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 Thursday 9 November, or when full.
Delegate limit: Limited to two delegates per company.
Date & Time: Wednesday 15 November, between 09.30 and 12.30.
Location: Venue 1, International Student House, 229 Great Portland Street, W1W 5PN
(Next door to Great Portland Street Tube Station and a 15 minute walk from Euston Station)
Please note you will be first required to create an account if you have not used the RIA booking system before. On successful registration delegates will receive an automated email confirmation.
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.