IE Board and Senior Management Advisory Services

This is a call to competition by IE for the procurement of board and senior management advisory services to Iarnród Éireann. Iarnród Éireann is a subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann.

Iarnród Éireann provides passenger and freight rail services as well as operating Rosslare Europort. The company is wholly owned by the Irish Government.

In recent years Iarnród Éireann has modernised its service offering by renewing fixed infrastructure, upgrading station facilities, replacing and increasing its rolling stock fleet and enhancing customer services. This has contributed to an accelerated growth in passenger demand and a deepened recognition of the importance of rail as a core element of Ireland’s solution to its transport challenges.

Background to requirement To assist the Board of Iarnród Éireann and its Senior Management Team in discharging its responsibilities, expertise and advice may be required in the following areas: • corporate governance, • safety, • rail operations, • civil engineering, • mechanical engineering, • signalling, electrical and telecommunications, • commercial, • finance, • Information Communication and Technology (ICT), • human resources and industrial relations, • port operations, • project management. It is proposed to establish a ‘Qualification System’ of experts in the above areas from which particular assignments may be sought.