Commuter Fleet Framework Agreement
Iarnrod Eireann — Irish Rail
This is a call to competition by Iarnród Éireann (IE), in collaboration with the National Transport Authority (NTA) and as part of Project 2040, for the establishment of a 10 year, single party Framework Agreement for the procurement of new commuter vehicles (Commuter Fleet Framework Agreement) required for the expansion of the existing DART Network (the ‘Contract’).
The new commuter vehicles will be a mixture of Electrical Multiple Units (EMU) and Battery Electrical Multiple Units (BEMU).
A Technical Services and Spares Supply Agreement (TSSSA) of up to 15 years in duration from delivery of the final order will also form part of the overall contract award.
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-07-12. The procurement was published on 2019-05-25.
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Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2019-05-25 | Contract notice |
| 2021-12-10 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2019-05-25)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Rolling stock
Reference number: 7237
Short description:
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Rolling stock 📦
Additional CPV: Rolling stock 📦
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: Iarnród Éireann — Irish Rail
Postal address: Procurement Department, Inchicore Railway Works, Inchicore
Postal code: D08 K6Y3
Postal town: Dublin 8
Contact
Internet address: http://www.irishrail.ie 🌏
E-mail: gary.mander@irishrail.ie 📧
Phone: +353 17034870 📞
Fax: +353 18860567 📠
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=145130&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=145130&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-05-25 📅
Submission deadline: 2019-07-12 📅
Publication date: 2019-05-28 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 102-248433
OJ-S issue: 102
Additional information
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Estimated total value: 2 000 000 000 EUR 💰
Short description:
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 000 000 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 120 months
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Not applicable.
List and brief description of rules and criteria: Please refer to the attached pre-qualification questionnaire.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: Not applicable.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: Not applicable.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Contract performance conditions: Full details will be contained within the ITT documentation.
Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Please refer to the attached pre-qualification questionnaire.
Justification for the framework agreement:
Justification for framework agreement duration over four years:
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2019-09-02 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months
Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Gary Mander
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=145130&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Complementary information
Review body
Name: Central Office of the High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886511 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie/ 🌏
Source: OJS 2019/S 102-248433 (2019-05-25)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Rolling stock
Reference number: 7237
Short description:
This is a call to competition by Iarnród Éireann (IE), in collaboration with the National Transport Authority (NTA) and as part of Project 2040, for the establishment of a 10 year, single party Framework Agreement for the procurement of new commuter vehicles (Commuter Fleet Framework Agreement) required for the expansion of the existing DART Network (the ‘Contract’).
The new commuter vehicles will be a mixture of Electrical Multiple Units (EMU) and Battery Electrical Multiple Units (BEMU).
A Technical Services and Spares Supply Agreement (TSSSA) of up to 15 years in duration from delivery of the final order will also form part of the overall contract award.
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Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Rolling stock 📦
Additional CPV: Rolling stock 📦
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: Iarnród Éireann — Irish Rail
Postal address: Procurement Department, Inchicore Railway Works, Inchicore
Postal code: D08 K6Y3
Postal town: Dublin 8
Contact
Internet address: http://www.irishrail.ie 🌏
E-mail: gary.mander@irishrail.ie 📧
Phone: +353 17034870 📞
Fax: +353 18860567 📠
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=145130&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=145130&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-05-25 📅
Submission deadline: 2019-07-12 📅
Publication date: 2019-05-28 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 102-248433
OJ-S issue: 102
Additional information
While the Framework Agreement which is the subject of this competition is intended to provide for the manufacture and delivery of both Electrical Multiple Units (EMU) and Battery/Electric Multiple Units (BEMU), IÉ reserves the right, subsequent to the execution of the Framework Agreement, to place orders solely for EMU or to place orders solely for BEMU units, in addition to the express right to place orders for both vehicle types.
