TII400 Luas Operations and Maintenance Contract

Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII)

Joint contracting Authorities, National Transport Authority and Transport Infrastructure Ireland. Luas is Dublin's light rail system and consists of two separate lines, the Red Line and the Green Line. The system comprises 42.5 kilometers of track, three maintenance depots, 67 stops and a fleet of 81 light rail vehicles. Luas carried 48.2 million passenger journeys in 2023. Further expansion of the system is anticipated. A more detailed description of the Luas system is given in Appendix A of the IMPQQ Document. It is anticipated that the Luas Operations and Maintenance Contract will commence operations in Quarter 2 or 3, 2026 for a period of seven years from full operational commencement, with an option to extend by up to a further five to seven years. There will be a mobilisation/transition period from the date of contract signing until the operating commencement date. The scope of the Luas Operations and Maintenance Contract will include operation of public passenger services, rolling stock maintenance, infrastructure maintenance (depots, track, etc.) and management and operation of Luas Park and Ride sites. Maintenance of the automatic fare collection system (AFCS) will also be within the scope of the Operations and Maintenance Contract. It is envisaged that revenue risk will be borne by NTA/TII but that some fare evasion risk will be borne by the Operator. The passenger services to be provided by the Operator will be defined by a service specification. There will be a performance monitoring system in place based on a number of key performance indicators. A more detailed description of the scope of the Luas Operations and Maintenance Contract is given in Appendices B, C, D and E of the IMPQQ Document. The full scope of services required will be set out in the Invitation to Tender documentation which will be issued to the successful parties who are shortlisted following the selection/prequalification stage of the procurement process.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2024-07-31. The procurement was published on 2024-04-02.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2024-04-02 Contract notice
Contract notice (2024-04-02)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: TII400 Luas Operations and Maintenance Contract
Short description:
Joint contracting Authorities, National Transport Authority and Transport Infrastructure Ireland. Luas is Dublin's light rail system and consists of two separate lines, the Red Line and the Green Line. The system comprises 42.5 kilometers of track, three maintenance depots, 67 stops and a fleet of 81 light rail vehicles. Luas carried 48.2 million passenger journeys in 2023. Further expansion of the system is anticipated. A more detailed description of the Luas system is given in Appendix A of the IMPQQ Document. It is anticipated that the Luas Operations and Maintenance Contract will commence operations in Quarter 2 or 3, 2026 for a period of seven years from full operational commencement, with an option to extend by up to a further five to seven years. There will be a mobilisation/transition period from the date of contract signing until the operating commencement date. The scope of the Luas Operations and Maintenance Contract will include operation of public passenger services, rolling stock maintenance, infrastructure maintenance (depots, track, etc.) and management and operation of Luas Park and Ride sites. Maintenance of the automatic fare collection system (AFCS) will also be within the scope of the Operations and Maintenance Contract. It is envisaged that revenue risk will be borne by NTA/TII but that some fare evasion risk will be borne by the Operator. The passenger services to be provided by the Operator will be defined by a service specification. There will be a performance monitoring system in place based on a number of key performance indicators. A more detailed description of the scope of the Luas Operations and Maintenance Contract is given in Appendices B, C, D and E of the IMPQQ Document. The full scope of services required will be set out in the Invitation to Tender documentation which will be issued to the successful parties who are shortlisted following the selection/prequalification stage of the procurement process.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Railway transport services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 750 000 000 EUR 💰
Information about lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 1
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 1
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Description of the procurement: See description as set out in section 2.1 Procedure
Additional products/services:
+ 2 more
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal ✅
Description
Maximum renewals: 2
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 3
Maximum number: 5
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Description
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Postal address: Transport Infrastructure Ireland
Parkgate Business Centre
Parkgate Street
Postcode: D08 DK10
Town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪

Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/25/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-07-31 12:00:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12 months
Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated ✅
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
A guarantee is required ✅
A certain legal form must be taken by a group of tenderers that is awarded a contract ✅
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used ✅
Number is a type of threshold: Maximum number of tenders passing
The contract has performance execution conditions ✅

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria: See IMPQQ for selection criteria: See IMPQQ for selection criteria
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: See IMPQQ for details
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: See IMPQQ

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII)
National registration number: 9510201H
Postal address: Parkgate Business Centre, Parkgate Street
Postal code: D08 DK10
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: paul.farrelly@tii.ie 📧
Phone: +35316463600 📞
URL: https://www.tii.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.tii.ie 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
General public services
Railway services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=3279943 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/eawarding/showTenderList.do?resourceId=3279943 🌏
There is a maximum number of candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure ✅
The criteria will be used to select the candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure ✅
Electronic submission: Required

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2024/S 067-198460 (2024-04-02)
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