9168 Design and Build Capacity Enhancement Works at Connolly Station
Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail
This is a call to competition by IE for the procurement of a Design and Build Contractor to deliver capacity enhancement works at Connolly Station, part of the DART+ Programme. 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.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-08-20. The procurement was published on 2025-05-13.
Who? What?- โข Buildings associated with transport โบ Construction work for buildings relating to railway transport โบ Rail terminal building construction work
- โข Buildings associated with transport โบ Construction work for buildings relating to railway transport โบ Railway station construction work
- โข Construction work for highways, roads โบ Road construction works
- โข Construction work for highways, roads โบ Roadworks
- โข Excavating and earthmoving work โบ Excavating work
- โข Landscaping work โบ Landscaping work for green areas
- โข Railway construction works โบ Intercity railway works โบ Railway depot construction work
- โข Railway construction works โบ Urban railway works
- โข Sewer construction work โบ Drainage construction works โบ Drainage and surface works
- โข Sewer construction work โบ Drainage construction works โบ Drainage works
- โข Site preparation and clearance work โบ Ground-drainage work
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2025-05-13 | Contract notice |
| 2025-05-14 | Contract notice |
Contract notice (2025-05-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: 9168 Design and Build Capacity Enhancement Works at Connolly Station
Short description:
Type of contract: Works
Products/services: Construction work ๐ฆ
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Description
Internal identifier:
Additional products/services:
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Maximum renewals: 1
Other information about renewals: IE will confirm the number of renewals at tender stage.
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/25/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-08-20 12:00:00 ๐
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
A guarantee is required โ
A certain legal form must be taken by a group of tenderers that is awarded a contract โ
The contract has performance execution conditions โ
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: Contract will be issued at tender stage
Deposits and guarantees required: See attached documents.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: See attached documents
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: This information will be issued at tender stage with the contract
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Iarnrรณd Eireann-Irish Rail
National registration number:
Postal address: Inchicore
Postal code: Dublin 8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: laura.andrade@irishrail.ie ๐ง
Phone: 1 703 4188 ๐
URL: https://www.irishrail.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.irishrail.ie ๐
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=5643930 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=5643930 ๐
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
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 attached documents
Source: OJS 2025/S 092-311293 (2025-05-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: 9168 Design and Build Capacity Enhancement Works at Connolly Station
Short description:
This is a call to competition by IE for the procurement of a Design and Build Contractor to deliver capacity enhancement works at Connolly Station, part of the DART+ Programme. 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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Products/services: Construction work ๐ฆ
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Additional products/services:
+ 18 more
Drainage works
๐ฆ
Excavating work
๐ฆ
Ground-drainage work
๐ฆ
Landscaping work
๐ฆ
Roadworks
๐ฆ
Urban railway works
๐ฆ
Maximum renewals: 1
Other information about renewals: IE will confirm the number of renewals at tender stage.
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/25/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-08-20 12:00:00 ๐
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
A guarantee is required โ
A certain legal form must be taken by a group of tenderers that is awarded a contract โ
The contract has performance execution conditions โ
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: Contract will be issued at tender stage
Deposits and guarantees required: See attached documents.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: See attached documents
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: This information will be issued at tender stage with the contract
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Iarnrรณd Eireann-Irish Rail
National registration number:
119571
Postal address: Inchicore
Postal code: Dublin 8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: laura.andrade@irishrail.ie ๐ง
Phone: 1 703 4188 ๐
URL: https://www.irishrail.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.irishrail.ie ๐
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=5643930 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=5643930 ๐
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 ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
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 attached documents
Source: OJS 2025/S 092-311293 (2025-05-13)
Contract notice (2025-05-14)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
E-mail: tbc@irishrail.ie ๐ง
Complementary information
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
: tbc@irishrail.ie ๐ง
Changes
Other additional information
Detailed description updated
Main reason for change: Information updated
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: 9e458757-b69d-4ba2-976d-3d4a152cb350-01
Source: OJS 2025/S 094-315115 (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 Contractor to deliver capacity enhancement works at Connolly Station, part of the DART+ Programme. 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 successful Contractor shall develop the detailed design of the proposed alterations to Connolly Station. The Contractor shall subsequently construct the works, test and commission all systems they install and provide as-built documentation and drawings accurately detailing the works as constructed. Works will need to integrate into the existing operational station, with extensions to systems including (but not limited to) low voltage power, lighting, HVAC, CCTV, Customer Information Systems, Public Address, fire detection and suppression systems and help points.
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Contracting authority
Name and addresses
E-mail: tbc@irishrail.ie ๐ง
Complementary information
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
: tbc@irishrail.ie ๐ง
Changes
Other additional information
Detailed description updated
Main reason for change: Information updated
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: 9e458757-b69d-4ba2-976d-3d4a152cb350-01
Source: OJS 2025/S 094-315115 (2025-05-14)
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