Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer)
3 Llys Cadwyn, Pontypridd
Rhondda Cynon Taf
CF37 4TH
UK
Telephone: +44 2920720500
E-mail: TFW.Procurement@tfwrail.wales
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.tfwrail.wales
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA80566
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.6) Main activity
Railway services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Fleet Vehicle Purchase
II.1.2) Main CPV code
34100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
TThe purchase of 51 vehicles currently sourced via rental agreements with a lease company.
The vehicles are used for operational purposes by Transport for Wales Rail Ltd and distributed across the Wales and Borders Network.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Purchase of a number of vehicles for the purpose of assisting the current train operator in providing rail passenger services.
Direct award to incumbent provider for purchases where is it was possible to procure taking advantage of an advantageous opportunity available for a very short times at a price considerably lower than market prices
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
Procurement of supplies quoted and purchased on a commodity market
Explanation
The Wales and Borders passenger rail service has recently been transferred to public sector responsibility. In order to maintain business continuity and to minimise any risk and disruption to the rail services the purchase of the vehicles was required in a very short timescale. It is considered that this purchase represents value for money as the purchase price from the incumbent lease provider was significantly less than the estimated and benchmarked market values and also lower than the prices of purchasing through the public sector frameworks when combined with additional rental costs for the fleet for the 16 weeks lead time for vehicles from the framework. The vehicles are immediately available as they are already in use and therefore allows for risk free business continuity without any disruption to the rail service provision and demonstrates value for money in the short timescale to purchase.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/03/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Days Rental
Hadfield Rd,
CARDIFF
CF11 8AQ
UK
Telephone: +44 2920376800
NUTS: UKL
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 813 310.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
V.2.6) Price paid for bargain purchases
Value excluding VAT: 813 310.00 GBP
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:109698)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/04/2021