Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
OFFICE OF RAIL AND ROAD
25 Cabot Square
London
E14 4QZ
UK
Contact person: Gayle Webster
E-mail: gayle.webster@orr.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.orr.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
http://orr.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
http://orr.bravosolution.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Other: Regulator
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
PR23 Policy, Economics and Project Management support
Reference number: ORR/CT/21-50
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72224000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
We are looking for support on a range of work across PR23. This is intended to provide ORR with some additional expertise and resources, where we require, it in a flexible and agile manner.
The support we are seeking could include, for example:
•preparing or helping to prepare internal papers on certain policy, economic and financial issues. This could also include input into papers for our Executive;
•producing material for industry workshops;•supporting to produce external deliverables, such as drafting consultation documents;
•participating in discussions with stakeholders;
•summarising stakeholder views from consultation responses; •developing workstream-specific project plans and/or stakeholder engagement plans;
•coordinating and/or directing internal (ORR) and external resources to produce specific outputs;
•financial analysis to support our approach to monitoring Network Rail's efficiency and wider financial performance in CP7;
•project management; and
•produce other discrete pieces of work.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
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)
66171000
79311400
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
25 Cabot Square
London
E14 4QZ
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
We are looking for support on a range of work across PR23. This is intended to provide ORR with some additional expertise and resources, where we require, it in a flexible and agile manner.
The support we are seeking could include, for example:
•preparing or helping to prepare internal papers on certain policy, economic and financial issues. This could also include input into papers for our Executive;
•producing material for industry workshops;•supporting to produce external deliverables, such as drafting consultation documents;
•participating in discussions with stakeholders;
•summarising stakeholder views from consultation responses; •developing workstream-specific project plans and/or stakeholder engagement plans;
•coordinating and/or directing internal (ORR) and external resources to produce specific outputs;
•financial analysis to support our approach to monitoring Network Rail's efficiency and wider financial performance in CP7;
•project management; and
•produce other discrete pieces of work.
The contract would be task based call offs and would be in place until 31 March 2024
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
10/01/2022
End:
31/03/2024
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
Yes
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
01/12/2021
Local time: 10:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
01/12/2021
Local time: 11:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Office of Rail and Road
london
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/11/2021