Provision of Pre-owned Rail Vehicle Fleet

National Transport Authority

The NTA is seeking the provision of pre-owned diesel multiple unit vehicles for passenger operation on the Irish Rail network in Ireland. The provision of the vehicles is intended to be either though a lease agreement with a term of 7 years or more, or through purchase by the Contracting Authority or by Irish Rail acting as their nominated agent.
Between 60 and 80 vehicles are sought, which must be capable of operation in units of 3 or 4 vehicles with a driver’s cab at each end of each unit.
The vehicles must be available for delivery prior to 28.2.2020.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-02-26. The procurement was published on 2019-01-25.

Who?

• National Transport Authority

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland › Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2019-01-25	Contract notice

Contract notice (2019-01-25)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Railway carriages
Short description:

The NTA is seeking the provision of pre-owned diesel multiple unit vehicles for passenger operation on the Irish Rail network in Ireland. The provision of the vehicles is intended to be either though a lease agreement with a term of 7 years or more, or through purchase by the Contracting Authority or by Irish Rail acting as their nominated agent. Between 60 and 80 vehicles are sought, which must be capable of operation in units of 3 or 4 vehicles with a driver’s cab at each end of each unit. The vehicles must be available for delivery prior to 28.2.2020.

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: Railway carriages 📦
Additional CPV: Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: 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: National Transport Authority
Postal address: Dun Sceine, Iveagh Court, Harcourt Lane
Postal code: D02WT20
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: https://www.nationaltransport.ie 🌏
E-mail: gerard.deenihan@nationaltransport.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18798300 📞
Fax: +353 18798333 📠
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=141241&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=141241&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-01-25 📅
Submission deadline: 2019-02-26 📅
Publication date: 2019-01-29 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 020-044508
OJ-S issue: 20
Additional information

The Contracting Authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award procedure irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is postponed or cancelled. All costs incurred by interested parties in participating in this competition must be borne by them. Any contract award will be subject to a number of preconditions, including production of a current tax clearance certificate or tax clearance statement from the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland.The Contracting Authority may terminate this competition (or any part thereof), change the basis of and the procedures for the bidding process, at any time, or procure the project by alternative means if it appears that the project can thereby be more advantageously procured. The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted. Refer to procurement documents for further information.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Between 60 and 80 vehicles are sought, which must be capable of operation in units of 3 or 4 vehicles with a driver’s cab at each end of each unit.

The vehicles must be available for delivery prior to 28.2.2020.

Estimated total value: 100 000 000 EUR 💰
Estimated value excluding VAT: 100 000 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 12 months

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: As set out in the procurement documents.
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: As set out in the procurement documents.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2019-03-29 📅
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: Gerard Deenihan
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1149 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=141241&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information

The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted.

Refer to procurement documents for further information.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Ground Floor (East Wing), Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Postal code: D7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Information about review deadlines:

As set out in S.I. No. 130/2010 European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).

Source: OJS 2019/S 020-044508 (2019-01-25)

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