Date of dispatch of this notice: 18/02/2019
Expire date: 12/04/2019
External Reference: 2019-251078
TED Reference: 2019/S 037-084236
Contract notice - utilities
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Contract notice - utilities
Contract notice – utilities
Services
Directive 2014/25/EU
Section I: Contracting entity
I.1)
Name and addresses
Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail
N/A
Procurement, CIE Works,
Dublin 8
Inchicore
IE
Contact person:
Tommy Conlon
Telephone:
+353 017033539
E-mail:
tommy.conlon@irishrail.ie
Internet address(es):
Main address:
http://www.irishrail.ie
Address of the buyer profile:
https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/433
I.3)
Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:
http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=142317&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLEAdditional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
electronically via:
http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=142317&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to the abovementioned address
I.6)
Main activity
Railway services
Section II: Object
II.1)
Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)
Title
Independent Safety Assessor
Reference number:
7198
II.1.2)
Main CPV code
79417000
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Safety consultancy services
II.1.3)
Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)
Short description
Iarnród Éireann (IE) has a requirement to engage an Independent Safety Assessor (ISA) for the TPS Trackside Project (IEHS). The selected Independent Safety Assessor will be asked to produce an ISA Plan against this Remit. The ISA is required to fulfil the roles of an Assessment Body under the Common Safety Method on Risk Assessment and Evaluation [CSM 352/2009] and an independent assessor (IA) under the Railway Safety Act 2005 [RSA].
The ISA is required to independently assess designs and documentation produced by Iarnród Éireann’s TPS Trackside Contractor and ensure that these designs align with the independently assessed designs and documentation produced by Iarnród Éireann’s IEHS On-Board contractor. In addition, the ISA shall also assess the TPS/IEHS project as a single complete project which encompasses both the Trackside and On-board works. The overall integration will be provided in the trackside ISA Reports.
The ISA is required to independently assess designs and documentation produced by Iarnród Éireann’s TPS Trackside Contractor and ensure that these designs align with the independently assessed designs and documentation produced by Iarnród Éireann’s IEHS On-Board contractor. In addition, the ISA shall also assess the TPS/IEHS project as a single complete project which encompasses both the Trackside and On-board works. The overall integration will be provided in the trackside ISA Reports.
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.2)
Description
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
44421722
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Safety cases
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
Iarnród Éireann (IE) has a requirement to engage an Independent Safety Assessor (ISA) for the TPS Trackside Project (IEHS). It is intended to engage an Independent Safety Assessor with experience within the early part of 2019.
The duration of the contract is approximately five years. The selected Independent Safety Assessor will be asked to produce an ISA Plan against this Remit. The ISA is required to fulfil the roles of an Assessment Body under the Common Safety Method on Risk Assessment and Evaluation [CSM 352/2009] and an independent assessor (IA) under the Railway Safety Act 2005 [RSA].
The documents produced by the ISA will be submitted to the I's Infrastructure Management Safety Approval Panel, as a supporting document to the Project Safety Plan, and to the Railway Safety Commission, as a supporting document to the Project Safety Plan, Generic and Specific Safety Cases. The ISA is required to independently assess designs and documentation produced by Iarnród Éireann’s TPS Trackside Contractor and ensure that these designs align with the independently assessed designs and documentation produced by Iarnród Éireann’s IEHS On-Board contractor. In addition, the ISA shall also assess the TPS/IEHS project as a single complete project which encompasses both the Trackside and On-board works. The overall integration will be provided in the trackside ISA Reports.
The duration of the contract is approximately five years. The selected Independent Safety Assessor will be asked to produce an ISA Plan against this Remit. The ISA is required to fulfil the roles of an Assessment Body under the Common Safety Method on Risk Assessment and Evaluation [CSM 352/2009] and an independent assessor (IA) under the Railway Safety Act 2005 [RSA].
The documents produced by the ISA will be submitted to the I's Infrastructure Management Safety Approval Panel, as a supporting document to the Project Safety Plan, and to the Railway Safety Commission, as a supporting document to the Project Safety Plan, Generic and Specific Safety Cases. The ISA is required to independently assess designs and documentation produced by Iarnród Éireann’s TPS Trackside Contractor and ensure that these designs align with the independently assessed designs and documentation produced by Iarnród Éireann’s IEHS On-Board contractor. In addition, the ISA shall also assess the TPS/IEHS project as a single complete project which encompasses both the Trackside and On-board works. The overall integration will be provided in the trackside ISA Reports.
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7)
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:
60
This contract is subject to renewal:
no
II.2.10)
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
no
II.2.11)
Information about options
Options:
no
II.2.13)
Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
no
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)
Conditions for participation
III.1.1)
Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
As listed in the Pre-Qualification Question which is available for downloading on www.etender.gov.ie
III.1.2)
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
As listed in the Pre-Qualification Question which is available for downloading on www.etender.gov.ie
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As listed in the Pre-Qualification Question which is available for downloading on www.etender.gov.ie
III.1.3)
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
As listed in the Pre-Qualification Question which is available for downloading on www.etender.gov.ie
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As listed in the Pre-Qualification Question which is available for downloading on www.etender.gov.ie
III.1.4)
Objective rules and criteria for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria: As listed in the Pre-Qualification Question which is available for downloading on www.etender.gov.ie
III.1.6)
Deposits and guarantees required
As listed in the Pre-Qualification Question which is available for downloading on www.etender.gov.ie
III.1.7)
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them
As listed in the Pre-Qualification Question which is available for downloading on www.etender.gov.ie
III.1.8)
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded
As listed in the Pre-Qualification Question which is available for downloading on www.etender.gov.ie
III.2)
Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2)
Contract performance conditions
As listed in the Pre-Qualification Question which is available for downloading on www.etender.gov.ie
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)
Description
IV.1.1)
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
IV.1.8)
Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement
: no
IV.2)
Administrative information
IV.2.2)
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
22/03/2019
Local time:
12:00
IV.2.4)
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
no
VI.3)
Additional information
As listed in the Pre-Qualification Question which is available for downloading on www.etender.gov.ie
VI.4)
Procedures for review
VI.4.1)
Review body
High Court
Dublin
IE