Supply of Rolling Stock Wheels and Axles

Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail

Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) are seeking to award a long term contract, to a single entity, for the supply of replacement rolling stock wheels and axles.
This strategic contract will cover a variety of different fleet types and will require a focused and tailored contract management solution from the successful tenderer.
All safety critical components supplied will be required to fulfil the requirements of EN13261 or EN13262. IÉ require that the successful contractor to be qualified and capable of providing wheel pan, axle and wheel-set technical support.
Due to the strategic nature of the supply contract, ensuring continuity of supply and meeting agreed delivery schedules will be of paramount importance. To manage this process, the successful contractor will be required to hold black stocks of both wheels and axles. IÉ also require that companies participating in the process can demonstrate that they also have the capabilities and experience in producing complete wheel-set assemblies.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2016-07-01. The procurement was published on 2016-05-27.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2016-05-27 Contract notice
2017-11-17 Contract award notice
2019-05-03 Qualification system with call for competition
2019-06-19 Contract award notice
2023-03-02 Additional information
Contract award notice (2017-11-17)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail
Postal address: Procurement Department, CIE Works, Inchicore
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 8
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Mr Gary Mander
Phone: +353 17034870 📞
E-mail: gary.mander@irishrail.ie 📧
Fax: +353 18860567 📠
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.irishrail.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/433 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Supply of Rolling Stock Wheels and Axles. 5991
Products/services: Wheel axles and tyres and other parts of locomotives or rolling stock 📦
Short description:
“Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) are seeking to award a long term contract, to a single entity, for the supply of replacement rolling stock wheels and axles. This...”    Show more

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Additional products/services: Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts 📦
Additional products/services: Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; railways traffic-control equipment 📦
Additional products/services: Parts of locomotives or rolling stock 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Deliveries to Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
Description of the procurement:
“Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) are seeking to award a long term contract, to a single entity, for the purchase/supply of replacement rolling stock wheels and...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Conformance with Product Specification
Quality criterion (weighting): 20
Quality criterion (name): Contract Management
Quality criterion (weighting): 15
Quality criterion (name): Product Delivery
Quality criterion (weighting): 25
Cost criterion (name): Total Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 40
Information about options
Options
Description of options:
“Options to extend the contract by 2 years up to an overall maximum contract duration of 7 years.”

Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2016/S 104-185709

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Long Term Supply of Rolling Stock Wheels and Axles
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2017-11-17 📅
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Bonatrans a.s.
National registration number: 274 38 678
Postal address: Revoluční 1234
Postal town: Bohumín
Postal code: 735 94
Country: Czechia 🇨🇿
Phone: +420 597083112 📞
Region: Česko 🏙️
URL: http://www.ghh-bonatrans.com/cs/ 🌏
The contractor is an SME

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Central Office of the High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886511 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
URL: http://www.courts.ie/ 🌏
Source: OJS 2017/S 223-464598 (2017-11-17)
Qualification system with call for competition (2019-05-03)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Procurement, CIE Works
Postal town: Dublin 8
Postal code: Inchicore
Contact person: Gary Mander
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=146531&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=146531&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Supply of Contingency Wheels and Axles 7263
Description
Additional products/services: Wheel axles and tyres and other parts of locomotives or rolling stock 📦
Description of the procurement:
“In November 2017, Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) entered into a long term supply agreement with Bonatrans Group following a competitive tender process (OJEU Ref...”    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Duration
Start date: 2019-05-22 📅
End date: 2024-05-22 📅

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Conditions to be fulfilled by economic operators in view of their qualification:
“IÉ are utilising the same selection criteria for the qualification system as was utilised for the 2017 tender process (2016/S 104-185709). Accordingly, all...”    Show more
Qualification for the system
Methods according to which each of those conditions will be verified:
“There are 2 documents attached to this call for competition. Companies who pre-qualified as part of the 2017 tender process are required to download a copy...”    Show more

Procedure
Administrative information
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information

“It is envisaged that the initial requirement for products to be procured via this qualification system will be issued to all qualified companies on...”    Show more
Review body
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal code: D7
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
Source: OJS 2019/S 087-209732 (2019-05-03)
Contract award notice (2019-06-19)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
Postal address: Connolly Station
Phone: +353 17034334 📞
Type of the contracting authority
Other type: Transport Utility (Rail)

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Supply of 100 ICR Axles 7263-1
Short description:
“Supply of 100 class 22 000 intercity Railcar Axles. 50 driving axle and 50 trailing axles are required.”
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 1 💰
Description
Main site or place of performance: Dublin, Ireland.
Description of the procurement:
“Supply of 100 Class 22 000 intercity railcar axles. 50 driving axle and 50 trailing axles are required.”
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Lead time
Quality criterion (weighting): 30
Quality criterion (name): Split delivery
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 50

Procedure
Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2019/S 087-209732

Award of contract
Title: Supply of 100 ICR Axles
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2019-06-19 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
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
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Caf, s.a.
National registration number: ES A20001020
Postal address: JM Iturrioz 26
Postal town: Beasain
Postal code: 20200
Country: Spain 🇪🇸
Phone: +34 943880100 📞
E-mail: caf@caf.net 📧
Fax: +34 943881420 📠
Region: España 🏙️
URL: http://www.cafmiira.com 🌏
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 💰

Complementary information
Review body
Postal town: Dublin 7
URL: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2019/S 117-286829 (2019-06-19)
Additional information (2023-03-02)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: Procurement, CIE Works,
Contact person: Conor Doyle
Phone: +353 17034182 📞
E-mail: conor.doyle@irishrail.ie 📧

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: QS for the Supply of Wheels and Axles 7263
Short description:
“In November 2017, Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) entered into a long term supply agreement with Bonatrans Group following a competitive tender process (OJEU Ref...”    Show more

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2019/S 087-209732

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: II.2.4
Old value
Text:
“In November 2017, Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) entered into a long term supply agreement with Bonatrans Group following a competitive tender process (OJEU Ref...”    Show more
New value
Text:
“IÉ now propose to establish a panel of qualified suppliers of Rolling Stock Wheels and Axles who will be invited to tender under this QS (7263)...”    Show more
Other additional information

“Section II.1.1 - Title is Changing from "Supply of Contingency Wheels and Axles" to "QS for the Supply of Wheels and Axles”
Source: OJS 2023/S 047-139360 (2023-03-02)