CONTRACT AWARD 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 Hard Facilities Management Inc. Help-desk, Management and Central Support Function and Soft Facilities Management for Merseyrail Electrics 2002 Ltd.

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

II.1.3)

This notice involves

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Merseyrail Electrics 2002 Ltd ‘Merseyrail’ is looking to appoint a supplier(s) to provide Hard Facilities Management including Help-desk, Management and Central Support Function (Lot 1); Soft Facilities Management (Lot 2) or; Hard Facilities Management including Help-desk, Management and Central Support Function and Soft Facilities Management (Lot 3).

Bidders must be able to demonstrate a track record of delivering within challenging environments similar to those faced within the rail industry.

Merseyrail are offering the opportunity for forward looking and innovative companies to work with us in our aspiration to ensure that our network retains its position as the best rail network in the country.

Merseyrail wish to have an integrated solution for our Facilities Management services, whether that be through 1 company, a consortium, or 2 separate service providers providing services aligned to our work packages (Lots) shown above.

Bidders are invited to apply for any combination of Lots. Bidders can apply for 1 Lot, 2 Lots or all 3 Lots in any combination. The number of other Lots applied for will not affect the scoring of a particular Lot as each Lot is scored independently of the others.

The Merseyrail estate consists of 66 (sixty six) stations, 2 (two) depots and office accommodation and we are seeking service providers that can offer all mechanical, electrical and building Facility Management services, including a 24 Hour help desk facility and / or cleaning services, pest control and all Soft Facility Management services required for a busy rail commuter network.

Please note TUPE regulations may apply in relation to this contract.

It is anticipated that the roll-out will commence in November 2015. Subcontracting will be permitted for this contract at the approval of Merseyrail.

The proposed contract will be for a minimum of 5 (five) years with an option to extend for 2 (two) years at Merseyrails discretion. The minimum values detailed at section II.2.1) and within Annex B reflects the estimated value for a 5 (five) year contract and the maximum value reflects the estimated value if the contract is extended by a further 2 (two) year period which will be at the discretion of Merseyrail.

Full specifications will be provided at tender stage.

Further details on Merseyrail Electrics 2002 Ltd are provided at section VI.3).

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.I.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s) awarded

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s) awarded

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting entity

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

V.1)

Award and Contract Value

Contract No:

 Title: 

Lot No:

V.1.1)

Date of contract award

V.1.2)

Numbers of offers received

V.1.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.1.4)

Information on value of contract

V.1.5)

The contract likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

V.1.6)

Price paid for bargain purchases

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.3.3)

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

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice