Pressing of Front-End Panels for ICR Fleet

Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail

Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) is seeking to enter into a supply agreement with a specialist company[s] with a demonstrable track record in the pressing of aluminium components or similar products to facilitate the Pressing of Front-End Panels for its Inter City Railcar [ICR] Fleet.
IÉ wish to start a replacement programme which will be carried out coinciding with the degraded condition of the front-end panels on the trains. As the panels are overdue a replacement on a significant number of ICR lead cars, this will require the removal of the degraded front-end panel from the vehicles and replacing them with new panels.
There is a total of of 63 train sets, 126 lead cars with both a left and right front-end panel and 24 spares. Total of 150 pairs.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-10-23. The procurement was published on 2020-09-21.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-09-21 Contract notice
2021-03-25 Additional information
2021-04-06 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-09-21)
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: David O'Sullivan
Phone: +353 17034211 📞
E-mail: david.osullivan@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
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=174487&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=174487&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Pressing of Front-End Panels for ICR Fleet 7458A
Products/services: Vehicle bodies 📦
Short description:
“Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) is seeking to enter into a supply agreement with a specialist company[s] with a demonstrable track record in the pressing of aluminium...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 480 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts 📦
Additional products/services: Rail locomotives and tenders 📦
Additional products/services: Railway maintenance or service vehicles, and railway freight wagons 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) is seeking to enter into a supply agreement with a specialist company[s] with a demonstrable track record in the pressing of aluminium...”    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 480 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 12

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
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-10-23 12:00 📅
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 ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
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 🌏
Body responsible for mediation procedures
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 📧
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 187-452287 (2020-09-21)
Additional information (2021-03-25)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) is seeking to enter into a supply agreement with a specialist company(s) with a demonstrable track record in the pressing of aluminium...”    Show more

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2020/S 187-452287

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2)
Place of text to be modified: Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Old value
Date: 2020-10-23 📅
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2020-12-11 📅
Time: 12:00
Source: OJS 2021/S 062-158384 (2021-03-25)
Contract award notice (2021-04-06)
Object
Description
Main site or place of performance: Inchicore, Dublin 8.
Description of the procurement:
“Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) is seeking to enter into a supply agreement with a specialist company[s] with a demonstrable track record in the pressing of aluminium...”    Show more

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 187-452287
Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Pressing of Front-End Panels for ICR Fleet
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-03-16 📅
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Premier Group Manufacturing (Coventry) Ltd
National registration number: 7899781
Postal address: 22-24 Brindley Road North, West Midlands
Postal town: Coventry
Postal code: CV7 9
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
E-mail: ghodge@pgmanufacturing.co.uk 📧
Region: United Kingdom 🏙️
URL: http://www.premier-group.co 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Source: OJS 2021/S 069-176821 (2021-04-06)