Contract notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
First Trenitalia West Coast Rail Ltd (t/a Avanti West Coast)
North Wing Offices, Euston Station, Platform 1
London
NW1 2HS
UK
E-mail: adrian.2.jones@firstgroup.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk
I.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at:
https://procurement.gwr.com/index.php/tenders/firstgroup-notices
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.6) Main activity
Other: Railway Services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Supply, Installation and Maintenance of Automatic Ticket Gates
II.1.2) Main CPV code
30123100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of automatic ticket gates at four stations across the Avanti West Coast rail network. The supplier shall supply, install and provide maintenance support of the supplied automatic ticket gates.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
2 400 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
50317000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
At various Avanti Railway stations in the North West of England and Scotland.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Avanti West Coast is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified applicants to participate in this tender for the provision of automatic ticket gates at a number of stations across the Avanti West Coast rail network. The supplier shall supply, install and provide maintenance support of the supplied automatic ticket gates.
The requirement is to supply a total of Twenty Four (24) ATG’s split across 4 stations on the AWC rail network and they are required to be fully installed and in operation within Q1, 2022.
Those interested in applying should be able to deliver Automatic Ticket Gates that have the ability to validate the following media types:
• Mag Strip,
• ITSO (a) ITSO Smartcard and (b) ITSO on Mobile (IoM) (c) PAYG,
• Barcode,
• cEMV.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
2 400 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 51
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Depending on the final go live date, its is expected that the contract will be for an initial 27 months with the option of a further extension up to 24 months.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Negotiated with call for competition
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
04/01/2021
Local time: 10:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
Please email adrian.2.jones@firstgroup.com to register your interest, further details of the tender process will be released once the deadline for expressions of interest closes on the OJEU Notice on 4 January 2021. We will issue a PQQ to all applicants who submit an expression of interest in accordance with the above deadline and complete a confidentiality agreement.
For the avoidance of doubt, Avanti West Coast acts in accordance with its procurement policy which is consistent with the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016. In doing so however it does not hold itself out as a Utility for the purposes of those regulations.
Avanti West Coast shall not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by applicants in connection with this tender. Avanti West Coast reserves the right to withdraw the tender process and/or not to award any or part of any proposed contract. No liability is accepted for any costs, charges or expenses, irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is cancelled or postponed.
Avanti West Coast will apply a voluntary minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point of information on the award of the contract is communicated to applicants. This is to allow unsuccessful applicants to seek further information from Avanti West Coast before the contract is entered into.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
Royal Court of Justice, Strand
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/11/2020