ETENDERS

Periodic indicative Notice - Utilities

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 14/04/2022

Expire date: 15/06/2022

External Reference: 2022-279324

TED Reference: 2022/S 076-208843

Periodic indicative Notice - Utilities

Periodic indicative notice – utilities

This notice is a periodic indicative notice only

Works

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: Patrick Larragy
Telephone: +353 6463552
E-mail: patrick.larragy@tii.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.tii.ie
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.3)

Communication

Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:  
I.6)

Main activity

Other activity:  Roads, Metro and Light Rail

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Market Consultation Relating to the PPP Service Delivery Partner and contract package including potential financing arrangements for MetroLink
Reference number:  TII150_01
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

45234124  -  Underground passenger railway transport
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Works
II.1.4)

Short description

Metrolink will provide a high speed, high capacity, high frequency, modern and efficient public transport service for people travelling along the Swords/Airport to City Centre corridor in Dublin.
MetroLink will be delivered through four main core contract packages. These will be procured as individual public contracts comprising a public private partnership (PPP) in combination with three design-build contracts. As well as these four core contracts, the project will also comprise of a series of advance works contracts packages and a series of directly negotiated bilateral agreements for enabling works.
The primary focus of this phase of consultation is on the proposed PPP contract package, including the potential financing arrangements. The PPP contract will be availability based and is expected to have an operational period of at least 25 years.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

34600000  -  Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts
34620000  -  Rolling stock
34621200  -  Railway maintenance or service vehicles
34632100  -  Mechanical signalling
34632200  -  Electrical signalling equipment for railways
45210000  -  Building construction work
45221000  -  Construction work for bridges and tunnels, shafts and subways
45234100  -  Railway construction works
45234112  -  Railway depot construction work
45234115  -  Railway signalling works
45234116  -  Track construction works
45234122  -  Underground railway works
45234123  -  Partially underground railway works
45234125  -  Underground railway station
45234170  -  Locomotive-substations construction works
48140000  -  Railway traffic control software package
50220000  -  Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment
50225000  -  Railway-track maintenance services
66122000  -  Corporate finance and venture capital services
71311230  -  Railway engineering services
71320000  -  Engineering design services
71541000  -  Construction project management services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

This Periodic Indicative Notice relates to a ‘preliminary market consultation’ within the meaning given in the Regulation 65 of the European Union (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertakings) Regulations 2016. The purpose of this market consultation is to receive feedback from interested parties on the proposed delivery strategy for the PPP contract package as outlined in the briefing pack. Feedback is sought on the intended scope of services, the role of the PPP Service Delivery Partner, risk allocation, the procurement timetable and to help MetroLink optimise its PPP financing structure.
Any interested parties wishing to respond to this market consultation, whether or not they responded to any earlier consultations, are required to send a request to the contact person (named in Section 1.1) by Wednesday 11 May 2022 seeking to be issued with a copy of the briefing pack for review and completion of the questionnaire contained within the pack by the PIN closing date.
In relation to the estimated total value of the scope covered under this PIN Notice, please note that the design and cost forecast are currently under development.
TII and the National Transport Authority (NTA) will both be taking the role of the Contracting Entity for the MetroLink PPP contract package.
The National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) is the financial advisor to TII for the MetroLink PPP project.
Following receipt of the briefing pack the subsequent closing date for responses to this market consultation is 12 noon on Wednesday 25 May 2022. Responses received after this date may not be considered.
For the avoidance of doubt, all correspondence will be via the eTenders Messaging portal including the issuing and response to the Market Consultation pack.
To be considered an interested party you will need to respond to this PIN seeking a briefing pack, and subsequently submit the questionnaire as referenced above.
Briefing packs will be issued to parties who are considered, at TII's discretion, to be parties who have a bona fide interest in participating in the MetroLink project.
II.2.14)

Additional information

Further, separate market consultation is planned by TII for later in the year focussed on the contracts for the civil engineering works and the expected interfaces with the PPP contract. TII wishes to receive feedback from interested parties on the proposed delivery strategy for the PPP contract package as outlined.
II.3)

Estimated date of publication of contract notice:

10/04/2023

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

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

Administrative information

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

IMPORTANT: This is not a call for competition and therefore no tender documents are available.
No competitive process will result from this advertisement; any future competitions will be subject to appropriate advertisement via the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) and on www.etenders.gov.ie.
Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken by organisations or service providers is a matter solely for themselves and costs will not be reimbursed. Interested parties will not be prejudiced by any failure to participate in this preliminary market consultation. TII will not pay any compensation or fees for attending any meetings or engagements.
Participants in the market consultation may be invited to provide further information at TII's sole discretion. Following receipt of completed questionnaires from participants and other interested parties, TII proposes to invite selected participants to provide further information by way of one-to-one clarification meetings. The purpose of these meetings is to allow TII to further develop and finalise its procurement strategy for MetroLink. It is expected that these clarification meetings will focus on those key issues raised by participants. Participation or non-participation in any engagement during the consultation process will not prejudice participation in any future tender competition.