MTU Powerpack Maintenance Services

Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail

Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) operate a fleet of Intercity Railcars (Class 22000) which are fitted with MTU 6H1800 Powerpack Units.
The 234 vehicle fleet are maintained in Portlaoise Railcar Depot.
In 2013, a 7-year contract was awarded to the incumbent service provider and this agreement is due to expire in June 2020.
The contract involves both on-site (running maintenance) and off-site (heavy maintenance) as well as the provision of warranty support.
This procurement process is intended to result in a replacement contract award in advance of the expiry of the current agreement.
A contract of 5 years duration (with an option to extend by a further 12 months) will be awarded.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-10-11. The procurement was published on 2019-09-04.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2019-09-04 Contract notice
2019-10-17 Additional information
2021-02-15 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2019-09-04)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Connolly Station
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Gary Mander
Phone: +353 17034870 📞
E-mail: gary.mander@irishrail.ie 📧
Fax: +353 18860567 📠
Region: Eastern and Midland 🏙️
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=153255&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=153255&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: MTU Powerpack Maintenance Services 7234
Products/services: Repair and maintenance services of rolling stock 📦
Short description:
“Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) operate a fleet of Intercity Railcars (Class 22000) which are fitted with MTU 6H1800 Powerpack Units. The 234 vehicle fleet are...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 48 000 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Engines 📦
Additional products/services: Engineering services 📦
Additional products/services: Railway engineering services 📦
Place of performance: Eastern and Midland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Portloaise, Co.Laois.
Description of the procurement:
“Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) operate a fleet of Intercity Railcars (Class 22000) which are fitted with MTU 6H1800 Powerpack Units. The 234 vehicle fleet are...”    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 48 000 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 60
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Description
Description of renewals:
“This contract is a recurring contract and therefore a replacement process will be commenced in 5 years time (if the 12-month extension option is not...”    Show more
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted
Information about options
Options
Description of options: An option to extend the initial term of 60 months by an additional 12 months.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“For full details, please download a copy of the attached pre-qualification questionnaire.”
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
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
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...”    Show more
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
“For full details, please download a copy of the attached pre-qualification questionnaire.”

Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2019-10-11 12:00 📅
Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 2019-11-01 📅
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: 60 months.
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic payment will be used
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 🌏
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 172-420968 (2019-09-04)
Additional information (2019-10-17)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal code: Dublin

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) operate a fleet of Intercity Railcars (Class 22000) which are fitted with MTU 6H1800 Powerpack Units. The 234 vehicle fleet are...”    Show more

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2019/S 172-420968

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: 2019-10-11 📅
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2019-10-31 📅
Time: 12:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: II.2.11)
Place of text to be modified: Information about options
Old value
Text:
“Description of options: An option to extend the initial term of 60 months by an additional 12 months.”
New value
Text:
“Description of options: An option to extend the initial term of 60 months by an additional 12 months. It is anticipated that an additional number of...”    Show more
Source: OJS 2019/S 204-498036 (2019-10-17)
Contract award notice (2021-02-15)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Region: Ireland 🏙️

Object
Description
Main site or place of performance: Portloaise, Co. Laois.

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2019/S 172-420968

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: MTU Powerpack Maintenance Services
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-12-23 📅
Name and address of the contractor
Name: LH - Group Services Ltd
National registration number: GB172678673
Postal address: Graycar Business Park, Barton-under-Needwoo
Postal town: Burton Upon Trent
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Phone: +44 7795348677 📞
E-mail: info@wabtec.com 📧
Region: United Kingdom 🏙️
URL: http://www.LH-Group.co.uk 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Source: OJS 2021/S 035-088532 (2021-02-15)