Iarnród Éireann (IE) has a requirement to engage an Independent Safety Assessor (ISA) for the TPS Trackside Project (IEHS). The selected Independent Safety Assessor will be asked to produce an ISA Plan against this remit. The ISA is required to fulfil the roles of an Assessment Body under the Common Safety Method on Risk Assessment and Evaluation [CSM 352/2009] and an independent assessor (IA) under the Railway Safety Act 2005 [RSA].
The ISA is required to independently assess designs and documentation produced by Iarnród Éireann’s TPS Trackside Contractor and ensure that these designs align with the independently assessed designs and documentation produced by Iarnród Éireann’s IEHS On-Board contractor. In addition, the ISA shall also assess the TPS/IEHS project as a single complete project which encompasses both the trackside and on-board works. The overall integration will be provided in the trackside ISA Reports.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-03-22.
The procurement was published on 2019-02-18.
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Independent Safety Assessor
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Products/services: Safety consultancy services📦
Short description:
“Iarnród Éireann (IE) has a requirement to engage an Independent Safety Assessor (ISA) for the TPS Trackside Project (IEHS). The selected Independent Safety...”
Short description
Iarnród Éireann (IE) has a requirement to engage an Independent Safety Assessor (ISA) for the TPS Trackside Project (IEHS). The selected Independent Safety Assessor will be asked to produce an ISA Plan against this remit. The ISA is required to fulfil the roles of an Assessment Body under the Common Safety Method on Risk Assessment and Evaluation [CSM 352/2009] and an independent assessor (IA) under the Railway Safety Act 2005 [RSA].
The ISA is required to independently assess designs and documentation produced by Iarnród Éireann’s TPS Trackside Contractor and ensure that these designs align with the independently assessed designs and documentation produced by Iarnród Éireann’s IEHS On-Board contractor. In addition, the ISA shall also assess the TPS/IEHS project as a single complete project which encompasses both the trackside and on-board works. The overall integration will be provided in the trackside ISA Reports.
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Additional products/services: Safety cases📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“Iarnród Éireann (IE) has a requirement to engage an Independent Safety Assessor (ISA) for the TPS Trackside Project (IEHS). It is intended to engage an...”
Description of the procurement
Iarnród Éireann (IE) has a requirement to engage an Independent Safety Assessor (ISA) for the TPS Trackside Project (IEHS). It is intended to engage an Independent Safety Assessor with experience within the early part of 2019.
The duration of the contract is approximately 5 years. The selected Independent Safety Assessor will be asked to produce an ISA Plan against this remit. The ISA is required to fulfil the roles of an Assessment Body under the Common Safety Method on Risk Assessment and Evaluation [CSM 352/2009] and an independent assessor (IA) under the Railway Safety Act 2005 [RSA].
The documents produced by the ISA will be submitted to the I's Infrastructure Management Safety Approval Panel, as a supporting document to the Project Safety Plan, and to the Railway Safety Commission, as a supporting document to the Project Safety Plan, Generic and Specific Safety Cases. The ISA is required to independently assess designs and documentation produced by Iarnród Éireann’s TPS Trackside Contractor and ensure that these designs align with the independently assessed designs and documentation produced by Iarnród Éireann’s IEHS On-Board contractor. In addition, the ISA shall also assess the TPS/IEHS project as a single complete project which encompasses both the trackside and on-board works. The overall integration will be provided in the trackside ISA Reports.
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Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 60
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“As listed in the Pre-Qualification Question which is available for downloading on www.etender.gov.ie” Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
“As listed in the Pre-Qualification Question which is available for downloading on www.etender.gov.ie” Conditions for participation
“As listed in the Pre-Qualification Question which is available for downloading on www.etender.gov.ie” Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
“As listed in the Pre-Qualification Question which is available for downloading on www.etender.gov.ie” Conditions for participation
Conditions for participation (technical and professional ability):
“As listed in the Pre-Qualification Question which is available for downloading on www.etender.gov.ie”
List and brief description of rules and criteria:
“As listed in the Pre-Qualification Question which is available for downloading on www.etender.gov.ie”
Deposits and guarantees required:
“As listed in the Pre-Qualification Question which is available for downloading on www.etender.gov.ie”
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
“As listed in the Pre-Qualification Question which is available for downloading on www.etender.gov.ie”
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
“As listed in the Pre-Qualification Question which is available for downloading on www.etender.gov.ie” Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
“As listed in the Pre-Qualification Question which is available for downloading on www.etender.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: 2019-03-22
12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Complementary information Additional information
“As listed in the Pre-Qualification Question which is available for downloading on www.etender.gov.ie” Review body
Name: High Court
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2019/S 037-084236 (2019-02-18)
Additional information (2019-03-19) Contracting authority Name and addresses
Name: Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail
Postal address: Procurement, CIE Works, Inchicore
Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“Iarnród Éireann (IE) has a requirement to engage an Independent Safety Assessor (ISA) for the TPS Trackside Project (IEHS). The selected Independent Safety...”
Short description
Iarnród Éireann (IE) has a requirement to engage an Independent Safety Assessor (ISA) for the TPS Trackside Project (IEHS). The selected Independent Safety Assessor will be asked to produce an ISA Plan against this Remit. The ISA is required to fulfil the roles of an assessment body under the Common Safety Method on Risk Assessment and Evaluation [CSM 352/2009] and an Independent Assessor (IA) under the Railway Safety Act 2005 [RSA].
The ISA is required to independently assess designs and documentation produced by Iarnród Éireann’s TPS Trackside contractor and ensure that these designs align with the independently assessed designs and documentation produced by Iarnród Éireann’s IEHS on-board contractor. In addition, the ISA shall also assess the TPS/IEHS project as a single complete project which encompasses both the Trackside and on-board works. The overall integration will be provided in the trackside ISA Reports.
Complementary information Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2019/S 037-084236
Changes Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2)
Place of text to be modified: Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Old value
Date: 2019-03-22 📅
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2019-04-12 📅
Time: 12:00
Other additional information
An updated PQQ will be available on www.etenders.gov.ie
Source: OJS 2019/S 058-135265 (2019-03-19)