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

Provision of railway tickets and associated products and 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

Various locations throughout the UK Rail Industry.

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 division of ATOC Limited which is the trade association owned by each of the franchised train operating companies (TOCs) in Great Britain. RSP on behalf of the TOCs is seeking to appoint a supplier for a contract for the provision and stock control of ticketing, associated secure printed stock and ad hoc printed stationery. Ticket stock must be distributed to several hundred delivery points such as stations, depots and high street travel agents throughout Great Britain on a just-in-time basis. The provision of a bespoke on-line ordering and management information system is essential. All tickets supplied must be approved by and manufactured to the original equipment manufacturer's specifications. Emphasis will be placed on those suppliers who can provide products to both present specifications and also for future security retailing needs.

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

Approximately 720 000 000 rail tickets per annum.

II.2.2)

Options

The initial term of any agreement would be for 3-years with scope for extension for a further period not exceeding 24 months.

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

III.1.2)

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

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

III.1.4)

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

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation of suppliers,contractors or service providers

Demonstrable experience and competence in supplying mass transit type tickets to the transport industry.

Proven experience and competence in the delivery of a service of this type and scale.

Demonstrable experience of successful co-operation with the providers of the UK rail ticketing issuing machines, (original equipment manufacturers) to ensure and maintain specification compliance.

Details of existing logistics operations based within the UK. If these presently are not available a willingness to establish the appropriate warehousing and distribution network.

Details of manufacturing capabilities, capacities, locations and management information systems.

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

Financial statements for the last 3 annual trading periods.

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

III.3)

Conditions Specific to Service Contracts

III.3.1)

Is provision of the service reserved to a specific profession?

III.3.2)

Will legal entities be required to state the names and professional qualifications of the personnel responsible for executing the contract?

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

Interested parties should submit a response covering each of the criteria detailed in Sections III.2.1, III.2.2 & III.2.3 of this notice to the contact details shown in Annex A. The response should be no more than 10 pages in total and be submitted electronically in either Word or PDF format by the specified deadline.

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals

The Contracting Authority will incorporate a ten calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to Tenderers. The Utilities Contracts (Amendments) Regulations 2009 apply.

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