1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
Legal type of the buyer: Public undertaking
Activity of the contracting entity: Railway services
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: 9420 Provision of Forklifts and Other Materials Handling Equipment (MHE) – Lease and Maintenance Services
Description: Iarnród Éireann intends to procure a suitably qualified service provider for the provision, lease and maintenance of forklifts and other materials handling equipment (MHE) across multiple locations nationwide. The requirement includes the supply of new equipment under lease arrangements, planned and unplanned maintenance, breakdown support, battery and charging infrastructure (where applicable), and associated contract management services.
Procedure identifier: 6fd4972f-4d2b-453d-8c06-1eaebb077afb
Type of procedure: Negotiated with prior publication of a call for competition / competitive with negotiation
The procedure is accelerated: no
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 50110000 Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment
Additional classification (cpv): 30123600 Coin-handling machines
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Country subdivision (NUTS): Dublin (IE061)
Country: Ireland
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 700 000,00 EUR
2.1.4.
General information
Legal basis:
Directive 2014/25/EU
2.1.6.
Grounds for exclusion
Sources of grounds for exclusion: Procurement Document
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0001
Title: 9420 Provision of Forklifts and Other Materials Handling Equipment (MHE) – Lease and Maintenance Services
Description: Iarnród Éireann intends to procure a suitably qualified service provider for the provision, lease and maintenance of forklifts and other materials handling equipment (MHE) across multiple locations nationwide. The requirement includes the supply of new equipment under lease arrangements, planned and unplanned maintenance, breakdown support, battery and charging infrastructure (where applicable), and associated contract management services.
Internal identifier: 0
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 50110000 Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment
Additional classification (cpv): 30123600 Coin-handling machines
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Country subdivision (NUTS): Dublin (IE061)
Country: Ireland
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 7 Years
5.1.4.
Renewal
Maximum renewals: 2
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 700 000,00 EUR
5.1.6.
General information
Reserved participation:
Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
5.1.7.
Strategic procurement
Aim of strategic procurement: Fulfilment of social objectives
Description: See procurement documents
Social objective promoted: Other
The procurement falls within the scope of the European Parliament and Council 2009/33/EC (Clean Vehicles Directive – CVD)
The CVD legal basis to establish which category of procurement procedure applies: Vehicle purchase, lease or rent
5.1.8.
Accessibility criteria
Accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities are not included with the following justification
Justification: n/a
5.1.9.
Selection criteria
Sources of selection criteria: Procurement Document
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available: English
Languages in which the procurement documents (or their parts) are unofficially available: English
Deadline for requesting additional information: 02/06/2026 12:00:00 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
5.1.12.
Terms of procurement
Terms of submission:
Electronic submission: Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English
Electronic catalogue: Not allowed
Tenderers may submit more than one tender: Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of requests to participate: 12/06/2026 12:00:00 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Terms of contract:
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No
Conditions relating to the performance of the contract: 0000
Financial arrangement: see procurement documents
5.1.15.
Techniques
Framework agreement:
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system:
No dynamic purchase system
5.1.16.
Further information, mediation and review
Review organisation: The High Court of Ireland
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure: Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents: Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures: The High Court of Ireland
Organisation receiving requests to participate: Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
Organisation processing tenders: Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
Registration number: 119571
Postal address: Inchicore
Town: Dublin
Postcode: Dublin 8
Country subdivision (NUTS): Dublin (IE061)
Country: Ireland
Telephone: 01 836 6222
Roles of this organisation:
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
Organisation receiving requests to participate
Organisation processing tenders
8.1.
ORG-0002
Official name: The High Court of Ireland
Registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Town: Dublin
Postcode: D07 WDX8
Country subdivision (NUTS): Dublin (IE061)
Country: Ireland
Telephone: +353 1 8886000
Roles of this organisation:
Review organisation
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures
8.1.
ORG-0003
Official name: European Dynamics S.A.
Registration number: 002024901000
Department: European Dynamics S.A.
Town: Athens
Postcode: 15125
Country subdivision (NUTS): Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών (EL301)
Country: Greece
Telephone: +30 2108094500
Roles of this organisation:
TED eSender
Notice identifier/version: 9099cf01-4ae0-454b-a390-ef758cd85e19 - 01
Form type: Competition
Notice type: Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 17
Notice dispatch date: 12/05/2026 15:36:41 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 331557-2026
OJ S issue number: 93/2026
Publication date: 15/05/2026