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

ITSO Compliant Platform Validator (PVAL) Equipment and Associated 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

Initially in the South East of England rail network with scope to extend nationally in the UK and to other public transport service providers.

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 company owned by the UK franchised Train Operating Companies (TOCs). RSP provides and manages on behalf of TOCs a number of shared services, ranging from the provision of ticket stock to the allocation of industry revenue.

RSP is currently working with TOCs to provide a 'smart ticketing' infrastructure at stations in the South East of England. The SEFT programme has identified a requirement for ITSO compliant platform validator (PVAL) equipment and associated services within SEFT rail stations.

PVALs will be required in two forms – free standing and wall mounted, with hardwired power supply and ethernet connectivity. There will also be an optional requirement for wireless and mobile communication solutions.

The requirement includes the provision of equipment, hardware and software design, development, testing, and installation services. Maintenance and ongoing service support will also be required.

PVALs will conform to the ISO/IEC 14443 standard to allow reading of ITSO and contactless payment cards (CPCs). They must also support the installation of an ITSO Security Application Module (ISAM), and be capable of interfacing with an ITSO Host or Operator Processing System (HOPS). PVALs shall operate within an ITSO infrastructure as defined by the ITSO 2.1.4 specification, ITSO on National Rail (NR) specification RSPS 3002, and allow the collection and validation of ITSO products.

SEFT's vision is to allow customers to use contactless payment cards (CPCs) for transit within, and potentially beyond, the SEFT area. This functionality will be delivered to ensure PVALs are EMV (Visa, MasterCard and American Express) enabled to read approved CPCs.

An integral part of the PVAL enablement is the requirement for EMV Level 1 and Level 2 certification with support for EMV card schemes, namely:

Level 1 – covering hardware, and including electro-mechanical aspects of the card/reader interface; and

Level 2 – covering software components associated with the interface between the card and reader only, including the scheme specific software kernels.

Adequate PCI DSS measures will be required within the PVAL unit to ensure the security of the cardholder data is not compromised.

Subject to the terms of the framework agreement, the goods/services to be provided under the framework may be provided directly to RSP, other public transport service providers and/or TOCS (from time to time and including any other entities akin to or replacing TOCs).

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

ITSO Compliant Platform Validator (PVAL) Equipment and Associated Services

II.2.2)

Options

RSP shall have the right to a 1 year extension dependent on market conditions and contract performance.

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

RSP's particular requirements will be set out in the ITN documentation and RSP reserves the right to require guarantees over performance.

III.1.2)

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

Details to be provided in the Invitation to Negotiate

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

Where a consortium or other grouping of tenderers submits a bid, such consortia or grouping must nominate a lead organisation to deal with RSP Ltd on all matters relating to the Agreement. All consortium members or grouping will be required to be jointly and severally liable in respect to the obligations and liabilities relating to the Agreement

III.1.4)

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

ITSO Compliant Platform Validator (PVAL) Equipment and Associated Services must comply with ITSO 2.1.4 or above and RSPS3002 as amended, as a minimum

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation of suppliers,contractors or service providers

Details required are included within the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

Details required are included within the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire

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

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

Any party wishing to express an interest in the provision of RSP's requirements shall be required to complete and forward to RSP by the deadline set out in this notice a Prequalification Questionnaire (PQQ). A PQQ may be obtained upon request by email at seft.tenders@atoc.org

Responses shall be submitted electronically in either MS Word or PDF format and forwarded to the email address provided in the PQQ and Tender Documentation.

Details of the full requirements and a draft contract will be made available in the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) document which will be provided to shortlisted respondents.

Whilst it is intended that a maximum of four of the highest scoring submissions will be invited to participate in the ITN advertised, RSP reserves the right to alter the number of invitees.

(MT Ref:110100)

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals

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