallurgical composition and to ensure quality products are consistently supplied. e. Creation of bills of materials and fastener kits to interface with the heavy maintenance process. f. Develop a just in time approach to inventory management and provide ongoing improvements to the internal supply chain. g. Provision of an electronic catalogue to assit in the ordering process. The contract will require a weekly site visit to each of the engineering locations to monitor the supply chain and to provide regular feedback to the engineering procurement department. The successful company will be required to attend regular technical meetings to provide independent technical input into the development of work instructions. This will involve specifying optimum exchange frequencies, specifying optimum torque values and introducing new/innovative products into the internal supply chain.
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Variants will be accepted โœ…
Quantity or scope: 3 year supply contract.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 400 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
600 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Reference number: CME/4843/GM.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Nationwide. Dublin, Limerick, Cork, Drogheda, Portlaoise.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Economic and financial standing:
The economic and financial capacity of the entity must be established to the satisfaction of IE.
Applicants will be invited to complete a questionnaire which seeks company details; information on similar contracts undertaken in the past 3 years with value, dates, locations and contact names for reference etc; applicants may be requested to provide supporting information such as balance sheets for the past 3 financial years.
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Technical and professional ability:
The technical competence of the entity, its employees and processes must be established to the satisfaction of IE. Applicants will be invited to complete a questionnaire which seeks company details to establish the entity's technical capacity.
Contract execution
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
A grouping if successful must be prepared to contract as a single entity having joint and several liability with the members of the group. It will become necessary for the group to state a single addressee responsible for the receipt and processing of the participating orders and resolving any problems relating to the contract.
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Procedure
Languages
Language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Gary Mander

Reference
Dates
Start date: 2013-07-01 ๐Ÿ“…
End date: 2016-06-30 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D1
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Recurrent procurement
January 2016.
Source: OJS 2013/S 020-031628 (2013-01-25)