IÉ wishes to procure the services of a suitably experienced company capable of overhauling and repairing trainset Batteries on all IE’s fleets including Electric Multiple Units (EMUs) and Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) and locomotives.
The successful tenderer will be required to collect batteries from IÉ’s Depots, overhaul or repair them in accordance with the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) recommendations.and return them. Typical overhauls will include but not limited to: individual battery cell voltage check, battery clean, tightening torque of battery, battery coating repair, battery test and battery cell change.
IE will be responsible for removing the battery sets from the rolling stock and for refitting them following completion of the overhaul/repair.
All work on the batteries is to be done at the contractor’s premises. Indicative requirements are expected be in the region of approximately 120 vehicle battery sets to be overhauled per year of the contract.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-10-16.
The procurement was published on 2020-09-11.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Overhaul and Repair of Ni-Cad Batteries
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Products/services: Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment📦
Short description:
“IÉ wishes to procure the services of a suitably experienced company capable of overhauling and repairing trainset Batteries on all IE’s fleets including...”
Short description
IÉ wishes to procure the services of a suitably experienced company capable of overhauling and repairing trainset Batteries on all IE’s fleets including Electric Multiple Units (EMUs) and Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) and locomotives.
The successful tenderer will be required to collect batteries from IÉ’s Depots, overhaul or repair them in accordance with the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) recommendations.and return them. Typical overhauls will include but not limited to: individual battery cell voltage check, battery clean, tightening torque of battery, battery coating repair, battery test and battery cell change.
IE will be responsible for removing the battery sets from the rolling stock and for refitting them following completion of the overhaul/repair.
All work on the batteries is to be done at the contractor’s premises. Indicative requirements are expected be in the region of approximately 120 vehicle battery sets to be overhauled per year of the contract.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 850 000 💰
This is a call to competition by Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) for the procurement of overhaul and repair services for NiCad Batteries (the ‘Contract’).
IÉ wishes to procure the services of a suitably experienced company capable of overhauling and repairing trainset batteries on all IE’s fleets including Electric Multiple Units (EMUs) and Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) and Locomotives.
The successful tenderer will be required to collect Batteries from one of IÉ’s Depots located at Limerick, Portlaoise, Drogheda or Dublin, overhaul or repair them in accordance with the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) recommendations. Typical overhauls will include but not limited to:
• individual battery cell voltage check
• battery clean
• tightening torque of battery
• battery coating repair
• battery test
• battery cell change.
IE will be responsible for removing the battery sets from the rolling stock and for refitting them following completion of the overhaul/repair.
All work on the batteries is to be done at the contractor’s premises, i.e. ‘off site’ from an IÉ perspective.
Overhaul and repair of the batteries will be undertaken in line with IÉ’s programme and delivery schedules. Full details of IÉ’s requirements will be made available to those companies who have been successful in this pre-qualification and shortlisted to be invited to tender. Indicative requirements are expected be in the region of approximately 120 vehicle battery sets to be overhauled per year of the Contract. This is an approximation and IÉ can give no guarantee on these figures at this stage.
It is anticipated that the proposed contract will run, subject to performance, for a 3-year period with the option, solely at IE’s discretion, for an additional period of 12 months.
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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 850 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal ✅ Description
Description of renewals:
“IE intend to issue a 3-year contract with the option to extend by 1 additional year entirely at IE's discretion.” Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
“IE wish to only deal with the most suitable candidates resulting from this pre-qualification process.” Information about variants
Variants will be accepted ✅ Information about options
Options ✅
Description of options: Option to extend by 1 year at IE's discretion.
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...”
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 (attached) which seeks company details; information on similar contracts undertaken with value, dates, locations and contact names for reference etc; applicants may be requested to provide supporting information such as balance sheets for the past 3 financial years.
For full details, please download a copy of the attached pre-qualification questionnaire.
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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...”
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 questionnaire which seeks company details to establish the entity’s technical capacity.
For full details, please download a copy of the attached pre-qualification questionnaire.
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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...”
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 necessary for the group to state a single addressee responsible for the receipt and processing of the participating orders and resolving any problems relating to the contract.
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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: 2020-10-16
12:00 📅
Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 2020-10-30 📅
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: October 2020
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 2020/S 180-435618 (2020-09-11)
Additional information (2020-10-14) Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“IÉ wishes to procure the services of a suitably experienced company capable of overhauling and repairing trainset Batteries on all IE’s fleets including...”
Short description
IÉ wishes to procure the services of a suitably experienced company capable of overhauling and repairing trainset Batteries on all IE’s fleets including Electric Multiple Units (EMUs) and Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) and Locomotives.
