Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2021-02-19
Buyer: Irish Rail
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 45310000 | 45311000 | 45311100 | 45311200 | 45317000
Submission deadline: 2021-03-19
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Iarnrod Éireann (IÉ), a subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) — (a statutory body which provides bus and rail public transport for passengers and rail freight services) — will require the services of suitably qualified electrical contractors to undertake the installation of new and or replacement of existing electrical assets throughout Ireland.
Location types: traction power substations, track paralleling huts and other railway traction settings.
Compliance: the electrical contractors will be required to undertake the design, supply, installation, commissioning and hand over activities in compliance with national and European electrical, mechanical, fire and building regulations and standards.
Certified bodies: The electrical contractors will be required to register with the appropriate supply authorities within Ireland for the provision of new and or alterations to existing electrical systems, supplies and services.
Type of work: the electrical contractors will be required to tender for asset replacement and renewal works in locations that are both occupied and unoccupied such as traction power substations, track paralleling huts and other railway traction settings.
Safe system of work: the electrical contractors will be required to undertake IE Personal Track Safety training for all works on or near the railway lines. In addition all contract staff must be hold valid Permit to access, safe pass and plant and equipment training at all times.
Iarnrod Éireann (IÉ), a subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) — (a statutory body which provides bus and rail public transport for passengers and rail freight services) — will require the services of suitably qualified electrical contractors to undertake the installation of new and or replacement of existing electrical assets throughout Ireland.
Location types: traction power substations, track paralleling huts and other railway traction settings.
Compliance: the electrical contractors will be required to undertake the design, supply, installation, commissioning and hand over activities in compliance with national and European electrical, mechanical, fire and building regulations and standards.
Certified bodies: the electrical contractors will be required to register with the appropriate supply authorities within Ireland for the provision of new and or alterations to existing electrical systems, supplies and services.
Type of work: the electrical contractors will be required to tender for asset replacement and renewal works in locations that are both occupied and unoccupied such as traction power substations, track paralleling huts and other railway traction settings.
Safe system of work: the electrical contractors will be required to undertake IE Personal Track Safety training for all works on or near the railway lines. In addition all contract staff must be hold valid permit to access, safe pass and plant and equipment training at all times.
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 3 financial years.
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.
A grouping if successful must be prepared to contract a single entity having joint and several liability with each member of the group.

Eligibility requirements: For full details, please download a copy of the attached Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.