7319 - Supply of Airbags and Assemblies

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           This is a call to competition by IE for the procurement of the air bags and assemblies that are fitted to vehicles in IE’s rail fleet and include Original Equipment                Manufacturers (OEMs) such as Tokyu Car, CAF and Linke Hofman Busch.

As a result of this PQQ Iarnród Éireann intend to invite tenders for the supply of air bags and air bag assemblies. The successful Tenderer will be required to provide a comprehensive warranty and warranty support as agreed by contract.

Throughout this PQQ ‘air bag assemblies’ will refer to the complete secondary suspension installation, consisting of the air bag bellows and the emergency/auxiliary spring fully assembled and supplied in a ready to fit condition. Where ‘air bags’ are referred to it will be in conjunction with the rubber air bag bellows component which when supplied can be fitted into an assembly by IE as a part of the maintenance cycle.

Air bag and air bag assemblies are classified as safety critical components and compliance with CME-SMS-009, ‘Approval for Supplier of Safety Critical Equipment’ is required.

The contract will be broken into 5 lots as set out below:-

         The Contract the subject of this competition is a contract for a duration of 60 months with an option to extend by a further 12 months at IE’s discretion

         Best Regards,

         Mark Finnerty

          Procurement Executive