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Transport Infrastructure Ireland
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- Type
- State DOT — state agency for national roads and for light rail and metro infrastructure, formed from the National Roads Authority and the Railway Procurement Agency; owner of the Luas system and promoter of MetroLink
- Market · Region
- European Union · Ireland
- Open tenders
- 1
- Technology areas
- Signalling & train control, Track & civil, Electrification, Rolling-stock hardware, Digital operations, Predictive maintenance, Cybersecurity
Manages 43 km Luas light rail system with 81 trams and 55 million annual passengers; procures MetroLink.
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Holds the statutory function to secure or provide light railway and metro railway infrastructure as determined by the Minister or, within its functional area, by the National Transport Authority. It owns and develops the Luas light rail system — 43 km of track, a 21 km Red Line with 32 stops and a 22 km Green Line with 35 stops, 81 trams, seven Park & Ride sites and 55 million passenger journeys in 2025 on its own figures, with the three maintenance depots and the 67-stop total published on its TII400 contract notice — manages its operations and maintenance contract, and is the contracting authority for MetroLink, the 18.8 km, 16-station driverless line from Swords to Charlemont, and for the Luas Finglas extension.
- Type
- State DOT — state agency for national roads and for light rail and metro infrastructure, formed from the National Roads Authority and the Railway Procurement Agency; owner of the Luas system and promoter of MetroLink
- Where
- Ireland · Dublin
- Programmes
- TEN-T
- Technology areas
- Signalling & train control, Track & civil, Electrification, Rolling-stock hardware, Digital operations, Predictive maintenance, Cybersecurity
Structure
- operated by Keolis — KeolisAmey Luas operates and maintains the Luas light rail system for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (active · since 2026)
- operated by Transdev — Transdev Dublin Light Rail operated and maintained Luas under the contract concluded on 12 June 2019; TII's own page now names KeolisAmey Luas as the current operator, although the Commission for Railway Regulation's register still named Transdev on 13 September 2026 (ended · since 2019-06-12)
- controlled by DoT — Transport Infrastructure Ireland provides light railway and metro infrastructure as determined by the Minister or, within its functional area, by the National Transport Authority (active)
- funded by NTA — Approving authority for MetroLink's business case and joint contracting authority with TII on the Luas operations and maintenance contract (active)
- regulated by CRR — TII must obtain authorisation to place MetroLink in service from the CRR as part of the project's development, and Luas is regulated as light rail (active)
- regulated by An Coimisiún Pleanála — Consent authority for the MetroLink Railway Order; the judicial review of that order was resolved by mediation in 2025 (active)
Who holds what here
- awarded Keolis — TII400 Luas operations and maintenance contract, concluded 12 March 2026 with Keolis (UK) Limited; TII names KeolisAmey Luas as the operator (active · since 2026-03-12)
- awarded Jacobs — MetroLink Programme Delivery Partner support services, awarded to Jacobs AECOM against a estimate (active · since 2026)
- awarded AECOM — MetroLink Programme Delivery Partner support services, awarded to Jacobs AECOM against a estimate (active · since 2026)
- awarded GPX Rail — Luas track and associated works renewals — GPX Rail Ltd (active · since 2025-05)
- Contract detail and values (3)$500m–1bnIn the European Union edition See a fully open example
Sources for these relationships (11)
- ● An Coimisiún Pleanála · Strategic Infrastructure Development (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Commission for Railway Regulation · Areas we regulate (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Transport Infrastructure Ireland · MetroLink Preliminary Business Case (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Transport Infrastructure Ireland · Transport Infrastructure Ireland Appoints Programme Delivery Partner to Drive MetroLink Construction Phase (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Transport Infrastructure Ireland · MetroLink — Procurement news index (M14 Utilities and Enabling Works Framework, M160, M190) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Transport Infrastructure Ireland · Luas Operations (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Transport Infrastructure Ireland · Public Transport — Projects and Improvements (statutory function for light rail and metro) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Transport Infrastructure Ireland — MetroLink Programme Delivery Partner Support Services (change notice) (published 2026-01-14 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Transport Infrastructure Ireland — TII422 Renewals (Track and Associated Works) for the Luas Light Rail System (contract award notice) (published 2025-05-19 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · National Transport Authority and Transport Infrastructure Ireland — Luas Operations and Maintenance Contract (contract modification notice) (published 2024-08-26 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Transport Infrastructure Ireland — TII400 Luas Operations and Maintenance Contract (contract award notice) (published 2026-09-02 · checked 2026-09-13)
