Published
General Labour Support Services
Notice number: 00522060-2026
KEY INFORMATION
- Submission deadline
- • Sep 8, 2026
- Location
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Contracting authority
- Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
- Accepted Languages
- English
- Tender type
- Services
- Contract Value
- Published date
- Jul 28, 2026
TENDER DESCRIPTION
This tender seeks to establish a framework for the provision of General Labour Support Services to Iarnród Éireann, crucial for supporting daily maintenance and capital projects across various departments, including Civil Engineers, New Works, and Mechanical Engineers. The scope encompasses supplying suitably qualified personnel, such as general operatives and charge hands, to assist with scheduled maintenance, emergency services, and capital project works across the rail network and depots, with the contractor responsible for providing hand tools, transportation, and ensuring staff medical fitness and training. Contractors must demonstrate a Quality Management System compliant with EN ISO 9001:2000 or equivalent, ensure all personnel are fluent in English, and present a robust Health & Safety policy, including a Drugs & Alcohol policy. Financial requirements for Lot 1 stipulate a minimum annual turnover of €600,000 for the last three audited financial year ends. The procurement process anticipates the return of PQQs by September 8, 2026, with an estimated contract award in December 2026.
TENDER BRIEF
The contract timeline for the procurement process includes the following key milestones:
- Return of Completed PQQs: September 8, 2026
- Issue of ITT (Invitation to Tender): Estimated October 2026
- Return of Tenders: Estimated November 2026
- Contract Award/Issue of Notifications to Tenderers: Estimated December 2026
The documents do not explicitly state the contract start date, end date, or total duration of the awarded contract.null
Sources
- 1PQQ 9713 Information.docx — “up the ITT that will include the following: detailed information regarding the procedures to be followed during the tender stage/award process including the award criteria and methodology; a draft of the form of Contract…”
The core scope of work for this tender involves the provision of labour services across various departments to support Iarnród Éireann's day-to-day maintenance and capital projects. This includes supplying suitably qualified personnel and teams for the Chief Civil Engineers Department, Signalling, Electrical and Telecomms (SET) Department, New Works Department, and Chief Mechanical Engineers Department.
Specifically, the services encompass:
- Chief Civil Engineers Department: Provision of labour services to support daily maintenance and capital projects.
- New Works Department: Supplying labour to supplement existing staff for capital projects, scheduled maintenance, and emergency services across the entire IE network. This involves undertaking permanent way, signalling, civil, mechanical, and electrical works. Typical services include Civil Engineering Works, Building Works, Mechanical and Electrical Works, Building Services, Signalling Works, UTX Installation, Manhole Construction, and Surveying Works.
- Signalling, Electrical & Telecomm (SET) Department: Provision of personnel and teams with SET-related skills.
Key deliverables include providing various qualified personnel such as Track Quality Supervisors (TQS), Charge Hands, General Operatives, Mechanical Signalling & Points Installers, Assistant Linemen, SET Electricians, Signalling Works Testers, Telecommunications Technicians, Draftspersons, Land Surveyors, Technical Operatives, and Mechanical & Electrical / Building Services Operatives.
The contractor is responsible for providing hand tools and transportation for their staff. Additionally, the contractor must ensure that all personnel are medically fit, trained, and comply with all mandatory legislative requirements, as well as Iarnród Éireann’s Safety management system.
Sources
- 1Appendix 5-Scope Specification of Labour Services IÉ - AF.docx — “Scope/Specification of Services For the Provision of Labour Services CONTENTS Chief Civil Engineers Department 3 Introduction 3 Specific requirements 3 Further requirements 5 Track Quality Supervisors (TQS) 5 Signalling,…”
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DIRECTORY • 7 FILES
- PQQ 9713 Appendices.docx116 KBDOCX
- 1419_8710053.pdf11 KBPDF
- Invitation to Tender Letter.docx70 KBDOCX
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