9166 Design and Build Rail Systems Contractor for DART

Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail

This is a call to competition by IE for the procurement of a design and build Rail Systems contractor to deliver works on the DART+ Southwest route. DART+ is a transformative programme of projects that aims to modernise and improve existing rail services in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA). The DART network will increase from 50 kilometres to 150 kilometres transforming commuter train travel in the Greater Dublin Area. It will provide a sustainable, electrified, reliable and more frequent rail service improving capacity in all rail corridors serving Dublin, bringing DART travel with all its benefits to new and existing communities. The provision of a new electrified fleet will improve capacity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-11-04. The procurement was published on 2025-05-13.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2025-05-13 Contract notice
2025-05-14 Contract notice
2025-07-04 Contract notice
Contract notice (2025-05-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: 9166 Design and Build Rail Systems Contractor for DART
Short description:
This is a call to competition by IE for the procurement of a design and build Rail Systems contractor to deliver works on the DART+ Southwest route. DART+ is a transformative programme of projects that aims to modernise and improve existing rail services in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA). The DART network will increase from 50 kilometres to 150 kilometres transforming commuter train travel in the Greater Dublin Area. It will provide a sustainable, electrified, reliable and more frequent rail service improving capacity in all rail corridors serving Dublin, bringing DART travel with all its benefits to new and existing communities. The provision of a new electrified fleet will improve capacity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Type of contract: Works
Products/services: Construction work 📦
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Additional products/services:
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Culverts 📦
Roadworks 📦
Siteworks 📦
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Maximum renewals: 1
Other information about renewals:
More information regarding contract duration and renewals will be published at ITN stage to the shortlisted suppliers.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Description
Main site or place of performance: See documents attached

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: 2025-11-04 12:00:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
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 ✅
The contract has performance execution conditions ✅

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
The form of Contract will be issued with the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) at the ITN stage of this procurement process, to all Applicants who pre-qualify for the ITN stage of the process
Deposits and guarantees required: See PQQ document attached
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: See PQQ document attached
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
This information will be issued on the form of Contract with the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) at the ITN stage of this procurement process, to all Applicants who pre-qualify for the ITN stage of the process

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
National registration number: 119571
Postal address: Inchicore
Postal code: Dublin 8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: laura.andrade@irishrail.ie 📧
Phone: 1 703 4188 📞
URL: https://www.irishrail.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.irishrail.ie 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Railway services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=5643062 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=5643062 🌏
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 📞
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Name and addresses
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: See PQQ document attached
Source: OJS 2025/S 092-308872 (2025-05-13)
Contract notice (2025-05-14)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
This is a call to competition by IE for the procurement of a design and build Rail Systems contractor to deliver works on the DART+ Southwest route. DART+ is a transformative programme of projects that aims to modernise and improve existing rail services in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA). The DART network will increase from 50 kilometres to 150 kilometres transforming commuter train travel in the Greater Dublin Area. It will provide a sustainable, electrified, reliable and more frequent rail service improving capacity in all rail corridors serving Dublin, bringing DART travel with all its benefits to new and existing communities. The provision of a new electrified fleet will improve capacity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The DART+ Southwest route works are complex and require meticulous planning and coordination due to its distinctive characteristics. The signalling works must closely align to the trackwork stages to maintain an operational railway throughout construction. A significant amount of civil engineering works will be undertaken to facilitate railway widening and will require coordination with trackworks. The integration of track and signalling works, along with civil engineering efforts, is crucial to ensure the railway remains operational throughout the construction phases.The Rail Systems Contractor shall be responsible for the delivery of: • Extensive track remodelling to implement a four-track railway between Park West and Cherry Orchard Station and Heuston Station, planned and delivered to minimise disruption to the existing IÉ operational service. • Significant excavation and construction of retaining walls to widen the railway formation to enable the four-track layout. • Reconstruction of both underbridges and overbridges. • Alterations to parapets on existing overbridges and retaining walls. • Further track layout alterations, including new turnouts and crossovers and a new turnback siding. • Minor alterations at existing stations on the route
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Contracting authority
Name and addresses
E-mail: tbc@irishrail.ie 📧

Complementary information
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
: tbc@irishrail.ie 📧

Changes
Other additional information
Detailed Description updated.
Main reason for change: Information updated
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: 385ca7e9-14b7-403f-bf29-9613c42b51b0-01
Source: OJS 2025/S 094-317629 (2025-05-14)
Contract notice (2025-07-04)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: 9166 Design and Build Rail Systems Contractor for DART+

Changes
Other additional information
New information provided: New Station(s) Additional station(s) may be required to support the delivery of the DART+ Programme, the appointed Contractor may be awarded additional station and or civils work where the scope is deemed similar or aligned with existing contractual arrangements, subject to performance, capacity and value for money considerations. Station scope would include but is not limited to the design and construction of • Accessible station platforms • Overhead footbridges, lifts and stairs • Lighting, CCTV, TVM (ticket vending machines) • Associated public realm Requirements will be confirmed at ITN stage. PQQ was updated to reflect the above, and revised document has been uploaded.
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Main reason for change: Information updated
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: 1b832c7d-50d8-4e5b-8ef3-4dc786032423-02
Source: OJS 2025/S 127-439126 (2025-07-04)
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