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luas low-voltage electrical renewals works | Open | $25–100m | Closes October 2026 |
| MetroLink M120 Dublin Airport station heavy civils | Bids closed | over $1bn | Bids closed July 2026 · award expected |
| MetroLink M401 M402 design build civil | Bids closed | over $1bn | Bids closed March 2026 · award expected |
| MetroLink M500 service delivery partner 25 years | Bids closed | over $1bn | Bids closed July 2026 · award expected |
| MetroLink M14 utilities enabling works framework | Bids closed | $500m–1bn | Bids closed May 2026 · award expected |
| New light rail vehicles procurement supplies services | Bids closed | $100–500m | Bids closed September 2024 · no award published |
| MetroLink M160 environmental monitoring services | Bids closed | $25–100m | Bids closed July 2026 · award expected |
| MetroLink M190 specialist heritage contract | Bids closed | $5–25m | Bids closed July 2026 · award expected |
| MetroLink Programme Delivery Partner support services | Awarded | $500m–1bn | Published November 2025 |
| TII400 Luas operations maintenance seven years | Awarded | $500m–1bn | Awarded March 2026 |
| Luas overhead contact system works framework | Awarded | $100–500m | Awarded July 2026 |
| Luas track and associated works renewals | Awarded | $25–100m | Awarded May 2025 |
| MetroLink global prior information notice | Planned | over $1bn | |
| Luas onboard radio installation TETRA system | Planned | value not reliable on the notice |
What changed
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- 2026-10-05 — Transport Infrastructure Ireland appoints Amey to its Luas overhead-line-works framework.
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- Procurement structure
- Award history (5)
- Entry path
- Published contacts (9)
- Portals (5)
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20 sources · all primary
- ● Transport Infrastructure Ireland · Procurement (TII publishes its tenders and contract award notices on eTenders) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Transport Infrastructure Ireland · Contact Us (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Transport Infrastructure Ireland · Luas Operations (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Transport Infrastructure Ireland · Public Transport — Projects and Improvements (statutory function for light rail and metro) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Transport Infrastructure Ireland · Luas Finglas — the Green Line extension to Finglas (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Transport Infrastructure Ireland · About MetroLink (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Transport Infrastructure Ireland · MetroLink — home (supply chain and enquiry desk) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Transport Infrastructure Ireland · MetroLink — Procurement news index (M14 Utilities and Enabling Works Framework, M160, M190) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Transport Infrastructure Ireland · Transport Infrastructure Ireland Appoints Programme Delivery Partner to Drive MetroLink Construction Phase (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Transport Infrastructure Ireland · First Major Design and Build Civils Contracts Announced for MetroLink (published 2026-02-03 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Transport Infrastructure Ireland · MetroLink announces contract for supplying trains, tracks and stations and operating service for 25 years (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Transport Infrastructure Ireland — TII400 Luas Operations and Maintenance Contract (contract award notice) (published 2026-09-02 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Transport Infrastructure Ireland — TII424 OCS Works Framework Agreement (contract award notice) (published 2026-08-26 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Transport Infrastructure Ireland — TII422 Renewals (Track and Associated Works) for the Luas Light Rail System (contract award notice) (published 2025-05-19 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Transport Infrastructure Ireland — TII363 Procurement of new Light Rail Vehicles and all associated supplies and services (contract notice) (published 2024-09-13 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Transport Infrastructure Ireland — MetroLink Programme Delivery Partner Support Services (change notice) (published 2026-01-14 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Transport Infrastructure Ireland — MetroLink Environmental Monitoring Services (change notice) (published 2026-06-26 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Transport Infrastructure Ireland — MetroLink, Dublin: M120 Heavy Civils Enabling Works Framework Agreement (change notice) (published 2026-07-21 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Transport Infrastructure Ireland — M14 Utilities and Enabling Works Framework (contract notice, five lots) (published 2026-03-26 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Transport Infrastructure Ireland — TII522 Electrical Renewals Luas Works (Low Voltage) IMPQQ (change notice) (published 2026-09-07 · checked 2026-09-13)
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