SIGNALLING & TELECOMMUNICATIONS UPGRADE (DESIGN & BUILD) FOR THE CORK AREA COMMUTER RAIL (CACR) PROJECT

Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail

This is a call to competition by IE for suitably qualified companies to participate in the pre-qualification process for the proposed tender for the Signalling & Telecommunications Upgrade ( Design & Build) for the Cork Area Commuter Rail ( CACR) project.
The overarching Cork Area Commuter Rail (CACR) programme comprises the heavy rail elements of CMATS. The programme objective is to deliver a transformative higher capacity, higher frequency unified through running suburban rail service for citizens within the Cork Metropolitan Area.
The Scope of this Contract is Work Package 2 โ€“ Signalling and Telecommunications Upgrade
For full details, see attached Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ)

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-06-03. The procurement was published on 2022-04-29.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2022-04-29 Contract notice
2022-05-25 Additional information
2023-07-30 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-04-29)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Iarnrรณd Eireann-Irish Rail
National registration number: IE 4812851 O
Postal address: Inchicore Works, Inchicore , Dublin 8
Postal town: Dublin 8
Postal code: D08 K6Y3
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Gavin English
E-mail: gavin.english@irishrail.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.irishrail.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/433 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=212796&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=212796&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œSIGNALLING & TELECOMMUNICATIONS UPGRADE (DESIGN & BUILD) FOR THE CORK AREA COMMUTER RAIL (CACR) PROJECT. 7992โ€
Products/services: Railway signalling works ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThis is a call to competition by IE for suitably qualified companies to participate in the pre-qualification process for the proposed tender for the...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 60 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Telecommunications system ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Electrical signalling equipment for railways ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Construction work for railways and cable transport systems ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Railway construction works ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Intercity railway works ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: City railway construction work ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Urban railway track construction works ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Installation of telecommunications equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Installation of signalling equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Railway traffic control software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Railway transport services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Railway engineering services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Cork
Description of the procurement:
โ€œSIGNALLING & TELECOMMUNICATIONS UPGRADE (DESIGN & BUILD) FOR THE CORK AREA COMMUTER RAIL (CACR) PROJECT. For full details, see attached Pre-Qualification...โ€    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 60 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Scope of the procurement
Information about European Union funds:
โ€œThe Signalling and Telecommunications Upgrade project, part of the wider Cork Area Commuter Rail programme, has been identified in National Recovery and...โ€    Show more

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
โ€œFor full details, please download a copy of the attached Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.โ€
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
โ€œThe economic and financial capacity of the entity must be established to the satisfaction of IE. Applicants will be invited to complete a questionnaire...โ€    Show more
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
โ€œThe technical competence of the entity, its employees and processes must be established to the satisfaction of IE. Applicants will be invited to complete a...โ€    Show more
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
โ€œFor full details, please download a copy of the attached Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.โ€

Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2022-06-03 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

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 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886511 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 18886125 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL: http://www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
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 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886511 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 18886125 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL: http://www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
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 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886511 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 18886125 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL: http://www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2022/S 087-237790 (2022-04-29)
Additional information (2022-05-25)

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2022/S 087-237790

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2
Old value
Date: 2022-06-03 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2022-06-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
Other additional information

โ€œThe PQQ submission date has been extended from Friday 03/06/2022 until Monday 13/06/2022 at 12 noon GMT.โ€
Source: OJS 2022/S 103-290461 (2022-05-25)
Contract award notice (2023-07-30)
Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 087-237790

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œSIGNALLING & TELECOMMUNICATIONS UPGRADE (DESIGN & BUILD) FOR THE CORK AREA COMMUTER RAIL (CACR) PROJECT.โ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-06-30 ๐Ÿ“…
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Alstom Transport UK
National registration number: GB531942354
Postal address: 175 High Holborn
Postal town: London
Postal code: WC1V 7AA
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Phone: +353 873611778 ๐Ÿ“ž
Region: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: https://www.alstom.com/alstom-uk-and-ireland ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME
Source: OJS 2023/S 149-472745 (2023-07-30)