Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Transport Scotland
Buchanan House, 58 Port Dundas Road
Glasgow
G4 0HF
UK
Contact person: Alan Marshall
Telephone: +44 1412727509
E-mail: alan.marshall@transport.gov.sct
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.transport.gov.scot
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00099
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Other: Transport
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
MFA for Strategic Technical Advisors for Transport Scotland Rail Directorate
Reference number: TS/RAIL/SER/2018/02
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71311000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Transport Scotland is intending to award a contract to acquire expert advice and support in the development and delivery of rail projects during Control Period 6 from 2019 to 2024 as well as deliverables of both current rail franchises.
The contact will focus on technical, operational, engineering, monitoring as well as commercial deliverables to ensure that the projects being taken forward are robustly appraised and deliver best value for money at an efficient cost.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
5 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71311000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Scotland wide.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
1) Expert assistance is required to provide support to rail directorate in the development and delivery of Network Rail’s Control Period 6 (CP6) proposed projects pipeline from a technical, operational, timetabling, engineering, monitoring and commercial basis. The key task is to ensure that projects taken forward are robustly appraised for delivery and prioritised at an efficient cost taking due cognisance of lessons learned from Control Period 5 (CP5). Transport Scotland also requires assurance and confidence in Network Rail’s project cost and programme estimates for CP6 projects. Timing considerations for procuring this contract are critical in order that the required advice can support delivery of the tasks;
2) Assist rail directorate to analyse the Network Rail schedule of items proposed by Network Rail, ScotRail and Transport Scotland to be funded from the available CP5 Headroom;
3) Utilising the latest timetable planning software, develop an analysis of future capacity options Scottish rail network. The analysis will also provide modelling evidence which complies with Train Service Requirements (TSRs) issued by the Department for Transport (DfT) and which reflect changes in the Train Planning Rules (TPRs) and Sectional Running Times (SRTs). All of the analysis should facilitate diagramming of rolling stock units based on the timetable developed;
4) Provide advice on current deliverables of the current rail franchisees to include:
— train service delivery,
— property,
— rolling stock,
— performance regimes,
— railway staffing,
— stations,
— passenger issues,
— fares,
— franchise contract management, including re-basing, re-letting, extension and termination,
— maintain close links with ferry services.
5) Provide technical advice and suitable expertise to Transport Scotland’s Rail Franchise team in the event that either or both of the 2 rail franchises require contingency planning options for an operator of last resort to be activated. This advice will be in addition to a separate procurement for commercial and financial advisors for full operator of last resort services to Transport Scotland;
6) Assist Transport Scotland develop a public sector bid for the next ScotRail franchise should they wish to do so, to ensure delivery of service improvements, strengthen competition and achieve best value for taxpayers’ money;
7) The successful consultants will require a high level of expertise in the core skills of rail transport planning, forecasting, operational analysis and appraisal. In-depth knowledge of GRIP processes will be essential;
8) The successful consultants will require to draft and implement a programme plan of knowledge transfer from the supplier to Transport Scotland staff during the periodicity of the commission. The transfer of expertise will be achieved through mutual collaboration, coaching, close working relationships and subsequent measurement to give assurance that the knowledge has been transferred effectively.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Approach to execution and programming of services; providing suitable staff; managing resources and risks; innovation; adding value and community benefits
/ Weighting: 80
Cost criterion: Final tenders will be assessed against evaluation criteria to determine the most economically advantageous submission
/ Weighting: 20
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
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 006-009585
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: TS/RAIL/SER/2019/01
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/12/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
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: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Atkins
200 Broomielaw
Glasgow
G14RU
UK
Telephone: +44 7803260279
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SYSTRA Ltd
7th Floor, 124 St Vincent Street
Glasgow
G2 5HF
UK
Telephone: +44 1412254403
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mott MacDonald
3rd Floor Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8EG
UK
Telephone: +44 1312212300
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 5 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Transport Scotland will conduct the proposed procurement process for the contract on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. In the event of the conclusion of the contract, it is the intention that the contract will be entered into between the Scottish Ministers and the 3 most economically advantageous tenderers.
Each selected economic operator shall be invited to submit a tender on the same contract terms.
The submission, comprising the completed ESPD, shall be submitted via the Public Contracts Scotland portal, by no later than 12.00 GMT on 11.2.2019.
Economic operators are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
The Scottish Ministers shall not evaluate any submission received past the specified deadline, unless the delay is caused by a situation out with the control of the economic operator, the determination of which shall be at the sole discretion of the Scottish Ministers. Compliance with achieving the specified deadline is the sole responsibility of the economic operator.
Economic operators which alter their composition after making a submission will be the subject of re-evaluation. Any request by economic operators for clarification of any part of the documentation shall be made through the Public Contracts Scotland website.
The deadline to submit questions relating to the submission via the Public Contracts Scotland portal is 12.00 GMT on 25.1.2019.
Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland website at
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=543122
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the postbox facility. A user guide is available at
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
A subcontract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see:
http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see:
http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver community benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. Further information will be in the tender documents.
(SC Ref:609260)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Sheriff Clerk's Office,
PO Box 23, 1 Carlton Place
Glasgow
G5 9DA
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Court of Session
Parliament House, Parliament Square
Edinburgh
EH1 1RQ
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/01/2020