Closed tender

Supply of Rolling Stock Dampers

Details

Buyer: Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
Topic: Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
Published: 1 August 2025
Submission: 8 September 2025
Source: ie:e_tenders

Tender description

Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) wishes to procure a long-term supply contract for multiple rolling stock damper component types. Over the next 8 years, IÉ estimates that over 2,000 damper units will be required annually across 15 different damper types (i.e. Yaw, Lateral, Vertical, Transversal and Pantograph) to cover both heavy maintenance and casualty repair activities. is the intention of IÉ to award contracts in lots for the supply of dampers on the basis of fleet type, so that dampers are fitted in pairs for consistency. Lot 1 – Locomotive (201 Class and 071 Class) – Yaw, Vertical, Horizontal, Lot 2 – 8500 EMU – Yaw, Vertical, Horizontal, Lot 3 – MK4 Passenger Carriage – Yaw, Vertical, Horizontal, Lot 4 – 29000 DMU - Yaw, Vertical, Horizontal, Lot 5 – 22000 DMU - Yaw, Vertical, Horizontal. Dampers are considered to be a safety critical component and as a result the preferred bidder will be required to demonstrate compliance and conformance to IÉ standard CME-SMS-009 prior to contract award.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published1 August 2025
Current notice
Completed: Submission date8 September 2025

About the buyer

Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail operates Ireland's passenger and freight rail network as a subsidiary of CIÉ, with its own procurement department. Tenders are advertised on eTenders, the Irish government's official tendering platform. Procurement covers the goods, services and works needed to keep the network running safely. A Chief Civil Engineer oversees infrastructure works such as track, bridges and stations. Suppliers sign up to standard terms and conditions and a code of conduct set by the company. A published Sustainable Procurement Strategy, developed with the Supply Chain Sustainability School, shapes purchasing decisions across the business.

€29.5bn was the estimated value of contracts awarded across the Irish public sector in 2025.

Over the past 5 years, most of Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, transport equipment and construction work.

Relevant CPV codes

34000000 · Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
34600000 · Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts
34620000 · Rolling stock
34630000 · Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; railways traffic-control equipment
34631000 · Parts of locomotives or rolling stock
34631400 · Wheel axles and tyres and other parts of locomotives or rolling stock
42500000 · Cooling and ventilation equipment
42512510 · Dampers

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@iarnrod-eireann-irish-rail.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@iarnrod-eireann-irish-rail.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@iarnrod-eireann-irish-rail.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@iarnrod-eireann-irish-rail.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@iarnrod-eireann-irish-rail.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@iarnrod-eireann-irish-rail.gov