Framework Agreement for the Supply and Delivery of Washed Ballast to Iarnród Éireann

Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail

This is a call to competition by Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) for the procurement of Railway Ballast.
IÉ has an on-going requirement for the supply and delivery of ballast, which is used in the maintenance of the track infrastructure.
IÉ proposes to pre-qualify a number of suitably qualified candidates to participate in the tender process for the Supply and Delivery of Washed Ballast.
It is proposed to establish a multi-party framework agreement for a three year period with the option available to IE to extend for one additional year.
A copy of the required IÉ Specification as well as a checklist of required support documentation are both attached to the notice along with a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
The current framework agreement will expire in June 2021.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-11-27. The procurement was published on 2020-10-23.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-10-23 Contract notice
2021-07-07 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-10-23)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
National registration number: IE 4812851 O
Postal address: Procurement Dept, Engineering and New Works Building, Inchicore
Postal town: Dublin 8
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=176716&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=176716&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Framework Agreement for the Supply and Delivery of Washed Ballast to Iarnród Éireann 7595”
Products/services: Ballast 📦
Short description:
“This is a call to competition by Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) for the procurement of Railway Ballast. IÉ has an on-going requirement for the supply and delivery of...”    Show more

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Additional products/services: Gravel, sand, crushed stone and aggregates 📦
Additional products/services: Granules, chippings, stone powder, pebbles, gravel, broken and crushed stone, stone mixtures, sand-gravel mixtures and other aggregates 📦
Additional products/services: Aggregates 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Throughout the IE Rail Network.
Description of the procurement:
“This is a call to competition by Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) for the procurement of Railway Ballast. IÉ proposes to pre-qualify a number of suitably qualified...”    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: Option to renew for one additional year.
Scope of the procurement
Information about European Union funds:
“Railway Ballast may be required for projects financed by EU funding — it is not possible at this stage to identify these projects.”

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 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
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators
Description
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 8
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2018/S 130-297594
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-11-27 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: October 2023 or October 2024 if the contract extension option is utilised.
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering 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 2020/S 210-514312 (2020-10-23)
Contract award notice (2021-07-07)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: Procurement Dept, Engineering & New Works Building
Postal town: Inchicore
Postal code: Dublin 8

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“This is a call to competition by Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) for the procurement of Railway Ballast. IÉ has an on-going requirement for the supply and delivery of...”    Show more
Description
Description of the procurement:
“This is a call to competition by Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) for the procurement of Railway Ballast. IÉ proposes to pre-qualify a number of suitably qualified...”    Show more

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 210-514312

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“Ballast To Stockpile Locations at Mallow, and Charleville and Divisional Regions:12, 15,17 and 19 — Year 1 of Framework Agreement”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-06-25 📅
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Arkil Ltd
Postal town: Rathangan, Co. Kildare
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
The contractor is an SME

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Contract Number: 2
Title:
“Ballast to Stockpile Locations Dromod, Portarlington and Lisduff and Divisional Regions 3, 6, 21 and 27 — Year 1 of Framework Agreement”
Name and address of the contractor
Name: BD Flood Ltd
Postal town: Oldcastle, Co. Meath

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Contract Number: 3
Title:
“Ballast to Divisional Regions: 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 18, 24 and 26 — Year 1 of Framework Agreement”
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Roadstone Ltd
Postal town: Tallaght, Dublin 24

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Contract Number: 4
Title: Ballast to Divisional Regions: 1, 5 and 11 — Year 1 of Framework Agreement
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Peter Fitzpatrick Ltd
Postal town: Newry, Co. Down
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Region: United Kingdom 🏙️

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Contract Number: 5
Title:
“Ballast for Stockpile Location North Wall and Divisional Region 2 — Year 1 of Framework Agreement”
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Tullyraine Quarries Ltd
Postal town: Banbridge, Co. Down

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Contract Number: 6
Title:
“Ballast to Divisional Regions: 14, 23, 25 and 28 — Year 1 of Framework Agreement”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-07-07 📅
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Lagan Materials Ltd
Postal address: Ballycoolin Road
Postal town: Dublin 11
Source: OJS 2021/S 132-352122 (2021-07-07)