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Prior Information Notice

HS1 Ltd - Ballast Cleaning Programme - Technical Support - PIN ONLY NO RESPONSE REQUIRED

  • First published: 26 February 2025
  • Last modified: 26 February 2025
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-04d4df
Published by:
HS1 Ltd
Authority ID:
AA0086
Publication date:
26 February 2025
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Prior Information Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

The Requirement:

HS1 is seeking a specialist consultant to enhance its capabilities and capacity in governing, assuring and overseeing track renewals, specifically focusing on the ballast cleaning programme. The consultant will provide a turnkey soluti on that integrates technical expertise, strategic oversight, and operational assurance to assist with HS1’s project management assurance. This will enable HS1 to achieve its future control period efficiency targets as set in CP4 and establish a legacy of best practices for future renewals.

The key components of the scope to be issued and PQQ & ITT stage will include:

• Technical Specialism in Track Renewals and associated Highspeed railway system integration

• Operational Impact Analysis and Assurance

• Possession, Resource, Competency and Plant Planning Assurance

• Contingency and Risk Planning Assurance

• PMO and Project Governance Assurance

Full notice text

Periodic indicative notice – utilities

This notice is a periodic indicative notice only

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

HS1 Ltd

03539665

5th floor, Kings Place, 90 York Way

London

N1 9AG

UK

Contact person: Procurement Two

Telephone: +44 2070142700

E-mail: procurement@highspeed1.co.uk

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.highspeed1.co.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/73582

I.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


I.6) Main activity

Other: Rail Infrastructure

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

HS1 Ltd - Ballast Cleaning Programme - Technical Support - PIN ONLY NO RESPONSE REQUIRED

Reference number: HS1-ENG-2024-230

II.1.2) Main CPV code

71356300

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The Requirement:

HS1 is seeking a specialist consultant to enhance its capabilities and capacity in governing, assuring and overseeing track renewals, specifically focusing on the ballast cleaning programme. The consultant will provide a turnkey soluti on that integrates technical expertise, strategic oversight, and operational assurance to assist with HS1’s project management assurance. This will enable HS1 to achieve its future control period efficiency targets as set in CP4 and establish a legacy of best practices for future renewals.

The key components of the scope to be issued and PQQ & ITT stage will include:

• Technical Specialism in Track Renewals and associated Highspeed railway system integration

• Operational Impact Analysis and Assurance

• Possession, Resource, Competency and Plant Planning Assurance

• Contingency and Risk Planning Assurance

• PMO and Project Governance Assurance

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

14212310

45234130

71356300

71356400

71541000

72224000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK


Main site or place of performance:

London

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Requirement:

HS1 is seeking a specialist consultant to enhance its capabilities and capacity in governing, assuring and overseeing track renewals, specifically focusing on the ballast cleaning programme. The consultant will provide a turnkey soluti on that integrates technical expertise, strategic oversight, and operational assurance to assist with HS1’s project management assurance. This will enable HS1 to achieve its future control period efficiency targets as set in CP4 and establish a legacy of best practices for future renewals.

The key components of the scope to be issued and PQQ & ITT stage will include:

• Technical Specialism in Track Renewals and associated Highspeed railway system integration

• Operational Impact Analysis and Assurance

• Possession, Resource, Competency and Plant Planning Assurance

• Contingency and Risk Planning Assurance

• PMO and Project Governance Assurance

For further information on HS1 please refer to the attached document.

This is a PIN only and no response is required.

The tender documents will be uploaded to this Portal on 24th February 2025.

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:

30/06/2025

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

20/01/2025

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
14212310 Ballast Granules, chippings, stone powder, pebbles, gravel, broken and crushed stone, stone mixtures, sand-gravel mixtures and other aggregates
45234130 Ballast construction works Construction work for railways and cable transport systems
71541000 Construction project management services Construction management services
72224000 Project management consultancy services Systems and technical consultancy services
71356400 Technical planning services Technical services
71356300 Technical support services Technical services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
procurement@highspeed1.co.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

Further information

Date Details
No further information has been uploaded.

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