Train Planning System | Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail

Date	Document
2018-10-16	Contract notice
2019-10-18	Contract award notice
2024-12-12	Contract award notice
2025-06-24	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2018-10-16)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Application service providers
Reference number: 7153
Short description:

This is a call for competition by IE for the procurement of a train planning application, befitting our commercially and customer focused company, with a focus on generating a short and long term timetables by geographically modelling our track infrastructure and using rolling stock traction data, capacity allocation and operational rules to simulate and generate train plans intelligently, avoiding conflicts. Timetables to be exported for use in other applications such as journey planning, real time train info and train performance systems. This tender includes: — application development/customisation, — integration, — data migration, — testing and support. The application can be hosted in IE or delivered by a managed service by the supplier.

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Application service providers 📦
Additional CPV: Application service providers 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail
Postal address: Procurement, CIE Works,
Postal code: Inchicore
Postal town: Dublin 8
Contact
Internet address: http://www.irishrail.ie 🌏
E-mail: beth.reid@irishrail.ie 📧
Phone: +353 17033605 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=136699&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-10-16 📅
Submission deadline: 2018-11-14 📅
Publication date: 2018-10-19 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 202-460712
OJ-S issue: 202

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

This is a call for competition by IE for the procurement of a train planning application, befitting our commercially and customer focused company, with a focus on generating a short and long term timetables by geographically modelling our track infrastructure and using rolling stock traction data, capacity allocation and operational rules to simulate and generate train plans intelligently, avoiding conflicts. Timetables to be exported for use in other applications such as journey planning, real time train info and train performance systems. This tender includes:

— application development/customisation,

— integration,

— data migration,

— testing and support.

The application can be hosted in IE or delivered by a managed service by the supplier.

Estimated total value: 975 000 EUR 💰
Estimated value excluding VAT: 975 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 60 months
Description of options:

The initial contract is for 36 months. There is an option to extend for a further 2 consecutive periods of 12 months.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 6 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Beth Reid
Internet address: www.irishrail.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/433 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=136699&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices: 54 months (if option to extend utilised)

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Central Office of the High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2018/S 202-460712 (2018-10-16)

Contract award notice (2019-10-18)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

This is a call for competition by IE for the procurement of a train planning application, befitting our commercially and customer focused company, with a focus on generating a short and long term timetables by geographically modelling our track infrastructure and using rolling stock traction data, capacity allocation and operational rules to simulate and generate train plans intelligently, avoiding conflicts. Timetables to be exported for use in other applications such as journey planning, real time train info and train performance systems. This tender includes application development/customisation, integration, data migration, testing and support. The application can be hosted in IE or delivered by a managed service by the supplier.

Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: Procurement, CIE Works, Inchicore

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-10-18 📅
Publication date: 2019-10-22 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 204-498031
Refers to notice: 2018/S 202-460712
OJ-S issue: 204
Additional information
Awarded to HaCon Ingenieurgesellschaft mbh.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Awarded to HaCon Ingenieurgesellschaft mbh.

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2019-07-30 📅
Name: HaCon Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH
National registration number: HRB 1712
Postal address: Lister Strabe 15
Postal town: Hannover
Country: Germany 🇩🇪
Internet address: WWW.HACON.DE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Information about review deadlines:

Panel evaluation of most economically advantageous tender, contract expires 2024.

Source: OJS 2019/S 204-498031 (2019-10-18)

Contract award notice (2024-12-12)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Train Planning System
Reference number: 7153
Products/services: Railway traffic control software package 📦
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 2338070.34 EUR 💰
Description
Internal identifier: 7153
Description of the procurement:

This is a call for competition by IE for the procurement of a train planning application, befitting our commercially and customer focused company, with a focus on generating a short and long term timetables by geographically modelling our track infrastructure and using rolling stock traction data, capacity allocation and operational rules to simulate and generate train plans intelligently, avoiding conflicts. Timetables to be exported for use in other applications such as journey planning, real time train info and train performance systems. This tender includes application development/customisation, integration, data migration, testing and support. The application can be hosted in IE or delivered by a managed service by the supplier.

Additional information: Awarded to HaCon Ingenieurgesellschaft mbh.
Products/services: Application service providers 📦
Additional products/services: Application service providers 📦
Information about options
Options ✅
Description of options:

The initial contract is for 36 months. There is an option to extend for a further 2 consecutive periods of 12 months.

Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0000

Procedure
Type of procedure
Legal basis: Directive 2014/25/EU
Article 89.1 (b) of the Utilities directives 2014/25/EU

Award of contract
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0000
Contract Number: 7153
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2019-07-30 📅
Title: HaCon Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 10 544 500 EUR 💰
Tender identifier: Train Planning System
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0000
Information about tenders
Name of the tendering party: Irish Rail
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Mercell
National registration number: 980929655
Postal address: Askekroken 11
Postal code: Askekroken 11
Postal town: oslo
Region: Oslo 🏙️
Country: Norway 🇳🇴
Contact point: 000000

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: IarnrodEireann-IrishRail
National registration number: 119571
Department: IrishRail
Postal address: Procurement Office
CIE Works
Inchicore
Postal code: D08 K6Y3
Postal town: Dublin 8
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact point: Richard Latimer
E-mail: richard.latimer@irishrail.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 703 4884 📞
URL: www.irishrail.ie 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
National registration number: na
Department: Courts
Region: Dublin 🏙️
URL: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Panel evaluation of most economically advantageous tender, contract expires 2024.

Changes
Other additional information

In accordance with Article 89.1 (b) of the Utilities directives 2014/25/EU, A change of supplier would potentially introduce new train planning software that may possess different technical features compared to the current system. Consequently, this disparity in technical characteristics would render the new software incompatible with the new TMS system. Integrating new software with the TMS would pose technical challenges, requiring a repetition of the recently completed TPS-TMS integration design work. The implementation of the TMS project would be delayed, as a new TPS system would require integration design work to restart. A significant amount of technical data is required to set-up and operate a TPS system. The current TPS provider has customized and integrated their system to align with IÉ's specific needs and existing infrastructure. Extending the contract allows the company to maintain the benefits of this tailored system, avoiding potential disruptions or compatibility issues that may arise from switching to a new provider.

Main reason for change: Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor.
New value
Text:

Notice that contract term by 5 years November 2029 and value increased by €1m euro

Source: OJS 2024/S 244-769879 (2024-12-12)

Contract award notice (2025-06-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 2338070.34 EUR 💰

Award of contract
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 1 054 500 EUR 💰

Complementary information
Notice information
Preferred publication date: 2025-06-26Z 📅

Changes
Other additional information

In accordance with Article 89.1 (b) of the Utilities directives 2014/25/EU, A change of supplier would potentially introduce new train planning software that may possess different technical features compared to the current system. Consequently, this disparity in technical characteristics would render the new software incompatible with the new TMS system. Integrating new software with the TMS would pose technical challenges, requiring a repetition of the recently completed TPS-TMS integration design work. The implementation of the TMS project would be delayed, as a new TPS system would require integration design work to restart. A significant amount of technical data is required to set-up and operate a TPS system. The current TPS provider has customized and integrated their system to align with IÉ's specific needs and existing infrastructure. Extending the contract allows the company to maintain the benefits of this tailored system, avoiding potential disruptions or compatibility issues that may arise from switching to a new provider.

Main reason for change: Buyer correction
New value
Text:

Notice that contract term by 5 years November 2029 and value increased by €1m euro

Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: 769879-2024
Source: OJS 2025/S 120-413420 (2025-06-24)