Passenger Information System - 29000 DMU Fleet

Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail

This is a call to competition by IE for the procurement of ‘Passenger Information System – 29000 DMU Fleet’ (the “Contract”).
Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) currently operate and maintain the Class 29000 DMU fleet of 29 four-car Units. This fleet operates a commuter service. The fleet is fitted with an IKUSI (Spain) Passenger Information System (PIS) which is now life expired.
The new PIS will have remote access capability to allow live updating of timetables and transmission of emergency messages, as well as remote diagnostics to aid failure identification and maintenance.
The new system will be required to integrate onto the trains and their existing onboard systems to ensure seamless operation.
The system will be integrated with electrical and electronic systems, and application of correct coverage and sight lines of displays. The contract will include the design , supply, installation, commissioning, technical and repair support service.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-07-08. The procurement was published on 2022-06-10.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

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Procurement history
Date Document
2022-06-10 Contract notice
2022-07-06 Additional information
2023-06-02 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-06-10)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Passenger information system
Reference number: 7894
Short description:
This is a call to competition by IE for the procurement of ‘Passenger Information System – 29000 DMU Fleet’ (the “Contract”). Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) currently operate and maintain the Class 29000 DMU fleet of 29 four-car Units. This fleet operates a commuter service. The fleet is fitted with an IKUSI (Spain) Passenger Information System (PIS) which is now life expired. The new PIS will have remote access capability to allow live updating of timetables and transmission of emergency messages, as well as remote diagnostics to aid failure identification and maintenance. The new system will be required to integrate onto the trains and their existing onboard systems to ensure seamless operation. The system will be integrated with electrical and electronic systems, and application of correct coverage and sight lines of displays. The contract will include the design , supply, installation, commissioning, technical and repair support service.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Passenger information system 📦
Additional CPV: Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts 📦
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: caroline.oreilly@irishrail.ie 📧
Phone: +353 17034181 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=212690&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=212690&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-06-10 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-07-08 📅
Publication date: 2022-06-15 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 114-322708
OJ-S issue: 114

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
This is a call to competition by IE for the procurement of ‘Passenger Information System – 29000 DMU Fleet’ (the “Contract”).
Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) currently operate and maintain the Class 29000 DMU fleet of 29 four-car Units. This fleet operates a commuter service. The fleet is fitted with an IKUSI (Spain) Passenger Information System (PIS) which is now life expired.
The new PIS will have remote access capability to allow live updating of timetables and transmission of emergency messages, as well as remote diagnostics to aid failure identification and maintenance.
The new system will be required to integrate onto the trains and their existing onboard systems to ensure seamless operation.
The system will be integrated with electrical and electronic systems, and application of correct coverage and sight lines of displays. The contract will include the design , supply, installation, commissioning, technical and repair support service.
Estimated total value: 5 000 000 EUR 💰
Short description:
This is a call to competition by IE for the procurement of ‘Passenger Information System – 29000 DMU Fleet’ (the “Contract”).
Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) currently operate and maintain the Class 29000 DMU fleet of 29 four-car Units. This fleet operates a commuter service. They were supplied by CAF and went into service from early 2003 to mid-2005. The fleet is fitted with an IKUSI (Spain) Passenger Information System (PIS) which is now life expired.
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This system is an audio and visual communication system which predominantly delivers automated safety and destination information to passengers. Speakers ,displays and passenger communication devices are positioned throughout each carriage. External displays are fitted to on the sides of each carriage, as well as front destination displays on each end of a four-car Unit. Automatic messages are driven via onboard computer and positioning systems. Manual driver communication is also possible over the Public Address system.
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The new PIS will have remote access capability to allow live updating of timetables and transmission of emergency messages, as well as remote diagnostics to aid failure identification and maintenance. The new system will be required to integrate onto the trains and their existing onboard systems to ensure seamless operation. All relevant railway standards will be applied including TSI-PRM – Technical Specification Interoperability – Persons with Disabilities and Reduced Mobility. The system will be integrated with electrical and electronic systems, and application of correct coverage and sight lines of displays.
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The contract will include the design , supply, installation, commissioning, technical and repair support service.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 000 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 86 months

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 three financial years.
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For full details, please download a copy of the attached Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
Minimum level(s) of standards:
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:
For full details, please download a copy of the attached Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required:
An advance payment may form part of the contract award.
Any such advance payment will be required to be protected by an unconditional on-demand advance payment bond.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: Not Applicable.
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 the members of the group. It will become necessary for the group to state a single addressee responsible for the receipt and processing of the participating orders and resolving any problems relating to the contract.
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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
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2022-08-01 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: IE 4812851 O
Contact
Contact point: Caroline O Reilly
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=212690&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 🌏
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Source: OJS 2022/S 114-322708 (2022-06-10)
Additional information (2022-07-06)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts 📦

Contracting authority
Contact
E-mail: david.osullivan@irishrail.ie 📧
Phone: +353 17034211 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-07-06 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-07-13 📅
Publication date: 2022-07-11 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 131-374745
Refers to notice: 2022/S 114-322708
OJ-S issue: 131

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: David O'Sullivan
Source: OJS 2022/S 131-374745 (2022-07-06)
Contract award notice (2023-06-02)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Lowest price

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-06-02 📅
Publication date: 2023-06-07 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 108-338255
OJ-S issue: 108

Object
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Drogheda, Co Louth

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2023-05-18 📅
Name: Ikusi s.l.
National registration number: ESA20036018
Postal address: Paseo Miramon, 170
Postal town: San Sebastian
Postal code: 20014 Guipuzcoa
Country: Spain 🇪🇸
Phone: +34 671600534 📞
E-mail: enrique.sanchez@ikusi.com 📧
Internet address: http://www.ikusi.com 🌏
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Source: OJS 2023/S 108-338255 (2023-06-02)