Date/Time
Date(s) - November 15 2023
9:30am - 12:30pm
Location
Railway Industry Association, Kings Buildings, 16 Smith Square, London SW1P 3HQ
In Partnership, Iarnród Éireann (IÉ), Ireland’s National Transport Authority, the UK’s Department for Business and Trade Ireland, with the Railway Industry Association is pleased to invite UK suppliers to attend an Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) seminar about the Dart+ programme. Senior members of the DART+ programme team will be in London presenting and engaging further with the supply chain.
The in-person event is expected to be very popular with suppliers, and is open to all UK registered companies, with a maximum of 2 delegates per company.
Pre-registration is required and closes on Wednesday 25 October, or when full, please visit here to register.
Delegate limit: Limited to two delegates per company.
Date & Time: Wednesday 15 November, between 09.30 and 12.30.
Location: Railway Industry Association, Kings Buildings, 16 Smith Square, London SW1P 3HQ
Background:
Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail) have undertaken preliminary research to identify the effectiveness of various procurement, packaging and contracting strategies that have been adopted on other major rail and infrastructure projects, internationally.
To complement this research, Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) wishes to gain insight and feedback from market participants on the optimal packaging and contracting approach for the Dart+ Programme.
This research will allow Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) to develop it’s thinking as to the procurement, packaging and contracting approaches that might be best suited to the DART+ Programme and aligned with Iarnród Éireann (IÉ’s) culture and vision, as the Contracting Authority.
Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) considers it equally important that the final strategies are attractive to the market, to generate strong competition at tender stage and ultimately to deliver a successful project on a win-win basis with the supply chain.
Scope of works:
the DART+ Programme includes Signalling & Telecoms, Overhead Electrification, Traction Power, and Civil & Structural works. Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) wishes to develop a packaging strategy that utilises the expertise of suppliers and contractors with considerable experience in these areas, while balancing the risk associated with managing the interfaces between packages of works and contracts.
Public Information on the DART+ Programme is available here
Agenda, subject to change:
09.30 Registration
09.50 Welcome by Chair, David Clarke, Technical Director, RIA
10.00 – 10.10 Market Context Ireland/Overview of Iarnród Éireann
10.10 – 10.40 DART+: SCOPE of Programme
10:40 – 10:45 Dart+: Schedule Update –
10.45 – 11.00 Dart+: Emerging Procurement Strategy
11.00 – 11.10 Concluding Remarks –
11.10 – 11.40 Questions & Answers – Chair, David Clarke, Technical Director, RIA
11.40 – 12.00 National Transport Authority overview of Irish Transport Portfolio
12.00 – 12.20 National Transport Authority questions & answers – Chair, David Clarke, Technical Director, RIA
12.20 – End of seminar.
Save The Date (future activity)
In Partnership, Ireland’s National Transport Authority, the UK’s Department for Business and Trade Ireland and the Railway Industry Association are expecting to arrange a UK Railway Trade Mission to Dublin, Ireland on 25 and 26 January 2024. Look out for further instructions when we launch the recruitment next month.
