Closed tender

9840 Design and Build Enabling Works at the DART+ and MetroLink Interface at Glasnevin

Details

Topic
Overhead electrical equipment
Published
6 July 2026
Submission
25 August 2026

Tender description

This is a call to competition by IE for the procurement of a Contractor for the Design and Build of Enabling Works at the DART+ and MetroLink Interface at Glasnevin, Dublin, to facilitate the construction of MetroLink. As part of the Glasnevin MetroLink Enabling Works Programme, a specialist Civils and Structures contractor is being procured to undertake both the detailed design and construction of key enabling works. The appointed contractor will play a key role in delivering the enabling works package, which will be undertaken in advance of, or in parallel with, the main MetroLink M100, M401 and M500 contracts and are critical to reducing programme risk, minimising disruption to existing rail services, and protecting the DART+ Programme.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published6 July 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date25 August 2026

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

  • 31682400 · Overhead electrical equipment
  • 45000000 · Construction work
  • 45100000 · Site preparation work
  • 45111000 · Demolition, site preparation and clearance work
  • 45111210 · Blasting and associated rock-removal work
  • 45111213 · Site-clearance work
  • 45111230 · Ground-stabilisation work
  • 45111240 · Ground-drainage work
  • 45111250 · Ground investigation work
  • 45111291 · Site-development work
  • 45112000 · Excavating and earthmoving work
  • 45112100 · Trench-digging work
  • 45112210 · Topsoil-stripping work
  • 45112300 · Infill and land-reclamation work
  • 45112340 · Soil-decontamination work
  • 45112400 · Excavating work
  • 45112450 · Excavation work at archaeological sites
  • 45112500 · Earthmoving work
  • 45112700 · Landscaping work
  • 45113000 · Siteworks
  • 45121000 · Test drilling work
  • 45200000 · Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
  • 45210000 · Building construction work
  • 45213000 · Construction work for commercial buildings, warehouses and industrial buildings, buildings relating to transport
  • 45213320 · Construction work for buildings relating to railway transport
  • 45213321 · Railway station construction work
  • 45213322 · Rail terminal building construction work
  • 45221112 · Railway bridge construction work
  • 45221122 · Railway viaduct construction work
  • 45221220 · Culverts
  • 45221242 · Railway tunnel construction work
  • 45230000 · Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork
  • 45232452 · Drainage works
  • 45233000 · Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads
  • 45233140 · Roadworks
  • 45234100 · Railway construction works
  • 45234113 · Demolition of tracks
  • 45234114 · Railway embankment construction work
  • 45234120 · Urban railway works
  • 50220000 · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment

AI insights

  • Is there a preferred supplier?
  • What are the buyers pain points?
  • What has the buyer previously procured?
  • What are the key requirements?
Sign-up to enrich

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Contact nameJob titlePhone numberWork email
Head of Procurement+44 •••• ••••••
Commercial Director+44 •••• ••••••
Procurement Manager+44 •••• ••••••
Category Lead+44 •••• ••••••
Senior Buyer+44 •••• ••••••
Contracts Manager+44 •••• ••••••

467 similar open tenders

See more open tenders related to 9840 Design and Build Enabling Works at the DART+ and MetroLink Interface at Glasnevin.

Explore all open tenders

Related buyers

Buyers similar to Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail.

View all buyers

Win more public sector contracts

Track every UK and Ireland tender in one place — set up alerts, find decision-makers, and never miss an opportunity.