9713 Labour Services Framework Agreement

This is a call to competition by IÉ for the provision of Labour Services across the Network The PQQ has been divided into 4 Specific Lots • Lot 1 – General Labour Support Services • Lot 2 – Specific Trade Labour Support Services for Mechanical Engineering • Lot 3 – …

CPV: 79600000 Recruitment services, 79620000 Supply services of personnel including temporary staff, 79623000 Supply services of commercial or industrial workers
Place of execution:
9713 Labour Services Framework Agreement
Awarding body:
Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
Award number:
1

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 : 9713 Labour Services Framework Agreement
Description : This is a call to competition by IÉ for the provision of Labour Services across the Network The PQQ has been divided into 4 Specific Lots • Lot 1 – General Labour Support Services • Lot 2 – Specific Trade Labour Support Services for Mechanical Engineering • Lot 3 – Specific Trade Labour Support Services for Civil Engineering and Facilities Management • Lot 4 – Specific Trade Support Services for Chief Engineer SET The provision of labour services is essential to support the delivery of Iarnród Éireann’s day to day maintenance and capital projects requirements. This Framework Agreement will provide a mechanism for Iarnród Éireann to hire suitably qualified labour such as charge-hands, tradespersons, general operatives, etc. to assist in carrying out scheduled maintenance and emergency services on the rail network and within depots.
Procedure identifier : 03cfa38b-48b4-4c92-b799-34fb4487b29d
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 ): 79620000 Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79600000 Recruitment services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79623000 Supply services of commercial or industrial workers

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Ireland
Anywhere in the given country

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 225 000 000 Euro
Maximum value of the framework agreement : 225 000 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/25/EU

2.1.5 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission :
Maximum number of lots for which one tenderer can submit tenders : 4
The tenderer must submit tenders for all lots

2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

Sources of grounds for exclusion : Procurement Document

5. Lot

5.1 Lot : LOT-0001

Title : General Labour Support Services
Description : This is a call to competition by IÉ for the provision of Labour Services across the Network The PQQ has been divided into 4 Specific Lots • Lot 1 – General Labour Support Services • Lot 2 – Specific Trade Labour Support Services for Mechanical Engineering • Lot 3 – Specific Trade Labour Support Services for Civil Engineering and Facilities Management • Lot 4 – Specific Trade Support Services for Chief Engineer SET The provision of labour services is essential to support the delivery of Iarnród Éireann’s day to day maintenance and capital projects requirements. This Framework Agreement will provide a mechanism for Iarnród Éireann to hire suitably qualified labour such as charge-hands, tradespersons, general operatives, etc. to assist in carrying out scheduled maintenance and emergency services on the rail network and within depots.
Internal identifier : 1

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79620000 Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79600000 Recruitment services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79623000 Supply services of commercial or industrial workers

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Ireland
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 8 Year

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals : 2

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 56 250 000 Euro

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 : No strategic procurement

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 : 28/08/2026 12:00 +01:00

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 : 08/09/2026 12:00 +01:00
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 : See Procurement Document.
Financial arrangement : See Procurement Document.

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
Framework agreement, without reopening of competition
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

5.1 Lot : LOT-0002

Title : Specific Trade Labour Support Services for Mechanical Engineering
Description : This is a call to competition by IÉ for the provision of Labour Services across the Network The PQQ has been divided into 4 Specific Lots • Lot 1 – General Labour Support Services • Lot 2 – Specific Trade Labour Support Services for Mechanical Engineering • Lot 3 – Specific Trade Labour Support Services for Civil Engineering and Facilities Management • Lot 4 – Specific Trade Support Services for Chief Engineer SET The provision of labour services is essential to support the delivery of Iarnród Éireann’s day to day maintenance and capital projects requirements. This Framework Agreement will provide a mechanism for Iarnród Éireann to hire suitably qualified labour such as charge-hands, tradespersons, general operatives, etc. to assist in carrying out scheduled maintenance and emergency services on the rail network and within depots.
Internal identifier : 2

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79620000 Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79600000 Recruitment services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79623000 Supply services of commercial or industrial workers

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Ireland
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 8 Year

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals : 2

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 56 250 000 Euro

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 : No strategic procurement

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 : 28/08/2026 12:00 +01:00

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 : 08/09/2026 12:00 +01:00
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 : See Procurement Documents
Financial arrangement : See Procurement Documents

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
Framework agreement, without reopening of competition
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

5.1 Lot : LOT-0003

Title : Specific Trade Labour Support Services for Civil Engineering and Facilities Management
Description : This is a call to competition by IÉ for the provision of Labour Services across the Network The PQQ has been divided into 4 Specific Lots • Lot 1 – General Labour Support Services • Lot 2 – Specific Trade Labour Support Services for Mechanical Engineering • Lot 3 – Specific Trade Labour Support Services for Civil Engineering and Facilities Management • Lot 4 – Specific Trade Support Services for Chief Engineer SET The provision of labour services is essential to support the delivery of Iarnród Éireann’s day to day maintenance and capital projects requirements. This Framework Agreement will provide a mechanism for Iarnród Éireann to hire suitably qualified labour such as charge-hands, tradespersons, general operatives, etc. to assist in carrying out scheduled maintenance and emergency services on the rail network and within depots.
Internal identifier : 3

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79620000 Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79600000 Recruitment services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79623000 Supply services of commercial or industrial workers

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Ireland
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 8 Year

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals : 2

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 56 250 000 Euro

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 : No strategic procurement

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 : 28/08/2026 12:00 +01:00

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 : 08/09/2026 12:00 +01:00
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 : See Procurement Documents
Financial arrangement : See Procurement Documents

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
Framework agreement, without reopening of competition
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

5.1 Lot : LOT-0004

Title : Specific Trade Support Services for Chief Engineer SET
Description : This is a call to competition by IÉ for the provision of Labour Services across the Network The PQQ has been divided into 4 Specific Lots • Lot 1 – General Labour Support Services • Lot 2 – Specific Trade Labour Support Services for Mechanical Engineering • Lot 3 – Specific Trade Labour Support Services for Civil Engineering and Facilities Management • Lot 4 – Specific Trade Support Services for Chief Engineer SET The provision of labour services is essential to support the delivery of Iarnród Éireann’s day to day maintenance and capital projects requirements. This Framework Agreement will provide a mechanism for Iarnród Éireann to hire suitably qualified labour such as charge-hands, tradespersons, general operatives, etc. to assist in carrying out scheduled maintenance and emergency services on the rail network and within depots.
Internal identifier : 4

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79620000 Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79600000 Recruitment services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79623000 Supply services of commercial or industrial workers

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Ireland
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 8 Year

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals : 2

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 56 250 000 Euro

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 : No strategic procurement

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 : 28/08/2026 12:00 +01:00

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 : 08/09/2026 12:00 +01:00
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 : See Procurement Documents
Financial arrangement : See Procurement Documents

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
Framework agreement, without reopening of competition
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
Internet address : https://www.irishrail.ie
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 information

Notice identifier/version : ca3655d8-a585-4ff0-9b62-b2ce1179d4d8 - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 24/07/2026 14:50 +01:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00522060-2026
OJ S issue number : 143/2026
Publication date : 28/07/2026