Date of dispatch of this notice: 06/10/2015
Expire date: 04/11/2015
External Reference: 2015-487844
TED Reference: 2015/S 196-355086
Contract notice
Information
Published
Contract notice
Contract notice
Classic Sector
Directive 2004/18/EC
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)
Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail
N/A
Engineering Procurement, CIE Works,
Inchicore Dublin 8
IE
For the attention of: Michelle O' Brien
Telephone: +353 17033855
E-mail: OBrien.Michelle@irishrail.ie
Fax: +353 18860567
N/A
Engineering Procurement, CIE Works,
Inchicore Dublin 8
IE
For the attention of: Michelle O' Brien
Telephone: +353 17033855
E-mail: OBrien.Michelle@irishrail.ie
Fax: +353 18860567
Internet address(es):
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/433
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=93283&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=93283&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/433
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=93283&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=93283&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Further information can be obtained from:
The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to:
The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.3)
Main activity
- Other: Transport
I.4)
Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities:
no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)
Description
II.1.1)
Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Train Driving Simulators
II.1.2)
Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
- Category No18:
Rail transport services
Dublin 8
NUTS code
IRELAND
II.1.3)
Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves a public contract
II.1.5)
Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Iarnród Éireann (IE) is a subsidiary company of Córas Iompair Éireann which is
the publicly owned transport company of Ireland. Its role is to provide rail
transport and Harbour Management services within the State of Ireland. The
company is wholly owned by the Irish Government.
IE currently has a simulator system which is used to provide basic and
advanced driving-skills training for trainee drivers and experienced drivers
respectively. These simulators are used:
• To provide initial training in train handling techniques and in the
application of the full range of rules and procedures;
• To provide mandatory biennial refresher training on infrequently
applied rules and procedures during normal, degraded and emergency
operating modes;
• To assess the application of IÉ’s rules and procedures in all operating
modes;
• To assist the training of fault-finding procedures;
• To compliment IÉ’s established training processes.
The existing simulators, 8 of, located Dublin (6) and Cork (2) were purchased
from CORYS in 2008. The current contract for the software maintenance
expires in May 2017; the system is currently operating on MS Window XP. In
addition to required software upgrades, the hardware in the simulators will need
modification.
II.1.6)
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Main vocabulary
34152000
Training simulators
Supplementary vocabulary
48931000
Training software package
72212931
Training software development services
II.1.7)
Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
yes
II.1.8)
Lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.1.9)
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
yes
II.2)
Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)
Total quantity or scope:
Train Drivers Simulators.
upgrading of the existing train simulators equipment, hardware and software or if commercially viable propose a replacement of the existing equipment with a new or equivalent product.
Estimated cost excluding VAT
Range: between 1000000 and 1200000 EUR
Range: between 1000000 and 1200000 EUR
II.2.2)
Information about options
Options: no
II.2.3)
Information about renewals
This contract is subject to renewal: no
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)
Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.4)
Other particular conditions
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
III.3)
Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)
Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
III.3.2)
Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)
Type of procedure
IV.1.1)
Type of procedure
Negotiated
Some candidates have already been selected (if appropriate under certain types of negotiated procedures):
no
IV.1.3)
Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated:
no
IV.2)
Award criteria
IV.2.1)
Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
, the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)
Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)
Administrative information
IV.3.1)
File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
5748
IV.3.2)
Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
IV.3.3)
Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
04.11.2015 - 12:00
IV.3.6)
Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
[Language_EN]
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
no
VI.2)
Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
no
VI.4)
Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)
Body responsible for appeal procedures
Body responsible for mediation procedures
VI.4.2)
Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:
VI.4.3)