Provision of Rail Fleet Advisory Services

Tender description

The Authority is seeking to appoint a service provider who will: — review, refine and update the fleet transport strategy, — carry out an analysis of the differing types of available DEMU / EMU fleet and an assessment of their suitability for the operation of commuter services, — develop a detailed technical specification for the appropriate fleet to be used in the subsequent tendering process, — develop a fleet procurement strategy assessing the various procurement options and advising on the optimal procurement approach for the acquisition of the new DEMU / EMU fleet, — develop tender documentation for the fleet acquisition, — manage and administer the fleet acquisition tender process, — support Irish Rail during the fleet manufacturing stage including design / specification reviews, factory inspections, and vehicle acceptance tests; and, — provide such other related advisory services as may be required by the clients in relation to the acquisition of new rail fleet. Lot 1: The Authority is seeking to appoint a service provider who will be required to: — review, refine and update the fleet transport strategy previously developed by Irish Rail and prepare an overall Rail Fleet Strategy covering the period up 2038, — carry out an analysis of the differing types of available DEMU fleet (and EMU variant) and an assessment of their suitability for the operation of commuter services in the Dublin region and potentially in the Cork region, — develop a detailed technical specification for the appropriate fleet to be used in the subsequent tendering process, — develop a fleet procurement strategy assessing the various procurement options and advising on the optimal procurement approach for the acquisition of the new DEMU / EMU fleet, — develop tender documentation for the DEMU / EMU fleet acquisition, — manage and administer the DEMU / EMU fleet acquisition tender process, including preparing the tender assessment report recommending the preferred tenderer for the fleet contract, — support Irish Rail during the fleet manufacturing stage including design / specification reviews, factory inspections, and vehicle acceptance tests; and, — provide such other related advisory services as may be required by the clients in relation to the acquisition of new rail fleet. It is envisaged that this Contract will be awarded in early April 2018 and that the contract for the new DEMU / EMU fleet will be awarded in the shortest practicable time thereafter.