Independent Assessor for IÉ’s National Train Control Centre — Traffic Management System Project

Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail

Iarnród Éireann (IE) has a requirement to engage an Independent Assessor (IA) for the National Train Control Centre Project (NTCC). The selected Independent Assessor (IA) will be asked to produce an independent assessment plan against this remit. The IA is to fulfil the roles of an Assessment Body (CSM-AB) under the common safety method on risk assessment and evaluation [CSM 352/2009]. The IA may be required to fulfil the role of an Independent Assessor (IA) under the CENELEC standard [EN50129].

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-01-16. The procurement was published on 2019-12-09.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2019-12-09 Contract notice
2020-09-28 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2019-12-09)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
National registration number: IE 4812851 O
Postal address: Connolly Station
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Thomas Conlon
Phone: +353 17033836 📞
E-mail: tommy.conlon@irishrail.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://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=159411&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=159411&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Independent Assessor for IÉ’s National Train Control Centre — Traffic Management System Project 7417”
Products/services: Safety consultancy services 📦
Short description:
“Iarnród Éireann (IE) has a requirement to engage an Independent Assessor (IA) for the National Train Control Centre Project (NTCC). The selected Independent...”    Show more

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Additional products/services: Safety cases 📦
Additional products/services: Safety consultancy services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Dublin.
Description of the procurement:
“Iarnród Éireann (IE) has a requirement to engage an Independent Assessor (IA) for the National Train Control Centre Project (NTCC). The selected Independent...”    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: 72
Additional information:
“As specified in the pre-qualification questionnaire which is available on www.etenders.gov.ie”

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“As specified in the pre-qualification questionnaire which is available on www.etenders.gov.ie”
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
“The economic and financial capacity of the entity must be established to the satisfaction of IE. Applicants will be invited to complete a questionnaire...”    Show more
Conditions for participation

“As specified in the pre-qualification questionnaire which is available on www.etenders.gov.ie”
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
“The technical competence of the entity, its employees and processes must be established to the satisfaction of IE. Applicants will be invited to complete a...”    Show more
Conditions for participation
Conditions for participation (technical and professional ability):
“As specified in the pre-qualification questionnaire which is available on www.etenders.gov.ie”
List and brief description of rules and criteria:
“As specified in the pre-qualification questionnaire which is available on www.etenders.gov.ie”
Deposits and guarantees required: Nil
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
“As specified in the pre-qualification questionnaire which is available on www.etenders.gov.ie”
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
“As specified in the pre-qualification questionnaire which is available on www.etenders.gov.ie”
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
“As specified in the pre-qualification questionnaire which is available on www.etenders.gov.ie”

Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-01-16 12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️

Complementary information
Additional information

“As specified in the pre-qualification questionnaire which is available on www.etenders.gov.ie”
Review body
Name: Central Office of the High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 N972
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886511 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
URL: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Name: The High Court
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Central Office of the High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 N972
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886511 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
URL: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2019/S 239-587733 (2019-12-09)
Contract award notice (2020-09-28)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“Iarnród Éireann (IE) has a requirement to engage an Independent Assessor (IA) for the National Train Control Centre Project (NTCC). The selected Independent...”    Show more
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Iarnród Éireann (IE) has a requirement to engage an Independent Assessor (IA) for the National Train Control Centre Project (NTCC). The selected Independent...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Proposed project team
Quality criterion (weighting): 40 %
Quality criterion (name): Proposed methodology
Quality criterion (weighting): 10 %
Price (weighting): 50 %

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2019/S 239-587733

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“Independent Assessor for IÉ’s National Train Control Centre (NTCC) Traffic management System Project”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-09-25 📅
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: Rina Services S.p.A
Postal address: Via Corsica 12, 16128
Postal town: Genoa
Country: Italy 🇮🇹
Region: Italia 🏙️
The contractor is an SME
Source: OJS 2020/S 192-464802 (2020-09-28)