CONTRACT NOTICE - UTILITIES

Section I: Contracting Entity

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Main activity or activities of the contracting entity

	Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat
	Electricity
	Exploration and extraction of gas and oil
	Exploration and extraction of coal and other solid fuels
	Water
	Postal services
	Railway services
	Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services
	Port-related activities
	Airport-related activities

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity

Programme and Project Management Support and Related Services.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

United Kingdom.

II.1.3)

This notice involves

A public contract
The setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System
The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Framework agreement with a single operator
Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Rail Settlement Plan Limited (RSP) is a company owned by the UK franchised Train Operating Companies (TOCs). RSP provides and manages on behalf of TOCs a number of shared services, ranging from the provision of ticket stock to the allocation of industry revenue.

RSP is currently working with TOCs, the Department for Transport (DfT) and Transport for London (TfL) to deliver the South East Flexible Ticketing Programme (SEFT). The Programme will provide the infrastructure required to operate ITSO compliant 'smart ticketing' at stations initially based in the South East of England, with the potential to expand (within the UK) beyond this region.

The SEFT Programme has identified a requirement for Programme and Project Management support and related services. A service provider is required to provide support acting as a 'delivery partner', to the SEFT Programme, with extensive relevant experience and expertise within rail transportation. Key requirements include (but are not limited to):

— Strategic and Programme Office capability

— Programme and project leadership;

— A Project Management Office (PMO) - Programme support and delivery.

Service Delivery including management of:

— Requirements definition;

— Business change;

— ICT Systems delivery;

— Technology management.

Relevant Experience

— A background of successful delivery within the rail transportation industry;

— A background of supporting the delivery of smart ticketing schemes;

— Working within a complex multi-stakeholder environment.

— The service provider shall be accredited to relevant industry professional standards (e.g. PRINCE 2, APM and MSP).

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

II.2.2)

Options

RSP shall have the option of a 1 year contract extension dependent upon market conditions and contract performance.

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent calls for competition:

II.3)

Duration of the contract or limit for completion

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required

RSP's particular requirements will be set out in the ITT documentation and RSP reserves the right to require guarantees over performance.

III.1.2)

Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions

Details to be provided in the ITT.

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded

Where a consortium or other grouping of tenderers submits a bid, such consortia or grouping must nominate a lead organisation to deal with RSP Ltd on all matters relating to the Agreement. All consortium members or grouping will be required to be jointly and severally liable in respect to the obligations and liabilities relating to the Agreement.

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

Details required are included within the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation of suppliers,contractors or service providers

Details required are included within the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

Details required are included within the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

III.2.3)

Technical capacity

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts

The contract is restricted to sheltered workshops
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Open		Restricted
Negotiated		Have candidates already been selected?	No

IV.2)

Award Criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3) Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting entity

IV.3.2)

Previous publication concerning the same contract

Periodic indicative notice
Notice on a buyer profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining contract document and additional documents

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

IV.3.5)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

IV.3.6)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain its tender 

IV.3.7)

Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this Procurement is a Recurrent one and the estimated timing for further notices to be published

VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

VI.3)

Additional Information

Any party wishing to express an interest in the provision of RSP's requirements shall be required to complete and forward to RSP by the deadline set out in this notice a Prequalification Questionnaire (PQQ). A PQQ may be obtained upon request by email at seft.tenders@atoc.org

Responses shall be submitted electronically in either MS Word or PDF format and forwarded to the email address provided in the PQQ and Tender Documentation.

Details of the full requirements and a draft contract will be made available in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document which will be provided to shortlisted respondents.

Whilst it is intended that between three and five of the highest scoring submissions will be invited to participate in the ITT advertised, RSP reserves the right to alter the number of invitees.

(MT Ref:116501).

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice

ANNEX A

Additional Addresses and Contact Points

I)

Address and contact points from which further information can be obtained

II)

Address and contact point from which additional documentation may be obtained

III)

Address and contact point to which Tenders/Requests to Participate must be sent