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    ContractsIreland Railway ETCS Level 1 Onboard Equipment Retrofit
    Awarded contract

    Ireland Railway ETCS Level 1 Onboard Equipment Retrofit

    Awarded
    €95.2m
    Published 3 Nov 2026

    Irish Rail seeks suppliers to retrofit 159 trains with ETCS Level 1 onboard train protection systems, including prototype development and safety approvals.

    🇮🇪IrelandPublished 3 Nov 2026· TodayviaTED
    Awarded
    €95.2m
    Published 3 Nov 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      €95,223,807
      Euros
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Transport & Logistics
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    • Location
      🇮🇪Ireland

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • AT
      Alstom Transport Ireland Ltd
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published today.

    3 November 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail) is seeking to retrofit its existing fleet with ETCS (European Train Control System) Level 1 onboard Class A train protection systems. The project involves developing 6 Heads of Series or First in Class prototype trains—one for each existing train type in the IÉ fleet—and equipping a total of 159 trains with ETCS Level 1 onboard equipment. Additional Heads of Series may be developed for other train types as required throughout the contract lifecycle. The scope includes all necessary National and European safety approvals, Authorisation to Place on the Market (APOM) for each Head of Series, and conformity to type certification for the remaining vehicles in each series. Suppliers should have expertise in train protection systems, ETCS technology integration, and railway safety certification processes.

    Track record

    13 awards · 12 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In transport logistics, Iarnród Éireann - Irish Rail has awarded 13 contracts to 12 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. pumps and fuels installations NI limited2× · 15%
    2. Mersen UK Teesside Limited1× · 8%
    3. Secure Power Systems Ltd1× · 8%
    4. DE POWER SOLUTIONS LTD1× · 8%
    5. Sekisui Chemical GmbH1× · 8%
    6. Alstom Transport Ireland Ltd1× · 8%

    +6 more suppliers

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    Publisher
    Publications Office of the European Union
    Licence
    EU 2011/833/EU + TED reuse notice
    Source
    ted.europa.eu
    Record ID
    762645-2026

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