Award notice Works
9168 Design and Build Capacity Enhancement Works at Connolly Station
- Public buyer
- Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
Dublin - Place of performance
- Dublin
- Estimated value
- €25,000,000 excl. VAT
- Amount awarded
- €25,000,000 excl. VAT
- Bids received
- 2
- Procedure
- Competitive negotiated procedure
You first submit an application; shortlisted candidates bid, then negotiate with the buyer. - Publication
- 5 October 2026
- Notice language
- English
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Description
This is a call to competition by IE for the procurement of a Design and Build Contractor to deliver capacity enhancement works at Connolly Station, part of the DART+ Programme. DART+ is a transformative programme of projects that aims to modernise and improve existing rail services in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA). The DART network will increase from 50 kilometres to 150 kilometres transforming commuter train travel in the Greater Dublin Area.
It will provide a sustainable, electrified, reliable and more frequent rail service improving capacity in all rail corridors serving Dublin, bringing DART travel with all its benefits to new and existing communities. The provision of a new electrified fleet will improve capacity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The successful Contractor shall develop the detailed design of the proposed alterations to Connolly Station.
The Contractor shall subsequently construct the works, test and commission all systems they install and provide as-built documentation and drawings accurately detailing the works as constructed. Works will need to integrate into the existing operational station, with extensions to systems including (but not limited to) low voltage power, lighting, HVAC, CCTV, Customer Information Systems, Public Address, fire detection and suppression systems and help points.
CPV codes
European codes that classify what the contract is about. They are how we find the tenders for your trade.
45000000 45100000 45111240 45112400 45112700 45112710 45200000 45210000 45213000 45213320 45213321 45213322 45232450 45232451 45232452 45233000 45233100 45233120 45233140 45234100 45234112 45234120
Winning prices for comparable contracts
- A quarter below
- €85,688
- Median
- €369,808
- A quarter above
- €1,474,132
Amounts awarded (excl. VAT) over the last 3 years for 72 contracts in the same CPV group (4500…), excluding framework agreements. Half of the contracts fall between the two quartiles. TED source: mostly contracts above the EU thresholds, so amounts tend to be high.
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Source : TED – Office des publications de l'Union européenne © Union européenne, données retraitées. Reference 682084-2026.