Mast and Tower Services

Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail

Iarnrod Eireann (IE) is seeking expressions of interest from suitable candidates for carrying out Mast and Tower Maintenance and Inspection Services. There are approximately 140 Radio and 140 CCTV Masts and Towers on the IE telecommunications network. The IE telecoms tower infrastructure provides vital communications links to support the national transport network. There is also a third party facility provided for the mobile network operators at defined locations on selected towers. It is the responsibility of IE to maintain a record of the masts and towers including all associated equipment and to certify that they are structurally sound and safe to climb. IE wishes to engage the services of a contractor to carry out regular inspections and necessary maintenance on the masts and towers. It is proposed to establish a four year contract.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2017-07-12. The procurement was published on 2017-06-07.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2017-06-07 Contract notice
2018-01-23 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2017-06-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Telecommunications-infrastructure maintenance services
Reference number: 6883
Short description:
Iarnrod Eireann (IE) is seeking expressions of interest from suitable candidates for carrying out Mast and Tower Maintenance and Inspection Services. There are approximately 140 Radio and 140 CCTV Masts and Towers on the IE telecommunications network. The IE telecoms tower infrastructure provides vital communications links to support the national transport network. There is also a third party facility provided for the mobile network operators at defined locations on selected towers. It is the responsibility of IE to maintain a record of the masts and towers including all associated equipment and to certify that they are structurally sound and safe to climb. IE wishes to engage the services of a contractor to carry out regular inspections and necessary maintenance on the masts and towers. It is proposed to establish a four year contract.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Telecommunications-infrastructure maintenance services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

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: Procurement, CIE Works, Inchicore
Postal code: 8
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.irishrail.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: sinead.leonard@irishrail.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 017031727 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 017031700 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=113702&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=113702&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2017-06-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2017-07-12 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2017-06-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2017/S 109-220107
OJ-S issue: 109

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 400 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Short description:
Iarnrod Eireann (IE) is seeking expressions of interest from suitable candidates for carrying out Mast and Tower Maintenance and Inspection Services. There are approximately 140 Radio and 140 CCTV Masts and Towers on the Iarnrรณd ร‰ireann telecommunications network. The IE telecoms tower infrastructure provides vital communications links to support the national transport network. There is also a third party facility provided for the mobile network operators at defined locations on selected towers. It is the responsibility of IE to maintain a record of the masts and towers including all associated equipment and to certify that they are structurally sound and safe to climb. IE wishes to engage the services of a contractor to carry out regular inspections and necessary maintenance on the masts and towers. It is proposed to establish a 4 year contract. A detailed scope of services will be included as part of the Invitation To Tender documentation but set out below is a brief description of the scope of services. Please note that the scope may include but is not limited to the following: Site surveys Maintenance Inspections Structural and Wind loading analysis IE may also include the option of a minor repairs service and rigging works. It should be noted that the above services will include analysis and reporting of findings using MS Tower. The Contractor may also be required to be responsible for the project management and administration of certain aspects of the maintenance programme. A Pre Qualification Questionnaire is attached to this notice and available for download by candidates. Interested candidates are required to download, complete and return the PQQ document in strict accordance with the instructions provided. All queries must be submitted in writing only to sinead.leonard@irishrail.ie.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 400 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 48 months
Description of renewals:
This is an on-going requirement and the contract may be renewed by IE once the term has expired.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
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.

Procedure
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Sinead Leonard
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/433 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=113702&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices: June 2021.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886511 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Source: OJS 2017/S 109-220107 (2017-06-07)
Contract award notice (2018-01-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Iarnrod Eireann (IE) has awarded a 4-year contract for the provision of Mast and Tower Maintenance & Inspection Services.
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: Procurement, CIE Works,
Postal code: Inchicore
Postal town: Dublin 8
Contact
Phone: +353 17031727 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 17031700 ๐Ÿ“ 

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-01-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2018-01-25 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 017-035791
Refers to notice: 2017/S 109-220107
OJ-S issue: 17

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Iarnrod Eireann (IE) has awarded a 4-year contract for the provision of Mast and Tower Maintenance & Inspection Services. There are approximately 140 Radio and 140 CCTV Masts and Towers on the Iarnrรณd ร‰ireann telecommunications network. The IE telecoms tower infrastructure provides vital communications links to support the national transport network. There is also a third party facility provided for the mobile network operators at defined locations on selected towers. It is the responsibility of IE to maintain a record of the masts and towers including all associated equipment and to certify that they are structurally sound and safe to climb. The scope of the contract includes site surveys, maintenance inspections, structural and wind loading analysis and reporting of findings using MS Tower as well as the option of a minor repairs service and rigging works.
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Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Compliance with IEโ€™s Technical Specification
Quality criterion (weighting): 20 %
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 80 %

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2018-01-15 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Global Rail Services Ltd
Postal address: Unit 516A Grants Rise, Greenogue Business Park
Postal town: Rathcoole, Co. Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Internet address: http://www.theglobalinfrastructuregroup.com ๐ŸŒ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Source: OJS 2018/S 017-035791 (2018-01-23)