8437 - Enterprise Fleet Replacement Project

Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail

This is a call to competition by IARNROD EIREANN (IE) and NORTHERN IRELAND RAILWAYS COMPANY LIMITED (NI Railways) for the establishment of an 8 Year, Single Party Framework Agreement for the procurement of new Enterprise vehicles (Enterprise Fleet Replacement Agreement) required for the replacement of the existing Enterprise Fleet (the Contract). Along with procurement of the rolling stock, the scope of the procurement process will also include a maintenance contract in respect of technical support services and spares supply in relation to the new rolling stock (Maintenance Contract). IE and NI Railways (the Contracting Entity) now wish to initially procure 8 new trainsets up to a maximum of 200m in length to operate an hourly service between Dublin and Belfast. It is planned to have the entire new fleet in service in 2028 to 2029 and to deliver the end to end journey sub 2 hours or better on the existing infrastructure. Initial traction power will be Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Battery Electric (using the existing 1.5 kV DC OHLE) with the train designed to transition to a net zero carbon operation during its life by the removal of the diesel power generation for replacement with dual OHLE power supply equipment. The trains will operate on 1600mm track gauge, will operate in full length formation of a maximum of 200m in length and will be required to meet other gauging requirements of the Irish Rail - NI Railways network.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-11-06. The procurement was published on 2023-09-21.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2023-09-21 Contract notice
Contract notice (2023-09-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Rolling stock
Short description:
This is a call to competition by IARNROD EIREANN (IE) and NORTHERN IRELAND RAILWAYS COMPANY LIMITED (NI Railways) for the establishment of an 8 Year, Single Party Framework Agreement for the procurement of new Enterprise vehicles (Enterprise Fleet Replacement Agreement) required for the replacement of the existing Enterprise Fleet (the Contract). Along with procurement of the rolling stock, the scope of the procurement process will also include a maintenance contract in respect of technical support services and spares supply in relation to the new rolling stock (Maintenance Contract). IE and NI Railways (the Contracting Entity) now wish to initially procure 8 new trainsets up to a maximum of 200m in length to operate an hourly service between Dublin and Belfast. It is planned to have the entire new fleet in service in 2028 to 2029 and to deliver the end to end journey sub 2 hours or better on the existing infrastructure. Initial traction power will be Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Battery Electric (using the existing 1.5 kV DC OHLE) with the train designed to transition to a net zero carbon operation during its life by the removal of the diesel power generation for replacement with dual OHLE power supply equipment. The trains will operate on 1600mm track gauge, will operate in full length formation of a maximum of 200m in length and will be required to meet other gauging requirements of the Irish Rail - NI Railways network.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Rolling stock 📦
Additional CPV: Rolling stock 📦
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: Inchicore
Postal code: Dublin 8
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
E-mail: caroline.oreilly@irishrail.ie 📧
URL for documents: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-09-21 📅
Submission deadline: 2023-11-06 📅
Publication date: 2023-09-26 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 185-577564
OJ-S issue: 185

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 650 000 000 EUR 💰
Estimated value excluding VAT: 650 000 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 96 months
Description of options:
A maintenance contract in respect of a technical support agreement and spares supply in realtion to the new rolling stock ( Maintenance contract ) up to 15 years will also be part of the tender
Name of EU-financed project or programme: Special EU Programme Body - SEUPB

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Applicable procurement law:
Irish Utilities Regulations 2016(S.I. No 286 of 2016) and NI Utilities Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016 No.274)
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
Awarding authority name: Northern Ireland Railway Company Limited
National registration number: NI006929
Postal town: Belfast
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Northern Ireland 🏙️
Contact
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Internet address: https://www.findatenderservice.co.uk 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.findatenderservice.co.uk 🌏
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Central Office of the High Court
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2023/S 185-577564 (2023-09-21)
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