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
This is a call to competition by Iarnród Éireann (IE), in collaboration with the National Transport Authority (NTA) and as part of Project 2040, for the establishment of a 10 year, single party Framework Agreement for the procurement of new commuter vehicles (Commuter Fleet Framework Agreement) required for the expansion of the existing DART Network (the ‘Contract’).
Show more
The new commuter vehicles will be a mixture of Electrical Multiple Units (EMU) and Battery Electrical Multiple Units (BEMU).
A Technical Services and Spares Supply Agreement (TSSSA) of up to 15 years in duration from delivery of the final order will also form part of the overall contract award.
Short description:
This is a call to competition by Iarnród Éireann (IE), in collaboration with the National Transport Authority (NTA) and as part of Project 2040, for the establishment of a 10 year, Single Party Framework Agreement for the procurement of new commuter vehicles (Commuter Fleet Framework Agreement) required for the expansion of the existing DART Network (the ‘Contract’).
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The DART Network is being expanded across 3 existing routes to Drogheda, Maynooth and Hazelhatch under the National Development Plan (Project 2040).
The trains will operate on 1 600 mm track gauge, will operate in both full length and half-length formations (i.e. where a full length formation will be between 160 m and 168 m in length) and will be required to meet other gauging requirements of the Irish Rail network.
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The trains will be compatible with the existing DART network overhead power supply of 1 500 v DC (i.e. current draw, traction profile under acceleration and re-generation) and also with the power supply for the proposed extension sections. The trains will meet the current and proposed timetable performance.
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It is estimated over the life of the Framework Agreement that up to 600 vehicles may be procured. It is also estimated that over the life of the Framework Agreement that a minimum of 250 vehicles will be procured.
A Technical Services and Spares Supply Agreement (TSSSA) of up to 15 years in duration will also form part of the overall contract award.
Duration: 120 months
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Not applicable.
List and brief description of rules and criteria: Please refer to the attached pre-qualification questionnaire.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: Not applicable.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: Not applicable.
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
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Please refer to the attached pre-qualification questionnaire.
Justification for the framework agreement:
Due to the complexity of the subject matter, and the costs associated with designing and approving rolling stock, an agreement of 10 years is deemed to offer Iarnród Éireann the required latitude to fulfil its commuter fleet requirements efficiently without requiring to re-access the market at the end of 8 years.
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Due to the complexity of the subject matter, and the costs associated with designing and approving rolling stock, an agreement of 10 years is deemed to offer Iarnród Éireann the required latitude to fulfil its commuter fleet requirements efficiently without requiring to re-access the market at the end of 8 years.
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Date of dispatch of invitations: 2019-09-02 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months
Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Gary Mander
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=145130&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Complementary information
Review body
Name: Central Office of the High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886511 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie/ 🌏
Source: OJS 2019/S 102-248433 (2019-05-25)
Contract award notice (2021-12-10)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Iarnród Éireann - Irish Rail
Postal address: Procurement Department, Inchicore Railway Works
Postal town: Inchicore, Dublin 8
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-12-10 📅
Publication date: 2021-12-15 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 243-642065
Refers to notice: 2019/S 102-248433
OJ-S issue: 243
Additional information
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin
Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Sustainability
Quality criterion (weighting): 2.5%
Quality criterion (name): Maintainability
Quality criterion (weighting): 5%
Quality criterion (name): Optimising the Platform Train Interface
Floor Height
Quality criterion (weighting): 7.5%
Quality criterion (name): Accessibility
Optimisation of Passenger Floor Space
Aesthetics
Overall Quality of Passenger Environment
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Quality criterion (name): Lead Time
Project Planning Methodology
Improvement on Running Times
Cost criterion (name): Capital Cost of the Units:
Cost criterion (weighting): 25%
Cost criterion (name): Provision of Spare Parts:
Cost criterion (weighting): 10%
Cost criterion (name): Labour Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 7.5%
Cost criterion (name): Operational Cost
Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-11-10 📅
Name: Alstom Transport SA
National registration number: 389191982
Postal address: 48 rue Albert Dhalenne,
Postal town: 93400 SAINT OUEN
Country: France 🇫🇷
Phone: +33 157069666 📞
Internet address: http://www.alstom.com 🌏
Source: OJS 2021/S 243-642065 (2021-12-10)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
This is a call to competition by Iarnród Éireann (IE), in collaboration with the National Transport Authority (NTA) and as part of Project 2040, for the establishment of a 10 Year, Single Party Framework Agreement for the procurement of new commuter vehicles (Commuter Fleet Framework Agreement) required for the expansion of the existing DART Network (the “Contract”).
