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8581 SET Implementation Contractor/Partner
- Public buyer
- Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
Dublin - Place of performance
- Dublin
- Estimated value
- €40,000,000 excl. VAT
- Amount awarded
- €40,000,000 excl. VAT
- Planned end of contract
- 22 June 2034
likely re-tender around December 2033 - Bids received
- 6
- Form
- Framework agreement
Multi-year contract: the buyer places orders as needs arise. - Procedure
- Competitive negotiated procedure
You first submit an application; shortlisted candidates bid, then negotiate with the buyer. - Publication
- 29 September 2026
- Notice language
- English
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Description
Irish Rail are seeking a Contractor with the following core attributes. Has comprehensive experience in delivering multi-disciplinary rail engineering services to a range of clients across a diverse range of projects and who has competent design, installation and testing teams in place to deliver consistently to the client’s requirements. Has demonstrable competence in the delivery of systems lead projects with a focus on system integration across the signaling, telecommunications, and electrification disciplines.
Is highly collaborative with a proven track record of project delivery in a live operational railway, in line with program and budget. Has competence in delivering earlier phase work such as option selection, design, feasibility studies and development of requirements. Has a proven record in stakeholder management including engagement with regulatory bodies such as the Commission for Railway Regulation (CRR), European Railway Agency (ERA) local authorities, Environmental Protection Agency
Awarded to
CPV codes
European codes that classify what the contract is about. They are how we find the tenders for your trade.
71311230 71311000 71311200 71311300 71312000 71314300 71530000 71621000 72221000 72224000 72227000 79415200 79417000 79418000 79419000 90713000
Winning prices for comparable contracts
- A quarter below
- €68,984
- Median
- €300,000
- A quarter above
- €1,000,000
Amounts awarded (excl. VAT) over the last 3 years for 37 contracts in the same CPV group (7131…), 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.
Similar contracts already awarded
Source : TED – Office des publications de l'Union européenne © Union européenne, données retraitées. Reference 668319-2026.