Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
HS2
High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd, Two Snowhill, Queensway
Birmingham
B4 6GA
UK
E-mail: emily.grey@hs2.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.hs2.org.uk/
I.6) Main activity
Railway services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
ABANDONED - Land Referencing Common Platform
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
As detailed in Contract Notice 2023/S 000-010140, HS2 Ltd was intending to award a contract for the provision of a Land Referencing Common Platform (a central, spatially-enabled Land Referencing Common Platform intended to enable consistency and integrity of land referencing data/ services delivered by multiple land referencing service suppliers to HS2 Ltd).
The expected contract duration was four (4) years and six (6) months with the option to extend for a further period of four (4) years via single or multiple fixed terms.
However, as a result of the Government's decision to cancel Phase 2 of HS2, the Land Referencing Common Platform procurement has been abandoned for the reasons outlined below:
• there is an anticipated reduction in use of the platform, specifically due to cancellation of Phase 2 of the HS2 Project;
• there is an anticipated reduction in users of any such platform, due to cancellation of Phase 2 of the HS2 Project; and,
• due to the reduction in use, and the anticipated costs of such solution, utilisation of a common platform is no longer deemed by HS2 Ltd to constitute value for money.
Full details of the service requirements prior to abandonment of the procurement can be found in the procurement documentation within the linked Contract Notice.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
/ Highest offer:
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
As detailed in Contract Notice 2023/S 000-010140, HS2 Ltd was intending to award a contract for the provision of a Land Referencing Common Platform (a central, spatially-enabled Land Referencing Common Platform intended to enable consistency and integrity of land referencing data/ services delivered by multiple land referencing service suppliers to HS2 Ltd).
The expected contract duration was four (4) years and six (6) months with the option to extend for a further period of four (4) years via single or multiple fixed terms.
However, as a result of the Government's decision to cancel Phase 2 of HS2, the Land Referencing Common Platform procurement has been abandoned for the reasons outlined below:
• there is an anticipated reduction in use of the platform, specifically due to cancellation of Phase 2 of the HS2 Project;
• there is an anticipated reduction in users of any such platform, due to cancellation of Phase 2 of the HS2 Project; and,
• due to the reduction in use, and the anticipated costs of such solution, utilisation of a common platform is no longer deemed by HS2 Ltd to constitute value for money.
Full details of the service requirements prior to abandonment of the procurement can be found in the procurement documentation within the linked Contract Notice.
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
Open procedure
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:
2023/S 000-010140
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
London
WC2A2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/06/2024