Provision and Application of a Rail Corrosion Protection System

Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail

This is a call to competition by Iarnród Éireann-Irish Rail (‘IE’) for the provision and application of a rail corrosion protection system.
IE require a proven rail corrosion protection system (and associated repair kits) for rails in tunnels, level crossings and coastal areas.
The contract the subject of this competition will be a fixed price contract for thirty six (36) months.
The proposed system must:
1) Offer an effective corrosion protection barrier, approved for use on an EU highspeed mainline railway undertaking;
2) Be suitable for use in DC traction current areas i.e. will not lead to increased corrosion where current leakage occurs;
3) Offer cathodic protection in the case of minor damage;
4) Be suitable for application on rails of any section or grade — Rail will generally be provided free issue by Irish Rail in 18 m lengths;
5) Be applied up to the underside of the rail head and to within 200 mm from the end of each rail.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-10-22. The procurement was published on 2020-09-17.

Who?

What?

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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-09-17 Contract notice
2022-11-18 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-09-17)
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=174259&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=174259&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision and Application of a Rail Corrosion Protection System 7580
Products/services: Application work of protective coatings 📦
Short description:
“This is a call to competition by Iarnród Éireann-Irish Rail (‘IE’) for the provision and application of a rail corrosion protection system. IE require a...”    Show more

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Additional products/services: Rails and accessories 📦
Additional products/services: Track rails 📦
Additional products/services: Rails 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Portlaoise, County Laois.
Description of the procurement:
“This is a call to competition by Iarnród Éireann-Irish Rail (‘IE’) for the provision and application of a rail corrosion protection system. IE require a...”    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
Scope of the procurement
Information about European Union funds:
“May be required for projects financed by European Union funding but it is not possible at this stage to identify such 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 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: 2019/S 190-463186
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-10-22 12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️

Complementary information
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 184-445049 (2020-09-17)
Contract award notice (2022-11-18)
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
Title: Provision and application of a rail corrosion protection system 7580
Short description:
“This is a call to competition by Iarnród Éireann-Irish Rail (“IE”) for the provision and application of a rail corrosion protection system. IE require a...”    Show more
Description
Description of the procurement:
“This is a call to competition by Iarnród Éireann-Irish Rail (“IE”) for the provision and application of a rail corrosion protection system. IE require a...”    Show more

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 184-445049

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Provision and application of a rail corrosion protection system
Information on non-award
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Source: OJS 2022/S 226-650828 (2022-11-18)