The successful tenderer will be required to collect Batteries from IÉ’s Depots, overhaul or repair them in accordance with the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) recommendations.and return them. Typical overhauls will include but not limited to: Individual Battery Cell Voltage Check, Battery Clean, Tightening Torque of Battery, Battery Coating Repair, Battery Test and Battery Cell Change.
IE will be responsible for removing the battery sets from the rolling stock and for refitting them following completion of the overhaul/repair.
All work on the batteries is to be done at the contractor’s premises. Indicative requirements are expected be in the region of approximately 120 vehicle battery sets to be overhauled per year of the contract.
Complementary information Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2020/S 180-435618
Changes Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2)
Lot Identification Number: 1
Place of text to be modified: Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Old value
Date: 2020-10-16 📅
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2020-10-30 📅
Time: 12:00
Other additional information
“Due to Covid-19 impact on standard business operations — Iarnród Éireann have decided to extend the PQQ submission date by 2 weeks. The new submission date...”
Due to Covid-19 impact on standard business operations — Iarnród Éireann have decided to extend the PQQ submission date by 2 weeks. The new submission date is 30 October 2020 at 12.00 midday.
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Source: OJS 2020/S 203-494736 (2020-10-14)
Contract award notice (2021-03-11) Contracting authority Name and addresses
Contact person: David O'Sullivan
Phone: +353 17034211📞
E-mail: david.osullivan@irishrail.ie📧
Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“IÉ wishes to procure the services of a suitably experienced company capable of overhauling and repairing trainset Batteries on all IE’s fleets including...”
Short description
IÉ wishes to procure the services of a suitably experienced company capable of overhauling and repairing trainset Batteries on all IE’s fleets including Electric Multiple Units (EMUs) and Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) and Locomotives.
The successful tenderer will be required to collect batteries from IÉ’s Depots, overhaul or repair them in accordance with the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) recommendations and return them. Typical overhauls will include but not limited to: individual battery cell voltage check, battery clean, tightening torque of battery, battery coating repair, battery test and battery cell change.
IE will be responsible for removing the battery sets from the rolling stock and for refitting them following completion of the overhaul/repair.
All work on the batteries is to be done at the contractor’s premises. Indicative requirements are expected be in the region of approximately 120 vehicle battery sets to be overhauled per year of the contract.
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Main site or place of performance: Inchicore, Dublin 8.
Description of the procurement:
“This is a call to competition by Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) for the procurement of overhaul and repair services for NiCad Batteries (the ‘Contract’).
IÉ wishes to...”
Description of the procurement
This is a call to competition by Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) for the procurement of overhaul and repair services for NiCad Batteries (the ‘Contract’).
IÉ wishes to procure the services of a suitably experienced company capable of overhauling and repairing trainset Batteries on all IE’s fleets including Electric Multiple Units (EMUs) and Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) and Locomotives.
The successful tenderer will be required to collect batteries from one of IÉ’s Depots located at Limerick, Portlaoise, Drogheda or Dublin, overhaul or repair them in accordance with the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) recommendations. Typical overhauls will include but not limited to:
• individual battery cell voltage check;
• battery clean;
• tightening torque of battery;
• battery coating repair;
• battery test;
• battery cell change.
IE will be responsible for removing the battery sets from the rolling stock and for refitting them following completion of the overhaul/repair.
All work on the batteries is to be done at the contractor’s premises, i.e. ‘off site’ from an IÉ perspective.
Overhaul and repair of the batteries will be undertaken in line with IÉ’s programme and delivery schedules. Full details of IÉ’s requirements will be made available to those companies who have been successful in this pre-qualification and shortlisted to be invited to tender. Indicative requirements are expected be in the region of approximately 120 vehicle battery sets to be overhauled per year of the contract. This is an approximation and IÉ can give no guarantee on these figures at this stage.
It is anticipated that the proposed contract will run, subject to performance, for a 3-year period with the option, solely at IE’s discretion, for an additional period of 12 months.
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Description of options: Option to extend by 12 months at IE's discretion.
Procedure Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 180-435618
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title: Overhaul and Repair of Ni-Cad Batteries
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-03-04 📅
Name and address of the contractor
Name: HBL NiCad Batteries (UK) Ltd
National registration number: GB824274826
Postal address: Unit 30-33, Webb Ellis Bsn Park, Woodside Park, Rugby
Postal town: Warwickshire
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Phone: +44 1788553577📞
E-mail: chris@hblnicad.co.uk📧
Region: United Kingdom 🏙️
URL: http://www.hblnicad.co.uk🌏
The contractor is an SME ✅
Source: OJS 2021/S 052-131956 (2021-03-11)