Independent Safety Assessor for S.E and T Enabling Works

Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail

Iarnród Éireann has chosen to replace the existing CTC Centre at Connolly Station, Dublin 1 with a new NTCC Centre at Heuston Station, Dublin 8. It is intended that the development of the new National Train Control Centre will address any historical deficiency, by replacing the CTC with a modern, modular, fully integrated Traffic Management System (TMS), with the eventual capability to re-control all existing signalling on the IE network and to be scalable to allow for future re-signalling projects to be taken under the control of the NTCC.
To deliver the new NTCC facility Iarnród Éireann — Irish Rail Signalling Electrical and Telecoms (SET) department has a number of pending enabling works projects involving safety assurance work each package requiring the input of an independent safety assessor in accordance with the requirements of EN50129.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-08-12. The procurement was published on 2021-07-09.

Who?

• Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail

What?

• Boxes and lockers › Lockers › Safety cases
• Business and management consultancy services › Safety consultancy services
• Environmental impact assessment for construction › Risk or hazard assessment for construction

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2021-07-09	Contract notice

Contract notice (2021-07-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Safety consultancy services
Reference number: 7792
Short description:

Iarnród Éireann has chosen to replace the existing CTC Centre at Connolly Station, Dublin 1 with a new NTCC Centre at Heuston Station, Dublin 8. It is intended that the development of the new National Train Control Centre will address any historical deficiency, by replacing the CTC with a modern, modular, fully integrated Traffic Management System (TMS), with the eventual capability to re-control all existing signalling on the IE network and to be scalable to allow for future re-signalling projects to be taken under the control of the NTCC. To deliver the new NTCC facility Iarnród Éireann — Irish Rail Signalling Electrical and Telecoms (SET) department has a number of pending enabling works projects involving safety assurance work each package requiring the input of an independent safety assessor in accordance with the requirements of EN50129.

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Safety consultancy services 📦
Additional CPV: Safety cases 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
Postal address: Connolly Station
Postal code: Dublin
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.irishrail.ie 🌏
E-mail: tommy.conlon@irishrail.ie 📧
Phone: +353 17033539 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=192996&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=192996&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-07-09 📅
Submission deadline: 2021-08-12 📅
Publication date: 2021-07-14 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 134-357830
OJ-S issue: 134

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

To deliver the new NTCC facility Iarnród Éireann — Irish Rail Signalling Electrical and Telecoms (SET) department has a number of pending enabling works projects involving safety assurance work each package requiring the input of an independent safety assessor in accordance with the requirements of EN50129.

Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals:

The contract will contain an option to extend the 36 months by a further 24 months on a 12-month x 12 month basis at Irish Rail's discretion.

Description of options:

While the engagement of the independent assessor is to assist IÉ's SET department in the delivery of the enabling works packages, there may be something that may arise that was unforeseen at the time of this advertisement but critical to the delivery of either the work packages or the primary project the NTCC Building that would require the services of the appointed ISA.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:

For full details, please download a copy of the attached pre-qualification questionnaire.

Economic and financial standing:

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.

Technical and professional ability:

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.

List and brief description of rules and criteria:

See pre-qualification questionnaire available for downloading on www.etenders.gov.ie

Contract execution
Contract performance conditions:

For full details, please download a copy of the attached pre-qualification questionnaire.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 6 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: IE 4812851 O
Contact
Contact point: Tommy Conlon
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/433 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=192996&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

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 📠
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Name: The High Court
Postal town: Dublin
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Source: OJS 2021/S 134-357830 (2021-07-09)

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