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Contract award notice - utilities

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 21/10/2021

External Reference: 2021-285150

TED Reference: 2021/S 208-545762

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

Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
IE 4812851 O
Connolly Station,
Dublin
Dublin
IE
Contact person: Tommy Conlon
E-mail: tommy.conlon@irishrail.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
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.6)

Main activity

Railway services

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Independent Safety Assessor - DART + Project
Reference number:  7631
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79417000  -  Safety consultancy services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The DART+ Programme is a series of projects that will create a fully integrated metropolitan area DART Network for the Dublin Area with the objective to increase the capacity of the DART Network. An Independent Assessor (IA) is required to perform specific assessments and audits as required, in order to establish the adequacy and rigor of the Safety Management process throughout the development of the four heavy rail infrastructure projects [DART+ West; DART+ South West; DART+ Coastal Northern; DART+ Coastal Southern]. The IA will be required to assess the implementation of safety and hazard management at each project stage, APIS Stage 2 – Stage 6, and assure that risks have been reduced to an acceptable level in accordance with the Common Safety Method on Risk Assessment and Evaluation [CSM 402/2009], Railway Safety Act 2005 [RSA] and Electrotechnical Standard requirements [CENELEC].
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

71313410  -  Risk or hazard assessment for construction
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The award will be on the basis of a single party framework agreement. The DART+ Programme is a series of projects that will create a fully integrated metropolitan area DART Network for the Dublin Area with the objective to increase the capacity of the DART Network. An Independent Assessor (IA) is required to perform specific assessments and audits as required, in order to establish the adequacy and rigor of the Safety Management process throughout the development of the four heavy rail infrastructure projects [DART+ West; DART+ South West; DART+ Coastal Northern; DART+ Coastal Southern]. The IA will be required to assess the implementation of safety and hazard management at each project stage, APIS Stage 2 – Stage 6, and assure that risks have been reduced to an acceptable level in accordance with the Common Safety Method on Risk Assessment and Evaluation [CSM 402/2009], Railway Safety Act 2005 [RSA] and Electrotechnical Standard requirements [CENELEC].
II.2.5)

Award criteria ( Agree to publish? yes )

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Proposed Project Team  /  Weighting:  40%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Proposed Service Delivery Methodology  /  Weighting:  10%
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Cost  /  Weighting:  50%
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes
Description of options:
Contract may be extended for an additional one (1) year subject to the progress of the project and notwithstanding at IÉ's discretion.
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

Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2021/S 036-091083

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Independent Safety Assessor - DART + Projgramme

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

18/10/2021
V.2.2)

Information about tenders ( Agree to publish? yes )

Number of tenders received:  4
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  1
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  4
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 )

Rina Services S.p,A
Genoa
IT
NUTS code:  IT -  ITALIA

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
D07 N972
IE
Telephone: +353 18886511
E-mail: HighCourtCentralOffice@courts.ie
Fax: +353 18886125
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie

VI.4.2)

Body responsible for mediation procedures

The High Court
Dublin
IE

VI.4.4)

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Central Office of the High Court
Four Courts
Dublin 7
D07 N972
IE
Telephone: +353 18886511
E-mail: HighCourtCentralOffice@courts.ie
Fax: +353 18886125
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie