Contract notice

Information

Published

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

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
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
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
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    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
    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

    Four Courts
    Inns Quay
    Dublin 7
    Fax: +353 18886125
    Internet address:
     

    Body responsible for mediation procedures

    VI.4.2)

    Lodging of appeals

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:
    VI.4.3)

    Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained