Passenger Information System Upgrade — DART

Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail

Iarnród Éireann — Irish Rail (IÉ) procured a fleet of electrical multiple units (EMU) from Tokyu Car (Japan) in 2000-2004. This fleet of EMU are classified as the 8 500 fleet which comprise of 3 variants (8 500, 8 510 and 8 520).
The fleet comprises of 68 carriages permanently coupled in 4 car fixed formations (i.e. 4 x 8 500; 3 x 8 510 and 10 x 8 520).
The fleet operates within the Dublin DART commuter network and is powered by overhead 1 500 v DC.
The fleet of 8500 EMU are based and maintained in Fairview EMU Depot (Eircode D03 K6E8).
The existing 8500 EMU fleet are fitted with passenger information systems (PIS) equipment supplied by Vemisa (8 500 and 8 510) and Ikusi (8 520). Both systems are now obsolescent and require to be replaced with modern, reliable and best in class systems.
The new replacement systems will consistently and reliably provide accurate and timely information; provide good visibility/readability (displays) and deliver good intelligibility (audio).

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-04-10. The procurement was published on 2020-03-05.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-03-05 Contract notice
2020-12-17 Contract award notice
2021-01-04 Modification of a contract/concession during its term
2021-01-12 Modification of a contract/concession during its term
Contract notice (2020-03-05)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
National registration number: IE 4812851 O
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: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
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=163753&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=163753&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Passenger Information System Upgrade — DART 7317
Products/services: Passenger information system 📦
Short description:
“Iarnród Éireann — Irish Rail (IÉ) procured a fleet of electrical multiple units (EMU) from Tokyu Car (Japan) in 2000-2004. This fleet of EMU are classified...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 3 000 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Passenger information system 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“Iarnród Éireann — Irish Rail (IÉ) procured a fleet of electrical multiple units (EMU) from Tokyu Car (Japan) in 2000-2004. This fleet of EMU are classified...”    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 3 000 000 💰
Duration
Start date: 2020-12-01 📅
End date: 2021-10-01 📅
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:
“There will be a number of costed options relating to both enhanced functionality and installation of equipment on all units in the 8 500 fleet.”

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
Deposits and guarantees required:
“An advance payment of a percentage of the full contract value may be made in 2020 which will require to be secured with an advance payment bond which will...”    Show more
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
“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
Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-04-10 12:00 📅
Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 2020-06-01 📅
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 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 049-117118 (2020-03-05)
Contract award notice (2020-12-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“Iarnród Éireann — Irish Rail (IÉ) procured a fleet of electrical multiple units (EMU) from Tokyu Car (Japan) in 2000-2004. This fleet of EMU are classified...”    Show more
Description
Main site or place of performance: Inchicore, Dublin 8.
Description of the procurement:
“Iarnród Éireann — Irish Rail (IÉ) procured a fleet of electrical multiple units (EMU) from Tokyu Car (Japan) in 2000-2004. This fleet of EMU are classified...”    Show more
Information about options
Description of options:
“There will be a number of costed options relating to both enhanced functionality and installation of equipment on all units in the 8500 fleet.”

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 049-117118

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Passenger Information System Upgrade — DART
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-12-16 📅
Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value excluding VAT likely to be subcontracted to third parties: EUR 984 188 💰
Proportion (%): 40
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted: Installation and commissioning of the system to the DART Fleet
Source: OJS 2020/S 249-622375 (2020-12-17)
Modification of a contract/concession during its term (2021-01-04)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Contact person: David O'Sullivan
Phone: +353 17034211 📞
E-mail: david.osullivan@irishrail.ie 📧

Object
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Iarnród Éireann — Irish Rail (IÉ) procured a fleet of electrical multiple units (EMU) from TokyuCar (Japan) in 2000-2004. This fleet of EMU are classified...”    Show more
Duration
Start date: 2020-12-16 📅

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 249-622375

Award of contract
Contract Number: 7317
Source: OJS 2021/S 005-005889 (2021-01-04)
Modification of a contract/concession during its term (2021-01-12)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: Connolly Station,
Contact person: David O'Sulivan

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Passenger Information System Upgrade — DART.
Title
Lot Identification Number: 7317
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Iarnród Éireann — Irish Rail (IÉ) procured a fleet of electrical multiple units (EMU) from TokyuCar (Japan) in 2000-2004. This fleet of EMU are classified...”    Show more

Award of contract
Title: Passenger Information System Upgrade - DART
Source: OJS 2021/S 010-018091 (2021-01-12)