Framework Agreement for Labour Services

Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail

The provision of labour services is essential to support the delivery of Iarnród Éireann’s day to day maintenance and capital projects requirements. This Framework Agreement will provide a mechanism for Iarnród Éireann to hire suitably qualified labour such as charge-hands, tradespersons and general operatives to assist in carrying out scheduled maintenance and emergency services on the rail network and within depots.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-10-31. The procurement was published on 2018-09-25.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2018-09-25 Contract notice
2020-05-07 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2018-09-25)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Procurement, CIE Works
Postal town: Dublin 8
Postal code: Inchicore
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Robert O'Hara
Phone: +353 7031762 📞
E-mail: bobby.ohara@irishrail.ie 📧
Fax: +353 7031777 📠
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: www.irishrail.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/433 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=135653&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Framework Agreement for Labour Services 7093
Products/services: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff 📦
Short description:
“The provision of labour services is essential to support the delivery of Iarnród Éireann’s day to day maintenance and capital projects requirements. This...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 35 000 000 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

1️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: General Labour Support Services
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Irish Rail Network
Description of the procurement:
“Lot 1: General labour services: IE, across all departments and geographic areas, have an on-going requirement for general labour to assist in the delivery...”    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Additional information:
“Please refer to the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) which is appended to this notice.”

2️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Specific Trade Support Services for Mechanical Engineering
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Main site or place of performance: Irish Rail Network.
Description of the procurement:
“Specific Trade Support Services for Mechanical Engineering: The mechanical engineering department will require the services of tradespeople which can...”    Show more

3️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Specific Trade Support Services for Infrastructure Manager
Title
Lot Identification Number: 3
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Specific Trade Support Services for the Infrastructure Manager: The infrastructure management department is responsible for the construction and maintenance...”    Show more

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“As detailed in he Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) which is appended to this notice.”
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
“As detailed in he Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) which is appended to this notice.”
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria:
“As detailed in he Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) which is appended to this notice.”
Deposits and guarantees required: To be set out in the tender documents.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: To be set out in the tender documents.
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 each member of the group.”
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: To be set out in the tender documents.

Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators
Description
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 20
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2014/S 240-422958
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2018-10-31 12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 6

Complementary information
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 4 years time, if still required by Irish Rail.
Additional information

“Please complete the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) which is appended to this notice and return with all supporting documentation.”
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrars, Four Courts
Postal town: Inns Quay Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 8886000 📞
Source: OJS 2018/S 188-425725 (2018-09-25)
Contract award notice (2020-05-07)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: Procurement, CIE Works, Inchicore

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The provision of labour services is essential to support the delivery of Iarnród Éireann’s day to day maintenance and capital projects requirements. This...”    Show more
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Lot 1: General labour services IE, across all departments and geographic areas, have an on-going requirement for general labour to assist in the delivery of...”    Show more
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Compliance with specification
Cost criterion (weighting): Pass/Fail
Cost criterion (name): Price
Cost criterion (weighting): 100 %
Description
Additional information:
“Please refer to the pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) which is appended to this notice.”
Scope of the procurement
Title: Specific trade Support Services for Mechanical Engineering
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Specific trade support services for mechanical engineering. The mechanical engineering department will require the services of tradespeople which can...”    Show more
Description of the procurement:
“Specific trade support services for the infrastructure manager. The infrastructure management department is responsible for the construction and maintenance...”    Show more

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2018/S 188-425725

Award of contract

1️⃣
Contract Number: 1
Lot Identification Number: Framework Agreement
Title: General labour support services
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2019-04-01 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 12
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators
Name and address of the contractor
Name: CWS Communications Ltd
Postal address: Collinstown Business Park, Old Airport Road, Cloghran
Postal town: Co. Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
The contractor is an SME
Name: Global Rail Services Ltd
Postal address: Ellenborough House, Dublin Road, Co. Kildare
Postal town: Naas
Name: SAF Building and Civil Engineering
Postal address: 12A Bog Road, Mullaghbawn, Co. Down
Postal town: Newry
Name: Carra Plant Hire Ltd
Postal address: Carra Bullaun
Postal town: Co. Galway
Name: S Duffy Plant Hire Ltd
Postal address: Jenkinstown, Dundalk
Postal town: Co. Louth
Name: Construction and Rail Solutions Ltd
Postal address: Castleview, Newcastle
Postal town: Co. Wicklow
Name: CNS Ltd/Crowley Engineering
Postal address: 1 The Park, The Paddocks, Hansfield Woods
Postal town: Dublin 15
Name: GPX Rail Ltd
Postal address: Morette Castle, Emo
Postal town: Co. Laois
Name: Mrse/txm
Postal address: 12 Lower Hatch Street
Postal town: Dublin
Name: David Rees Ltd
Postal address: 103 Ashbourne Industrial Estate, Ashbourne
Postal town: Co. Meath
Name: Conneely Builders
Postal address: Kellysgrove, Ballinasloe
Name: Breffni Building and Civil Engineering Ltd
Postal address: Ballyhack, Kilsallaghan

2️⃣
Contract Number: 2
Title: Specific Trade Support Services for Mechanical Engineering
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Name and address of the contractor
Postal town: Co. Kildare
Name: CNS Ltd/ Crowey Engineering
Name: Lokotraction
Postal address: 4 Rosedale, Taylors Hill
Postal town: Galway
Name: Mrse

3️⃣
Contract Number: 3
Title: Specific Trade Support Services for Infrastructure Manager
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Doyle Agri Services Ltd
Postal address: Ballycoursey, Enniscorthy
Postal town: Co. Wexford
Name: SAF Building and Civil Engineering Ltd

Complementary information
Additional information

“Please complete the pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) which is appended to this notice and return with all supporting documentation.”
Review body
Postal town: Inns Quay Dublin 7
Source: OJS 2020/S 092-220921 (2020-05-07)