QUALIFICATION SYSTEM - 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 qualification system

II.1)

Title attributed to the qualification system by the contracting entity

Rolling Stock and Repair — Maintenance and Finance.

II.2)

Type of contract

II.3)

Description of the works, services or goods to be procured through the qualification system

The utility intends to set up a comprehensive qualification system (replacing any former qualification systems) which will comprise of three (3) lots. Applicants can tender for all, one or two of these lots – further details will be set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire (see III.1.1)

Lot 1 – supply of passenger rail rolling stock.

Lot 2 – repair and maintenance of passenger rail rolling stock.

Lot 3 – Funding and/or leasing of passenger rail rolling stock.

II.4)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.5)

Contracts covered by this qualification system are covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.1.1)

Qualification for the system

These will be set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire.

These will be set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire.

III.1.2)

Reserved contracts

The contract is restricted to sheltered workshops
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Award Criteria

IV.1.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Reference number attributed by the contracting entity

IV.2.2)

Duration of the qualification system

IV.2.3)

Renewal of the qualification system

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

One of more contracts covered by the qualification systems are related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds

VI.2)

Additional Information

Section I.2 – Additional main activity – freight services.

Arriva plc currently operates train services in the United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Portugal, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Italy and Spain. This qualification system is intended to cover all these countries as well as further countries where Arriva plc is seeking, or may in the future seek, opportunities.

This qualification system will be used by Arriva plc and its subsidiaries and associated companies (either existing or to be created) and, where permitted, any joint ventures (contractual or corporate) in which Arriva plc or any of its subsidiaries or associate companies has an interest. For the avoidance of doubt this includes Arriva Italia S.r.l and Arriva Italia Rail S.r.l.

The pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) must be obtained from the contact in Section I.1 and returned to the address provided in the PQQ in order for an applicant to be assessed for inclusion on any part or parts of the qualification system.

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

In accordance with Regulation 33 (Information about Contract Award Procedures) and Regulation 45 (Enforcement of Obligations) of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006.

VI.3.3)

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

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice