Supply of Magnetic Tickets to Irish Rail

Tender description

This is a call to competition by IE for the procurement of Magnetic Tickets (the “Contract”). Please note this competition replaces the previously advertised notice 2018/S 042-092714 issued 27.02.2018. As part of its service to passengers, IÉ issue tickets as proof of purchase of a journey and possession of a valid ticket entitles the owner to a journey as stipulated on that ticket. For ease of issue, and inspection, these tickets are required to have a magnetic strip affixed onto which certain information is encoded both before and at the time of issue. The encoded information is used to validate the tickets and to allow access to the transport mode that has been chosen. IÉ purchases large quantities of magnetic tickets and this 3-year contract, with an option to extend for up to two additional years is for the supply of all of IÉ’s magnetic ticket requirements nationwide. IÉ intends to contract with a suitable contractor who will be chosen on the basis of a competitive tender. The tickets will be purchased on behalf of IÉ by our Revenue Equipment maintenance provider, the successful tenderer will be required to extend the tendered rate to the Service Provider Iarnród Éireann requires the services of a third party to supply Magnetic Tickets for three main ticket types. • Lot 1: Ticket Vending Machines Tickets on rolls x 7.5 Million Tickets per annum. • Lot 1: New Booking Office Machines Single cut Tickets x 2.7 Million Tickets per annum. • Lot 2:Current Booking Office Machines Single cut Tickets (pre encoded) x 1.4 Million Tickets per annum*. *It is envisaged that the pre encoded tickets for our current Booking Office Machines will be phased out of the IÉ business by Q3 or Q4 of 2018 and as IÉ intends to introduce the new type of Booking Office Machine manufactured by CUBIC as part of our Customer First Program. However IÉ still may have a limited requirement for this ticket type until the new CUBIC Booking Office Equipment is fully rolled out.