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.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2023-01-04 Contract notice
2023-04-11 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2023-01-04)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Transport systems consultancy services
Reference number: 8125
Short description:
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.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Transport systems consultancy services 📦
Additional CPV: Rail locomotives and tenders 📦
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: laura.andrade@irishrail.ie 📧
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=231450&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=231450&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-01-04 📅
Submission deadline: 2023-02-07 📅
Publication date: 2023-01-09 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 006-013922
OJ-S issue: 6
Additional information
See attached Pre-Qualification Questionnaire which can be downloaded via Etenders portal

Object
Scope of the procurement
Duration: 96 months
Description of renewals:
Contract will have a 2 year renewal option on a year by year basis subject to Irish Rail Approval
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 additional services directly related to the delivery of the scope of service issued with the tender package. These additional services can only be identified during the delivery of the contract.
Additional information:
See attached Pre-Qualification Questionnaire which can be downloaded via Etenders portal

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.
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.
Minimum level(s) of standards: See attached Pre-Qualification Questionnaire
List and brief description of rules and criteria: See attached Pre-Qualification Questionnaire
Contract execution
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
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 🗣️
Tender validity period: 6 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: IE 4812851 O
Contact
Contact point: Laura Andrade
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=231450&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
Name: The High Court
Postal town: Dublin
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Source: OJS 2023/S 006-013922 (2023-01-04)
Contract award notice (2023-04-11)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-04-11 📅
Publication date: 2023-04-14 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 074-221828
Refers to notice: 2023/S 006-013922
OJ-S issue: 74
Source: OJS 2023/S 074-221828 (2023-04-11)
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