CONTRACT AWARD 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

II.1.4)

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.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.I.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s) awarded

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s) awarded

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting entity

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

V.1)

Award and Contract Value

Contract No:

 Title: 

Lot No:

V.1.1)

Date of contract award

V.1.2)

Numbers of offers received

V.1.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.1.4)

Information on value of contract

V.1.5)

The contract likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

V.1.6)

Price paid for bargain purchases

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

(MT Ref:138529)

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.3.3)

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

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice