TPS Safety Assurance and Human Factors PQQ

Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail

IÉ is undertaking a multi annual project to replace its existing train control/warning systems with a modern Train Protection System (TPS).The specific scope of this tender is for services relating to part of the Iarnród Éireann network between the Northern Irish Border and Greystones now referred to as the Drogheda to Greystones TPS Project or “D2G”. To deliver the D2G part of the national TPS rollout Iarnród Éireann requires the following services:
• Safety Assurance Services including a Safety Assurance Manager (SAM)
• Human Factors Services including a Human Factors Project Lead (HFPL) Iarnród Éireann may choose to proceed with both or only one of the two services required.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-07-21. The procurement was published on 2022-06-30.

Suppliers

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

• Pendyne

Who?

• Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2022-06-30	Contract notice
2022-09-14	Additional information
2023-09-08	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2022-06-30)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Safety consultancy services
Reference number: 8037
Short description:

IÉ is undertaking a multi annual project to replace its existing train control/warning systems with a modern Train Protection System (TPS).The specific scope of this tender is for services relating to part of the Iarnród Éireann network between the Northern Irish Border and Greystones now referred to as the Drogheda to Greystones TPS Project or “D2G”. To deliver the D2G part of the national TPS rollout Iarnród Éireann requires the following services: • Safety Assurance Services including a Safety Assurance Manager (SAM) • Human Factors Services including a Human Factors Project Lead (HFPL) Iarnród Éireann may choose to proceed with both or only one of the two services required.

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: Railway traffic control software package 📦
Railway signalling works 📦
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: kasia.steyn@irishrail.ie 📧
Phone: +353 17030000 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=217959&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=217959&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-06-30 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-07-21 📅
Publication date: 2022-07-05 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 127-362987
OJ-S issue: 127

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

• Safety Assurance Services including a Safety Assurance Manager (SAM)

• Human Factors Services including a Human Factors Project Lead (HFPL) Iarnród Éireann may choose to proceed with both or only one of the two services required.

Estimated total value: 1 875 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Safety Assurance Management Systems
Lot number: 1
Short description: Safety Assurance Management Systems
Duration: 24 months
Description of renewals:

possible extension on IE’s discretion for further 18 months on 12 months by further 6 months option

Title of the lot: Human Factors Services
Lot number: 2
Short description: Human Factors

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.

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.

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 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: IE 4812851 O
Contact
Contact point: Kasia Steyn
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=217959&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
Same as: Review body
Source: OJS 2022/S 127-362987 (2022-06-30)

Additional information (2022-09-14)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Installation services of railway real-time departures and arrival display screens or boards 📦

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-09-14 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-09-23 📅
Publication date: 2022-09-19 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 180-510756
Refers to notice: 2022/S 127-362987
OJ-S issue: 180
Additional information

The new deadline to submit PQQ is 12 noon Friday 23/09/2022. This is to increase the competition.

Source: OJS 2022/S 180-510756 (2022-09-14)

Contract award notice (2023-09-08)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-09-08 📅
Publication date: 2023-09-13 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 176-551418
OJ-S issue: 176
Additional information
The award of contract did not happen- IE will use the existing resources

Object
Scope of the procurement
The award of contract did not happen- IE will use the existing resources

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Methodology
Quality criterion (weighting): 20%
Quality criterion (name): experience
Quality criterion (weighting): 50%
Cost criterion (name): cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 30%

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2023-02-13 📅
Name: Pendyne
Postal town: Cheshire
Postal code: Uk
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Source: OJS 2023/S 176-551418 (2023-09-08)

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