Procurement description
This procurement process is being advertised and run by First Greater Western limited on its own behalf and on behalf of the successor operator of the rail passenger transport services in respect of Great Western Railway (GWR). That successor operator will be a public sector company, is expected to be a wholly owned subsidiary of DfT OLR Holdings Limited and will be ultimately owned by the Secretary of State for Transport. The date for transfer of the current operations to the successor operator is not yet confirmed. Where the transfer is completed before contract award under this procurement process, the successor operator may elect (but will not be obliged) to carry on with this procurement process in place of GWR, by taking on the role of contracting entity from the date of completion of the transfer (with this notice and all other procurement documents to be interpreted accordingly). Where the transfer is not yet completed by the time of contract award, contractual rights may be included in the contractual arrangements to enable transfer to the successor operator. Bidders should note that this procurement process (if ongoing), or any awarded contract, may be included in a transfer scheme made by the Secretary of State under section 12 of the Railways Act 2005, or the transfer may be effected outside of, or separate from, such a scheme.
If transfer takes place before the contract award the successor operator shall assume all the rights of the Client set out in this document. All references to the Client shall be deemed to refer to the successor operator for the purposes of this procurement and the successor operator shall be entitled to continue or terminate this procurement as if it was involved.
This tender is for costed bids for the re-deployment of shore supplies in three work packages at Taunton Fair Water Yard, Bristol Temple Meads Station, Hackney Sidings and Swindon Transfer Sidings.
Work Package 1:
Hire of Diesel Generators, 3000 litre self-bunded tank and distribution board supply. To include delivery, and installation, fuel, and power monitoring (telemetry) as well as support for the duration of the blockade.
Work package 2:
Arrange for the collection and delivery of GWR's 400vac Mobile Shore Supply equipment from our storage facility at Reading for delivery to the sites at Bristol, Taunton and Swindon Transfer Sidings and or Hackney Sidings if required.
Work package 3:
Re-installation/site set up as per the AFC layout designs and electrical connections at each stabling location. This works package shall include logistics for the subsequent removal of the equipment and re delivery to the Reading storage facility.