Supply of Cement for the Manufacture of Concrete Sleepers

Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail

Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) invites applications from suitably qualified companies to apply for the proposed tender for the Supply and Delivery of the following to its concrete sleeper factory in Portlaoise, Co. Laois:
1) Rapid Hardening Portland Cement — EN197-1 CEM I 42.5R Bulk Delivery;
2) Normal type Cement — EN197-1 CEM II/A-L 32,5N 80 x 25 kg Pallets.
A copy of the specification for cement is also attached to the published eTenders/Ojeu notice.
This would be a 3 years fixed price agreement..
A pre -qualification questionnaire is also attached to this notice and must be completed and returned as directed with all required support documentation.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-03-01. The procurement was published on 2021-01-27.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-01-27 Contract notice
2021-07-09 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-01-27)
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: Caroline OReilly
Phone: +353 7034181 📞
E-mail: caroline.oreilly@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=181686&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=181686&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Supply of Cement for the Manufacture of Concrete Sleepers 7659
Products/services: Cement 📦
Short description:
“Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) invites applications from suitably qualified companies to apply for the proposed tender for the Supply and Delivery of the following to...”    Show more

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Additional products/services: Construction materials and associated items 📦
Additional products/services: Construction materials 📦
Additional products/services: Building materials 📦
Additional products/services: Concrete 📦
Additional products/services: Concrete products 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Portlaoise Sleeper Factory, Portlaoise, Co Laois.
Description of the procurement:
“Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) invites applications from suitably qualified companies to apply for the proposed tender for the supply and delivery of the following to...”    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
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Description
Description of renewals: This would be a 3 years fixed price agreement.
Scope of the procurement
Information about European Union funds:
“Some renewal programmes, which may include concrete sleepers, may be financed by European Union funds, however it is not possible at this stage to identify...”    Show more

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
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
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 having joint and several liability with each member of the group. For full...”    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: 2018/S 072-160615
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-03-01 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: 36

Complementary information
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: January 2024.
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
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 2021/S 021-051123 (2021-01-27)
Contract award notice (2021-07-09)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: Connolly Station
Postal code: Dublin

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) invites applications from suitably qualified companies to apply for the proposed tender for the supply and delivery of the following to...”    Show more
Description
Main site or place of performance: Portlaoise Sleeper Factory, Portlaoise, Co. Laois.
Description of the procurement:
“Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) invites applications from suitably qualified companies to apply for the proposed tender for the Supply and Delivery of the following to...”    Show more
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 100 %

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 021-051123

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Supply of Cement for the Manufacture of Concrete Sleepers
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-06-22 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: IRISH Cement Ltd
National registration number: 8Z40933R
Postal address: Head Office, Platin Louth Drogheda Ireland
Postal town: Drogheda
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
The contractor is an SME
Source: OJS 2021/S 134-357770 (2021-07-09)