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Ireland: Tenders/Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII)/MetroLink M500 Service Delivery Partner

  1. Competition notice published

    Apr 30, 9:25 AMApril 30, 2026 9:25 AM

  2. Change in competition

    Jun 9, 8:50 AMJune 9, 2026 8:50 AM

  3. Questions deadline

    Jul 3, 11:00 AMJuly 3, 2026 11:00 AM

  4. Qualification deadline

    Jul 23, 11:00 AMJuly 23, 2026 11:00 AM

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Brief

MetroLink M500 Service Delivery Partner

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Qualification deadline
Jul 23,Expired
Procedure
With negotiationTwo stages
Agreement
Buying services
Estimated value
€7.3Bover 35 years

Brief

Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) needs a Service Delivery Partner for the MetroLink M500 Contract, which involves certain works and the integrated operation and maintenance of the public passenger transport service. The contract duration is anticipated to be 7 years for the "M500 Works" and 25 years for the "M500 Services", with an estimated Net Present Value (NPV) cost to the Exchequer of approximately €7.3 billion (ex. VAT). TII proposes to award an Early Services Agreement to the Preferred Tenderer for certain early services.

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  • MetroLink will be procured by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) through three major separate public contracts as well as a number of advance and enabling works contract packages addressing preparatory issues. The major contracts comprise a) two civil infrastructure contracts (the “M400 Contracts”) for the design and construction of the tunnels, shafts and portals, shell and core station structures (underground, retained cut and at grade), viaducts, and related MetroLink civil infrastructure, and b) a form of Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Maintain (DBFOM) contract (the “M500 Contract”) to appoint a Service Delivery Partner who will provide certain works and the integrated operation and maintenance of the public passenger transport service. This procurement process is for the award of the M500 Contract. The duration of the M500 Contract comprises a works period anticipated to be for a period of 7 years for completion of the "M500 Works" and a services period of 25 years for provision of the "M500 Services". The estimated Net Present Value (NPV) cost to the Exchequer of the service payments and capital contributions under the M500 Contract is approximately €7.3 billion (seven billion, three hundred million euros) (ex. VAT) with the Contracting Authority’s assumed construction programme plus a 25-year operating period. This NPV cost estimate is at a point in time (February 2026) and based on the Contracting Authority’s preliminary estimates of construction, operating and lifecycle costs as well as assumptions on the associated construction programme, risk allocation, finance costs, prevailing interest rates, and other factors, which are subject to change. TII proposes to award an Early Services Agreement to the Preferred Tenderer in the procurement process for the M500 Contract for the performance of certain early services during the Preferred Tenderer stage. The M500 Contract will be awarded in accordance with the procedural requirements for the competitive tendering of a public services contract under Regulation 1370/2007/EC (as amended) and under the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 (as amended). All organisations wishing to participate in this procurement should register at Metrolink eSourcing Portal https://metrolink.app.jaggaer.com/ Upon the completion of the registration, please navigate to PQQs/ ITTs Open to All Suppliers tab on the Main Dashboard, locate "MetroLink M500 Service Delivery Partner" PQQ, express an interest and submit a response.

  • Contact

    Paul.Farrelly@tii.ie
  • Type
    Competition · Prequalification
  • Location
    Dublin
  • Main code
    Public transport services by railways
    60210000
  • 34600000Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts34620000Rolling stock34630000Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; railways traffic-control equipment34640000Automotive elements45213000Construction work for commercial buildings, warehouses and industrial buildings, buildings relating to transport45213320Construction work for buildings relating to railway transport45213321Railway station construction work45213322Rail terminal building construction work45213352Service depot construction work45220000Engineering works and construction works45230000Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork45234000Construction work for railways and cable transport systems45234100Railway construction works45234112Railway depot construction work45234116Track construction works45234122Underground railway works45234123Partially underground railway works45234125Underground railway station48140000Railway traffic control software package48421000Facilities management software package48813000Passenger information system50221000Repair and maintenance services of locomotives50222000Repair and maintenance services of rolling stock50225000Railway-track maintenance services50232200Traffic-signal maintenance services66122000Corporate finance and venture capital services71240000Architectural, engineering and planning services71242000Project and design preparation, estimation of costs71300000Engineering services71500000Construction-related services71540000Construction management services71541000Construction project management services79993000Building and facilities management services90700000Environmental services

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