Provision of Rail Fleet Advisory Services

The Authority is seeking to appoint a service provider who will be required to: - review, refine and update the fleet transport strategy previously developed by Irish Rail and prepare an overall Rail Fleet Strategy covering the period up 2038; - carry out an analysis of the differing types of available DEMU fleet (and EMU variant) and an assessment of their suitability for the operation of commuter services in the Dublin region and potentially in the Cork region; - develop a detailed technical specification for the appropriate fleet to be used in the subsequent tendering process; - develop a fleet procurement strategy assessing the various procurement options and advising on the optimal procurement approach for the acquisition of the new DEMU / EMU fleet; - develop tender documentation for the DEMU / EMU fleet acquisition; - manage and administer the DEMU / EMU fleet acquisition tender process, including preparing the tender assessment report recommending the preferred tenderer for the fleet contract; - support Irish Rail during the fleet manufacturing stage including design/specification reviews, factory inspections and vehicle acceptance tests; and - provide such other related advisory services as may be required by the clients in relation to the acquisition of new rail fleet.

Services

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63711000-6  Support services for railway transport
60200000-0  Railway transport services
71241000-9  Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
71242000-6  Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
71311200-3  Transport systems consultancy services
71621000-7  Technical analysis or consultancy services
79311400-1  Economic research services
79311410-4  Economic impact assessment
79314000-8  Feasibility study
79418000-7  Procurement consultancy services
79419000-4  Evaluation consultancy services