Contract for the Supply and Delivery of Aluminothermic Welding Consumables

Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail

This is a call to competition by Iarnród Éireann (IE) for the supply and delivery of aluminothermic welding consumables, for:
1) single use crucible, and
2) long life crucible; to its sleeper factory in Portlaoise, Co. Laois, Rep. of Ireland.
IE proposes to pre-qualify a number of suitably qualified candidates to participate in the tender process for the supply and delivery of aluminothermic welding consumables.
The contract shall include annual training and certification services for IE staff and external contractors.
This will be a fixed price contract for three (3) years with an option to extend annually for up to an additional two (2) years.
A pre-qualification questionnaire is attached to this notice and must be completed in full and uploaded with all required support documentation.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-04-14. The procurement was published on 2020-03-10.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-03-10 Contract notice
2020-12-07 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-03-10)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
National registration number: IE 4812851 O
Postal address: Procurement, Engineering and New Works Building
Postal town: Inchicore
Postal code: D08 K6Y3
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Martin Egan
E-mail: martin.egan@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
Access to the procurement documents is restricted
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=164238&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=164238&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Contract for the Supply and Delivery of Aluminothermic Welding Consumables 7476
Products/services: Welding materials 📦
Short description:
“This is a call to competition by Iarnród Éireann (IE) for the supply and delivery of aluminothermic welding consumables, for: 1) single use crucible, and 2)...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 1 750 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Welding materials 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Portlaoise.
Description of the procurement:
“This is a call to competition by Iarnród Éireann (IE) for the supply and delivery of aluminothermic welding consumables, for: 1) single use crucible, and 2)...”    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: 36
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Description
Description of renewals:
“This will be a fixed price contract for three (3) years with an option to extend annually for up to an additional two (2) years.”
Information about options
Options
Description of options:
“The contract shall also make provision for the following: 1) aluminothermic wide gap weld consumables and tools, 2) aluminothermic partial rail head weld...”    Show more
Scope of the procurement
Information about European Union funds:
“May be required for projects financed by EU funds — unable to identify these projects at this stage.”

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 or alternatively, at IE's discretion, each member of the group will be required to...”    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
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2017/S 027-048253
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-04-14 12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️

Complementary information
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: March 2023 unless the option to extend the contract is 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 2020/S 052-124571 (2020-03-10)
Contract award notice (2020-12-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“This is a call to competition by Iarnród Éireann (IE) for the supply and delivery of Aluminothermic Welding Consumables, for: 1) single use crucible; and 2)...”    Show more
Description
Description of the procurement:
“This is a call to competition by Iarnród Éireann (IE) for the supply and delivery of Aluminothermic Welding Consumables, for: 1) single use crucible; and 2)...”    Show more
Information about options
Description of options:
“The contract shall also make provision for the following: 1) aluminothermic wide gap weld consumables and tools; 2) aluminothermic partial rail head weld...”    Show more

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 052-124571

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Contract for the Supply and Delivery of Aluminothermic Welding Consumables
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-11-04 📅
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Elektro-Thermit GmbH and Co. KG
National registration number: HRB 34021
Postal address: Chemiestrasse 24
Postal town: Halle
Postal code: 06132
Country: Germany 🇩🇪
Phone: +49 34577795708 📞
Region: Deutschland 🏙️
URL: https://www.elektro-thermit.de 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Source: OJS 2020/S 242-599682 (2020-12-07)