The new commuter vehicles will be a mixture of Electrical Multiple Units (EMU) and Battery Electrical Multiple Units (BEMU).
A Technical Services and Spares Supply Agreement (TSSSA) of up to 15 years in duration from delivery of the final order will also form part of the overall contract award.
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Document type: Contract award notice
Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Iarnród Éireann - Irish Rail
Postal address: Procurement Department, Inchicore Railway Works
Postal town: Inchicore, Dublin 8
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-12-10 📅
Publication date: 2021-12-15 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 243-642065
Refers to notice: 2019/S 102-248433
OJ-S issue: 243
Additional information
While the framework agreement which is the subject of this competition is intended to provide for the manufacture and delivery of both Electrical Multiple Units (EMU) and Battery/Electric Multiple Units (BEMU), IÉ reserves the right, subsequent to the execution of the framework agreement, to place orders solely for EMU or to place orders solely for BEMU units, in addition to the express right to place orders for both vehicle types.
Show more
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
This is a call to competition by Iarnród Éireann (IE), in collaboration with the National Transport Authority (NTA) and as part of Project 2040, for the establishment of a 10 Year, Single Party Framework Agreement for the procurement of new commuter vehicles (Commuter Fleet Framework Agreement) required for the expansion of the existing DART Network (the “Contract”).
Show more
The DART Network is being expanded across three existing routes to Drogheda, Maynooth and Hazelhatch under the National Development Plan (Project 2040).
The trains will operate on 1600mm track gauge, will operate in both full length and half-length formations (i.e. where a full length formation will be between 160m and 168m in length) and will be required to meet other gauging requirements of the Irish Rail network.
Show more
The trains will be compatible with the existing DART network overhead power supply of 1500v DC (i.e. current draw, traction profile under acceleration and re-generation) and also with the power supply for the proposed extension sections. The trains will meet the current and proposed timetable performance.
Show more
It is estimated over the life of the framework agreement that up to 600 vehicles may be procured. It is also estimated that over the life of the framework agreement that a minimum of 250 vehicles will be procured.
Main site or place of performance: Dublin
Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Sustainability
Quality criterion (weighting): 2.5%
Quality criterion (name): Maintainability
Quality criterion (weighting): 5%
Quality criterion (name): Optimising the Platform Train Interface
Floor Height
Quality criterion (weighting): 7.5%
Quality criterion (name): Accessibility
Optimisation of Passenger Floor Space
Aesthetics
Overall Quality of Passenger Environment
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Quality criterion (name): Lead Time
Project Planning Methodology
Improvement on Running Times
Cost criterion (name): Capital Cost of the Units:
Cost criterion (weighting): 25%
Cost criterion (name): Provision of Spare Parts:
Cost criterion (weighting): 10%
Cost criterion (name): Labour Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 7.5%
Cost criterion (name): Operational Cost
Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-11-10 📅
Name: Alstom Transport SA
National registration number: 389191982
Postal address: 48 rue Albert Dhalenne,
Postal town: 93400 SAINT OUEN
Country: France 🇫🇷
Phone: +33 157069666 📞
Internet address: http://www.alstom.com 🌏
Source: OJS 2021/S 243-642065 (2021-12-10)
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