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Contract award notice - utilities

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 19/02/2020

External Reference: 2020-230966

TED Reference: 2020/S 038-090971

Contract award notice - utilities

Contract award notice – utilities

Results of the procurement procedure

Services

Directive 2014/25/EU

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1)

Name and addresses

Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII)
9510201H
Parkgate Business Centre, Parkgate Street
Dublin, D08 DK10
Dublin
IE
Contact person: Rob Grumley
Telephone: +353 16463650
E-mail: rob.grumley@tii.ie
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/120261
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/120261

I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.6)

Main activity

Other activity:  National Roads, Metro and light Rail

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

MetroLink Operations Advisor
Reference number:  TII210
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

71311200  -  Transport systems consultancy services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

This is an Award Notice only.
Transport Infrastructure Ireland required an Operations Advisor for the MetroLink project. A key requirement of this role is to provide robust advice on a Grade of Automation Level 4 (GoA4) Metro Project.
The MetroLink Project is the development of a north-south urban railway service that will run between Swords and Charlemont, linking Dublin Airport, Irish Rail, DART, Dublin Bus and Luas Services, creating fully integrated public transport along the 19km route. There will be a total of 15 new stations, 3000 additional park and ride spaces and a journey time of approximately 25 minutes from Swords to the city centre.
It is intended that the MetroLink project will commence construction in 2021 and be open to passenger services in 2027. For more information visit www.metrolink.ie
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

60210000  -  Public transport services by railways
63711000  -  Support services for railway transport
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Operations Advisor will report to the MetroLink Project Director and will work closely with the current TII project team, operations department and engineering designer and provide the necessary strategic, operational and planning advice and inputs for the MetroLink scheme as it progresses through planning and construction, testing, mobilisation and into the initial phases of operations.
This Operations Advisory team will provide services including but not limited to the following under this contract:
- Lead the development of an operational vision and strategy for MetroLink. Collaborate with key stakeholders.
- Attend and contribute at regular steering group and work group meetings across the various project teams.
- Engage with the Commission for Railway Regulation and Dublin Fire Brigade to help inform and develop the safety strategy.
- Support the MetroLink team with the development of presentations, reports and communication materials relating to the operations.
- Assess and comment on designs, plans and layouts from an operational perspective.
- Develop and assess operational options and prepare operational plans where required.
- Support the MetroLink procurement activities.
- Provision of advice and guidance in relation to the systems integration.
- Working with the rolling stock provider.
- Provision of testing, commissioning and operating experience and advice on a Grade of Automation Level 4 (GoA4) Metro.
- Support business case justification for GoA4 Metro over other automated options or traditional manually operated rail systems.
- Implementation and management of necessary regulatory and policy compliance, other policy initiatives as requested by the Director.
- Support development of the organisation and resourcing models for the operation both client side and within the operator’s organisation and help develop proposals for training operations staff.
- Provision of any other general operations advice as requested by TII.
II.2.5)

Award criteria ( Agree to publish? yes )

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality  /  Weighting:  700
Price  -  Weighting:  300
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 IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2019/S 148-365806

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: TII210

Title: MetroLink Operations Advisor

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

11/02/2020
V.2.2)

Information about tenders ( Agree to publish? yes )

Number of tenders received:  5
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  2
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor ( Agree to publish? yes )

SNC-Lavalin Rail & Transit Ltd
Woodcote Grove, Ashley Road
Epsom
UK

The contractor is an SME : no

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Central Office of the High Court
Four Courts
Dublin
7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886511
E-mail: HighCourtCentralOffice@courts.ie
Fax: +353 18886125
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie