Supply of New Wagon Fleet

Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail

This is a call to competition by IE for the procurement of a new fleet of “type approved” wagons through a Framework Agreement for up to 400 wagons over a 10-year term.
IÉ anticipates the initial order will be for approx. 200 wagons wagons including a sub-fleet of up to 30 ore wagons.
IÉ is considering operating new wagon fleets at higher speeds & incorporating more efficient & safer technologies e.g., two pipe air brakes, disc brakes , latch / buckeye couplers with integral buffing capability

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-11-11. The procurement was published on 2022-10-14.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2022-10-14 Contract notice
2022-12-22 Additional information
2023-05-31 Additional information
Contract notice (2022-10-14)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
National registration number: IE 4812851 O
Postal address: Connolly Station,
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Conor Doyle
Phone: +353 17034182 📞
E-mail: conor.doyle@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=223724&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=223724&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Supply of New Wagon Fleet 7928
Products/services: Railway freight wagons 📦
Short description:
“This is a call to competition by IE for the procurement of a new fleet of “type approved” wagons through a Framework Agreement for up to 400 wagons over a...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 120 000 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Railway maintenance or service vehicles, and railway freight wagons 📦
Additional products/services: Standard freight containers 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Ireland
Description of the procurement:
“This is a call to competition by IE for the procurement of a new fleet of “type approved” wagons through a Framework Agreement for up to 400 wagons over a...”    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 120 000 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 120
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted

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 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
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2022-11-11 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 🌏
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 🇮🇪
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 2022/S 202-576373 (2022-10-14)
Additional information (2022-12-22)

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2022/S 202-576373

Changes
Other additional information

“Please note the change to section 5.1 of the attached Pre Qualification Questionnaire, relating to the minimum financial requirements.”
Source: OJS 2022/S 249-727361 (2022-12-22)
Additional information (2023-05-31)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“This is a call to competition by IE for the procurement of a new fleet of “type approved” wagons through a Framework Agreement for up to 400 wagons over a...”    Show more

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: II.1.4
Old value
Text:
“This is a call to competition by IE for the procurement of a new fleet of “type approved” wagons through a Framework Agreement for up to 400 wagons over a...”    Show more
New value
Text:
“This is a call to competition by IE for the procurement of a new fleet of “type approved” wagons through a Framework Agreement for up to 400 wagons over a...”    Show more
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: Section II.1.5
Old value
Text: Value excluding VAT: 120000000.00 EUR
New value
Text: Value excluding VAT: 150000000.00 EUR
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: Section II.2.4
Old value
Text:
“This is a call to competition by IE for the procurement of a new fleet of “type approved” wagons through a Framework Agreement for up to 400 wagons over a...”    Show more
New value
Text:
“This is a call to competition by IE for the procurement of a new fleet of “type approved” wagons through a Framework Agreement for up to 400 wagons over a...”    Show more
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: Section II.2.6
Old value
Text: Value excluding VAT: 120000000.00 EUR
New value
Text: Value excluding VAT: 150000000.00 EUR
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: Section II.2.11
Old value
Text: Information about options Options: no
New value
Text:
“Information about options Options: Yes Following Options required [1] Latch Coupler (DAC Ready) [2] Wheel Slide Protection System [3] Triple Wagon [4] Ore...”    Show more
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: Section II.2.10
Old value
Text: Information about variants Variants will be accepted: Yes
New value
Text: Information about variants Variants will be accepted: No
Source: OJS 2023/S 106-331414 (2023-05-31)