Enterprise Rail Project - Rail Vehicle Advisory Services

Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail

The Enterprise Fleet Replacement Project (EFRP) is a joint venture project between Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) and Iarnród Éireann (IÉ). Both companies are responsible for the provision of passenger rail services, including the procurement and maintenance of rolling stock, within Northern Ireland & Republic of Ireland. It is intended to procure a new Enterprise fleet to operate hourly passenger services on the Belfast - Dublin railway. The EFRP team requires Professional Support for “Rail Fleet Advisory Services” (RFAS) to assist with procurement support, technical support, safety approvals, supply & quality assurance and testing & commissioning support of the new rail fleet.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-02-07. The procurement was published on 2023-01-04.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-01-04 Contract notice
2023-04-11 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2023-01-04)
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: Laura Andrade
E-mail: laura.andrade@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=231450&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=231450&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Enterprise Rail Project - Rail Vehicle Advisory Services 8125
Products/services: Transport systems consultancy services 📦
Short description:
“The Enterprise Fleet Replacement Project (EFRP) is a joint venture project between Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) and Iarnród Éireann (IÉ). Both companies...”    Show more

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Additional products/services: Rail locomotives and tenders 📦
Additional products/services: Rolling stock 📦
Additional products/services: Railway passenger coaches 📦
Additional products/services: Railway carriages 📦
Additional products/services: Railway transport services 📦
Additional products/services: Railway engineering services 📦
Additional products/services: Project-management services other than for construction work 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“The Enterprise Fleet Replacement Project (EFRP) is a joint venture project between Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) and Iarnród Éireann (IÉ). Both companies...”    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: 96
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Description
Description of renewals:
“Contract will have a 2 year renewal option on a year by year basis subject to Irish Rail Approval”
Information about options
Options
Description of options:
“Contract will have a 2 year renewal option on a year by year basis subject to Irish Rail Approval The successful tenderer may be required to carry out...”    Show more
Description
Additional information:
“See attached Pre-Qualification Questionnaire which can be downloaded via Etenders portal”

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 for participation
Conditions for participation (technical and professional ability): See attached Pre-Qualification Questionnaire
List and brief description of rules and criteria: See attached Pre-Qualification Questionnaire
Deposits and guarantees required: Not Applicable
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: See attached Pre-Qualification Questionnaire
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: 2023-02-07 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: 6

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: The High Court
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
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 2023/S 006-013922 (2023-01-04)
Contract award notice (2023-04-11)
Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2023/S 006-013922

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Enterprise Rail Project - Rail Vehicle Advisory Services
Information on non-award
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Source: OJS 2023/S 074-221828 (2023-04-11)